kickstarts....
kickstarts....
My sd900 is kick only. I dont want to bash my shin up when i get it running. I sthe 900ss and mhr kicker interchangable with my bike? Looking at photos of the kickers on those bikes, it appears to me that the whole arm will swing out and clear the stock foot peg and rear brake lever. Am I wrong?
I start my Darmah with the stock kickstarter often. Closest my shin gets to the stock peg is 3" away. Darmahs are one of the easiest Ducs to kickstart. You should only have to kick through 90 degrees - no further. And as Bill says, kick it like you mean it. There is thread on the forum somewhere about kickstarting techniques adressing positioning etc that is worth a read.
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- Cucciolo - the Lil Pup
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I've been searching for this post on "kickstarting techniques" - I can't locate it. I'd sure be interested in reading if somebody wants to clue me in. Granted, I just got out of a cast from a broken foot, but I am having a hell of a time with my 900SS kicking back at me. It wrenches the hell out of my knee I wish those carbs had chokes.machten wrote:... There is thread on the forum somewhere about kickstarting techniques adressing positioning etc that is worth a read.
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I recall giving you a description of the generally accepted starting technique in another forum. All I can add to that is, as Sevicke says, make sure you kick it over with the bike on the centrestand with you standing beside, not astride, it. Bump one of the pistons up against compression and follow through to the bottom of the kickstarter's travel and you shouldn't have any problems unless something else is amiss.ST3s wrote:I've been searching for this post on "kickstarting techniques" - I can't locate it. I'd sure be interested in reading if somebody wants to clue me in. Granted, I just got out of a cast from a broken foot, but I am having a hell of a time with my 900SS kicking back at me. It wrenches the hell out of my knee I wish those carbs had chokes.machten wrote:... There is thread on the forum somewhere about kickstarting techniques adressing positioning etc that is worth a read.
Bruce
1979 900SS
Fredericton, NB
Canada
Fredericton, NB
Canada
Kicking an 860
On both my 860s I have modified the footrest so that it flips up and stays up(no spring) makes kicking a breeze, if I stall at the lights rather than drag it up on the centre stand I kick it with my heel with the foot pointing outwards, usually I can get it restarted without a cracked shin.
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My mechanic uses a bootlace tied into a loop to hold the footpeg back, he passes it under the frame and around the footpeg, then holds the top on the seat with his left hand as he kicks the bike, (standing beside with the bike on the centre stand). My Darmah is kick start only and is a bit tricky to start. It does not have chokes like my other bevels, just the float depressors on the carbs. I never know how much fuel it wants, sometimes it starts easily with no flooding, sometimes it seems to want lots of fuel. Is there a secret?