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Hi Ken
the S&S engine does not like being started under harsh temperatures - that seems to be normal. I did quite a number of rides at winter temperatures and the engine always needed several starting attempts.
Best approach is switch ignition on, wait until to pump stops running, then try to start. If it doesn't fire up after a couple of revolutions switch ignition off and repeat the same procedure. Normally the engine will start after 3 or 4 attempts.
It will then need maybe 1 or 2 minutes until it supplies a good throttle response.
I think the mapping is not really optimized well for starting at freezing temperatures.