Mouldyoldspudgun
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My mate had an XT 500 years ago that was a little bugger to kick over if it kicked you back
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Big singles with kick start will fcuk you up in a heartbeat if you're not careful. I had an MT500 with a Rotax in it, as if it wasn't bad enough that it was kick only, the kick start was on the left. Vicious b*****d of a thing that was.
hollybank
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I had a bultaco 250 single cylinder field bike with the kick start on the left when i was 14 used to bump start it as i was frightened it would break my leg if it kicked back trying to start it.
JessThePlasterer
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How many years have you been searching for evidence to justify yourself?! Well done! Well bloody done squire!Some of you will remember my example load on loft joists of a motorbike. Well apparently it's no longer hypothetical. I stumbled across this when I was looking at bikes on eBay. XT250
"Been in the loft for years."
on a big single there would be a valve lifter to aid the kick start. as soon as the bike started you would return the valve lifter.,
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If a point's worth making, it's worth making no matter how long it takes.
Oh, and you should never, ever justify yourself.
JessThePlasterer
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If a point's worth making, it's worth making no matter how long it takes.
Oh, and you should never, ever justify yourself.
Yoda is back in the game!
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There was a decompressor on them, but they were also fitted with Dellorto carbs. So if you used the decompressor the b*****d things used to flood and then they wouldn't start no matter what you did.
You had to kick them to TDC, then boot the ever loving fcuk out of it in the hope that there was enough momentum by the time it got round to compression to fire. You get it right all was well, miss and it wouldn't fire, half way in between and it was a trip to casualty. Apparently one of the most frequently involved bits of machinery for claims with the Army.
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I'd have rejoined the forum or come back from the grave for that. Of course @hollybank 's unintended but timely aphorism made it all the sweeter.
JessThePlasterer
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Did you eat a dictionary?! Every time you post I have to google something!I'd have rejoined the forum or come back from the grave for that. Of course @hollybank 's unintended but timely aphorism made it all the sweeter.
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JessThePlasterer
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I was the same with @Olican 's posts, I've stopped Googling now.
TonyM
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Was looking at Yamaha ITs last night on EBay. Couple of beauties on there.
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It was, a proper old school TPF thread. P1ss taking, serious points, educational value, outlandish examples and good entertainment.
tapit
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FS1E, me too.
TonyM
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Me too
. Me too. A yellow one. MGL 268P
hollybank
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Me to baja brown OBF 961P where are you now happiest days of my life lost my virginity and she did riding that bike.
Thought i was the must nuts.
The Hobo
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when I served my time we had a Austin six cylinder petrol lorry ex army no starter at all just a handle that f**k*r split some lips in its time with the kick back