Hi got a 2013 fat bob that every know and then takes alot of winding over to start, once it initially starts, its fine for the rest of the day, its done it 3 or 4 times now im thinking maybe, fuel pump only a guess, bike runs fine when going if was a dirty fuel filter it would be missing and carrying on, are the fuel pumps in behind the speedo console .? Thanks

Mandingo, dunno if this helps, but my previous bike I bought new and had 2 batteries replaced under warranty in the first year. It never sat longer than 3 weeks between rides. Same symptoms as you describe. I eventually got a trickle charger/ battery conditioner and replaced the last battery 8 years later.

If the bike has had a dyno tune or a canned map added, then you may need to get into the tuner and add some cranking fuel. Good luck.

If filter is clogged you usually notice that the pump takes a little longer to prime. I changed mine at 35000k will be doing it at 20000 intervals now

As 14 says, i totally agree. start at the easier and least expensive items first, an tick em off ya list, if no joy work up. 

Well still having this issue periodically, changed fuel filter,pressure checked pump its fine,plugs and leads are reasonably new,battery is fine,clean fuel and ac, theres spark and fuel at the plugs,took it into mechancs the diagnostics tool cant find anything,and its starting for him,and wouldn’t play up while there,get it back home and doing the same old thing ?

As it runs the pump has to be working ,but swap it out anyway.

you may have already checked...make sure your pump fuse is good,1st thing i'd look as its easy.cheers 

slow day,reread the posts and you have checked fuses.can you hear the fuel pump now when the ign is on?

most efi systems give a fair "dose" of fuel on cold start[just like a choke function.ie rich mixture]then leans out as eng /inlet air temp rises to a normal idle mixture .some one in an earlier post asked if you have had a canned tune and if so you may need to increase the fuel mix,but that setting would remain the same i would have thought and not change intermittantly.i would imagine if you had an intermittant loss of current to ign/fuel system it would occur hot or cold.it appears you have good cranking.out of curiosity ,it would be good to see the voltage/current [multimeter] at the power supply to ign/fuel systems when cold starting, you would need to back probe the relative positive terminal to read this,not always easy/conveinent. a loose connector that is just touching might be a cause,but only guessing really.

hey, i have a '12 fat bob,

Have to work down the line, if the bike sits between weekends move on to injectors. My not be atomizing the fuel made worse with extra fuel on cold start, at least run a quality cleaner through since it is the next cheapest fix before pulling things apart.