KingQuad EFI Pull Starting

[swedishpimple]

I am hearing mixed reviews about pull starting the KingQuad. Somebody on hear said it was like the Suzuki Baterry-less EFI in Arctic Cat sleds.

I have not found this to be the case. I had a bad connection and dead battery. There was no way I could get it running with the pull rope. Yes...I am big enough and strong enough to pull it over for you jerks out there.

I was chatting with the dealer's mechanic and he siad you need some "juice" to pull start it. I found this to be case with my buddies last winter. If the battery had a little power you could pull start it. If it was completely dead you were walking home.

I suppose I could read the owners manual...but it is more fun to fight it out on here.

[jltimm]

Yes you do need some juice for it to start with the pull rope. I'am not sure about how many volts are required, I just know it won't happen with a completely dead battery.

[Blaze]

Which leads me to ask...are there ANY EFI wheelers that do NOT require juice to pull start?

[jltimm]

Nope.

[DRH1175]

Hmm Suzuki says it will start with a dead battery. Sounds different than what you are all stating. Hmm... Maybe one should stick with a carb than??

[TravisC]

Arctic cats 700efi will start with a dead battery.

[Roofer]

Sticking with a carb isn't a good alternative. I have carb machines. A 650 and 750 vtwin motors and I wouldn't want to have to pull start them if they were cold. Anything bigger than a 500, just make sure the battery is good before you go. I am thinking of getting some small jumper cables just for emergencies.

I have heard some people gripe about Polaris not having a pull start on their 700 and 800 machines, but I don't think you could pull it over anyhow with the parallel firing twin.

[Roofer]

AC's 700 efi is a suzuki 700 efi. I don't think there is anything different with the motor. The only thing I have heard of different is the air box, as far as the motor goes.

[Mark Gangl]

i wish my grizzly had a kick start instead of a back up recoil. on a cold day i think the he man that wants to pull that over would snap the rope if it kicked back

[Scott K]

I have pull started my grizzly just to try it, you can do it, luckily mine starts easy, so it only took one good hard pull, but if it kicked back, I think you would be hurtin!

[DRH1175]

I guess if you just carried some cables and had your flasher battery or another atv battery you would be fine for a back up. I guess I never really would want to rely on the rope but sure is nice to know you have an emergecy option.

[dogs]

With a 650 H1 I am better off carrying a extra battery than pull start it, that thing is brutal.