Kick start for noobs

[Matariki]

Finally after much waiting I recently received my motorcycle from Auckland, now I want to ride it, however I'm not sure how to get it going using the kick start.

So, err, how do you do it?

[Hopeful Bastard]

I take it the bike is the same you have listed under your "bike" in your profile?

If it doesnt have electric start, You can usually feel the compression build up if you keep kickin it. If all else fails, Would it start by bump starting? Kill switch isnt on?

[Matariki]

I take it the bike is the same you have listed under your "bike" in your profile?

If it doesnt have electric start, You can usually feel the compression build up if you keep kickin it. If all else fails, Would it start by bump starting? Kill switch isnt on?

Bump starting? Whats that?

[Robbie_]

Bump starting? Whats that?

Run along the road with the throttle open in 2nd, jump on and dump the clutch

But when kick starting the bike, place it in neutral with the clutch disengaged. As previously said you should "feel" the compression.

[Teflon]

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ri...in-flip-flops/

[Drew]

I'm working on the theory that the TS is still a two stroke like the early ones.

Turn the bike on, put it in neutral, pull out the choke, (this might be a lever/knob on the carb, or a lever on the left handle bar) and take it off the stand whilst sitting on it. Turn the kick start out and place your right foot on it, gently pushing down until you can feel pressure fighting the downward motion. At this point, let the kick start back to the top, and give it a sharp kick, (push down). On a 2003 model I expect you should only have to do this once or twice. If it needs more than three kicks and the ambient temperature is nice, turn the choke off and give it a couple kicks.

Have fun.

[sinfull]

She wasn't expecting that


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[Ender EnZed]

I've found that in order to get enough force into the kick on a tall bike I need to stand further toward the back of the seat than I would sit.

[Taz]

Give JunkmanJoe a pm and ask him to come around and show you how it's done.

[cheshirecat]

The last bike I tried to kickstart was a 600cc Panther. Opened the decompresion lever, stood on the kickstarter and it didn't move. Was ony a skinny teenager at the time. Not only that I was unnerved by rubber loose on the lever causing ones boot to slip off and the thing to backfire into ones calf, which happend to my friend. We never did get it started.

[george formby]

Ta Da. you toob...

[unstuck]

Not many of my mates could kick start my old xr600r,which was good.

[george formby]

Not many of my mates could kick start my old xr600r,which was good.

Whilst fossicking for de above video I found lashings of how to start XL 500's. My all time fav was an old XT 500. Barsterd of a thing.

[slofox]

Technology must have come a long way since I started riding bikes...they were all kick start then (course this was in the olden days you unnerstand...)

Here's a brief summary of how I did it...(once anyway).

Go to a party. Drink as much as you can get hold of. Then go out to your bike.

Sit astride bike. Turn on gas. Push kickstart pedal slowly down a couple of times until you feel compression. Leap high into air and bring full weight down on kickstart. You will see the horizon suddenly appear vertical. At the same time you will feel a sharp pressure on your left side. This is caused by you and the bike falling over onto your left side.

Climb out from under bike. Use as much profanity as you can lay your tongue around. Hoist bike back to upright position, cursing and swearing as you do.

Try again, as above, but this time, take care not to lean left at all. This time you will see the horizon appear vertical, as above, but the sharp pressure will be on your right side. Yep, you've fallen the other way this time. Once again, crawl out from under bike and hoist the bastard back upright again. Redouble profanity if you have the vocab.

Wheel bike over to curbside and park it in the gutter. It helps if the gutter is real deep - it kinda props the bike up when you jump on the kickstart. Once you can successfully kick it without falling over, spend about ten minutes fruitlessly kicking shit out of it with no sign at all of it starting or even farting come to that.

At this point, sweating like fuck and close to vomiting all over the road (and your bike), you will remember that when you went in to the party, you pulled the plug lead off to "stop any bastard stealing it!" ...

Push the plug lead back on. Repeat all of above, taking extra care to avoid falling arse over tip again. Bike will roar into life and you will be able to weave and lurch your way home, wondering as you go why the lights go dim every time the revs drop. Once home, park bike in shed and lurch into bed.

Next day, nursing one mother of a hangover, you will find the battery missing from your bike. No wonder those fucking lights were acting weird! You will then retrace your meandering path all the way back across the city to where the party was...where you will find your battery lying upside down on the side of the road with all the acid spilled out and the plates dry (and fucked of course). There will be extensive acids burns in the tar seal. At which point, you should look furtively around to make sure nobody has seen you and then do a runner.

Go buy another battery and vow never to ride pissed again.

[george formby]

You forgot to mention all the above must be performed in your socks coz you could'nt find your boots Slofox.