General topics » No double-start this summer

Now this is weird. Ever since I bought my RS in May 2015, it has not started cleanly during the summer months when it has required a second hit of the starter button to get the engine to start first thing in the morning on California's special smog gas. Starting was fine during winter months. The only logical conclusion that I could come up with is that it had something to do with the formulation of the gasoline produced during the summer that is designed to reduce vapor emissions and cut back on global warming. But this summer, after one tank of fuel in April that did require a "double start" each morning, I have not had that issue so far. My bike has been starting fine in the morning this summer, only requiring a single push of the starter button, whether I am using 89 or 91 "pump" octane . I have no explanation for this pleasant change - unless it has something to do with our illustrious Donald somehow. Maybe he has convinced Big Oil to cut back on the special California formula fuel and give us more of the stuff like they use in China.

Debbie's bike is doing the double-start this summer, but not mine.

I was never getting the double start before, have been this month. I always use 91 gas, nothing else has changed....