ZX6R Cold Starting Problems

[Venom]

Afternoon all,

Anyone have any experience of 99 ZX6R's and willing to offer some advice?

Basically I'm having a shocker getting the bike started at the moment, this just a month after a carb rebuild. Now I know that carb-icing can occur, but I thought a rebuild and balancing usually help cure that? Everytime I go to get it out of the garage at the minute I'm left hoping the bike will eventually catch before the battery runs flat, which at the moment is about a fifty-fifty shot. Should I be looking at other things rather than just the carbs to help with starting, or is it possible/likely that the servicing was a botch job? I can't recall it being such a nightmare to start from cold before the rebuild, so I have to admit it's got me wondering.

As always, any advice most appreciated.

[Venom]

Sounds like I might need to get hold of the Pro FST stuff then. I'm presuming it's a fuel additive? I've tried messing about all sorts with choke, various combinations of throttle and it seems if I go anywhere need choke or throttle I'm just wasting my time. The bike is as insulated as possible - blanket covering in a garage and battery is kept on a trickle charger when not used, so should be fine.

Cheers guys!

Edited by Venom on Tuesday 5th January 21:53