2012 GS1200 lazy starter problem

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josh24jones

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Yamaha Super Tenere
I seem to have a starting problem with my 2012 GS1200 Adventure :'(. I did some research and have found that this a common problem and is referred to as a ''lazy starter''. I have only owned the bike for about a week. It only has 11 500km on the clock so it has been doing some long sleeps in the previous owners garage before he decided to sell it. Long story short..it has a new battery and I have also tried jumping it and still made no difference to the speed at which the starter swings the motor ???. If i hit the happy button the first time (whether the bike is hot or cold) it swings so slowly to the point that it barely can turn the motor over. If i push the happy button a second time round it swings alot faster and then starts :eek7:. I have checked the terminals for corrosion already.

Does anyone have any suggestions ?
Thanks in advance.
 
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