2WheelsorOne
New member
I was wondering if anyone has had this problem with their Indian FTR 1200. On the 1st start of the day my bike labors to start. The starter turns slow and sounds like it is struggling. Almost sounds like there is a short somewhere drawing on the battery. Sometimes I have to hit the starter button a second time for the bike to start. This happens approximately 7 out of 10 1st starts. On occassion it starts up beutifully with no problem and then the next day its back to struggling to start on the 1st start of the day again. I thought it was an insufficient factory battery so I bought a lithium-Ion battery with twice the cranking amps and the problem remains the same. After the bike is warm it starts like a champ with no problems. I took it back to the dealer and they checked the generator/alternator, battery and starter motor and said that all was well. Anybody have any ideas what this could be or what I can do to correct the problem?