Having trouble starting bike in cold weather?

[darrsi]

Yep that's a top-tip for sure .
Most (maybe all now?) modern cars and vans won't start at all without the clutch depressed. They have some sort of cut-out switch similar to the ones on our side stands i suppose. I'm guessing some modern bikes are like this too with the clutch.
You don't find out about a lot of these things until you're in the market for a new vehicle and suddenly you discover everything has moved on a bit. A bit like buying a new mobile.

What amazed me was how it ran immediately as if the bike was already warmed up. It all makes sense in hindsight but my immediate thoughts were aimed at whether there was a fuel or electrical issue, it just never even crossed my mind at all to think about sticky oil.
I changed my oil a couple of months ago so it now makes me wonder if this issue would still happen if the oil was old when it thins out a bit, it probably wouldn't thinking about it.
I change my oil earlier than necessary so i doubt i'll ever get to find that one out, but now i've learned this little trick it doesn't really matter anyway.