Kick start for noobs

[Matariki]

yea I should have used Biketranz.. they were the same price as the one I went for but Bike tranz didnt go to Gisborne, but they went close. Should have gone with them.

How long did it take them to pick up your bike and deliver it to you?

I'm almost into my second week of waiting now with no suggestion of a delivery date at all.. I'm guessing my bike is prob floating around the North Isle at the moment

I got a similar service, they gave me a quote however they didn't keep me posted on where my bike was, they called me up the night before to inform they were going to bring it over.
Have you tried calling the company you're shipping with?

[unstuck]

Good for you, you may like to have this on ya puta too.http://www.dansmc.com/mc_repaircourse.htm

[Headbanger]

Yes, yes, yes,

I've checked all of that.

Find a hill.

Go down it.

Select a gear, (4th?) drop the clutch, If it still doesn't go then all the kicking in teh world wasn't going to help.

[Matariki]

Good for you, you may like to have this on ya puta too.http://www.dansmc.com/mc_repaircourse.htm

OMG Thankyou very much!!!

[Matariki]

Find a hill.

Go down it.

Select a gear, (4th?) drop the clutch, If it still doesn't go then all the kicking in teh world wasn't going to help.

Hmm... I don't think a hill is going to help in this situation, I think the problem is the fact that there is no oil in the engine.

[Sable]

You're a tard. Get professional help.

[Fast Eddie]

I got a similar service, they gave me a quote however they didn't keep me posted on where my bike was, they called me up the night before to inform they were going to bring it over.
Have you tried calling the company you're shipping with?

hehe yea I called. They got very rude and said "we told you we would be in touch in regards to delivery" and that was that, basically hung up.. I found it very rude but figured I had got on his nerves.. so have left him alone for the last week nearly..

Might call again this week if I haven't heard anything.

[baffa]

As others have said, top up the oil, and rollstart it. If there are no problems it will start first time, and kick starting it will become easier.

[Matariki]

You're a tard. Get professional help.

[Matariki]

As others have said, top up the oil, and rollstart it. If there are no problems it will start first time, and kick starting it will become easier.

Thats what I figured, I just wanted to check first with those who had experience before buggering my engine. I'll give it a shot and see if it works.
We live and learn.

[Matariki]

hehe yea I called. They got very rude and said "we told you we would be in touch in regards to delivery" and that was that, basically hung up.. I found it very rude but figured I had got on his nerves.. so have left him alone for the last week nearly..

Might call again this week if I haven't heard anything.

Its you're bike, you're paying them to deliver it, you're entitled to know what they're doing with it. Thats pretty rude that they would flip you off like that (unless you were shouting down the phone at them), I would contact them again but this time you should probably ask where your bike is (if you don't know already). It might be at a depot station.

[Dadpole]

I will be down your way tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. If you like, I could pop in and give it a look over. I recently sold an older TS185 so I know my way around them.

Before you give it a good run you need to make sure the oil is feeding through the line with no bubbles - although that should be OK if the tank was simply drained for shipping.

[Matariki]

I will be down your way tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. If you like, I could pop in and give it a look over. I recently sold an older TS185 so I know my way around them.

Before you give it a good run you need to make sure the oil is feeding through the line with no bubbles - although that should be OK if the tank was simply drained for shipping.

Sure, that would be sweet (I'll flick you a PM)

[Matariki]

Yay! I got the kick start going thanks to Dadpole. It turns out that there was nothing wrong with the bike after all in terms of oil.
Turns out that there was something wrong with my brain though.

Silly me, I've been having lots of fun on my bike, and I can get it going now all by myself. I have to say in comparison to the GN250, the TS185 is definitely a more peppy bike.

[george formby]

Yay! I got the kick start going thanks to Dadpole. It turns out that there was nothing wrong with the bike after all in terms of oil.
Turns out that there was something wrong with my brain though.

Silly me, I've been having lots of fun on my bike, and I can get it going now all by myself. I have to say in comparison to the GN250, the TS185 is definitely a more peppy bike.

That's what I call a win