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<blockquote data-quote="Nulli Secundus" data-source="post: 127759" data-attributes="member: 560"><p>Perhaps some one local to you, with a Rapide, could visit you and do a temporary carb swap as a test? Also, perhaps they could try starting your bike, which might prove timetraveller's suspicion about starting technique.</p><p></p><p>I do not follow the rigamarole of finding the correct compression and go from there. I, having freed the clutch first (V Two multiplate) move the kick start to feel compression, then raise the kick start lever back up, pull in the decompressor and go for it, releasing the decompressor once the kick start is about half way down its stroke. My bike has Mk2 Amals and Pazon electronic ignition.</p><p></p><p>You seem to have ignition covered and the fact it runs well should presumably mean it should start at kick starting speeds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nulli Secundus, post: 127759, member: 560"] Perhaps some one local to you, with a Rapide, could visit you and do a temporary carb swap as a test? Also, perhaps they could try starting your bike, which might prove timetraveller's suspicion about starting technique. I do not follow the rigamarole of finding the correct compression and go from there. I, having freed the clutch first (V Two multiplate) move the kick start to feel compression, then raise the kick start lever back up, pull in the decompressor and go for it, releasing the decompressor once the kick start is about half way down its stroke. My bike has Mk2 Amals and Pazon electronic ignition. You seem to have ignition covered and the fact it runs well should presumably mean it should start at kick starting speeds. [/QUOTE]
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