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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 108594" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>OK Dave, good to see the progress. Some suggestions re. starting. First, you have the excellent Dave Hills centre stand. This made strong enough to take the full weight of the rider and bike for starting so you will find it much easier if you stand on the left hand foot rest astride the bike when kicking. This way you are higher and can get more weight down on the kick starter. Secondly, you need to get the knack of letting go of the valve lifter about half to two thirds of the way down the kick starter swing. This way the inertia of the flywheels is helping to overcome the compression. <u><strong> DO NOT</strong></u> continue to try to kick the bike over against compression. It is putting an unnecessary strain on the bike parts as well as your poor defenceless male body. If it kicks back you will damage parts you may still be hoping to use. Otherwise it looks and sound good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 108594, member: 456"] OK Dave, good to see the progress. Some suggestions re. starting. First, you have the excellent Dave Hills centre stand. This made strong enough to take the full weight of the rider and bike for starting so you will find it much easier if you stand on the left hand foot rest astride the bike when kicking. This way you are higher and can get more weight down on the kick starter. Secondly, you need to get the knack of letting go of the valve lifter about half to two thirds of the way down the kick starter swing. This way the inertia of the flywheels is helping to overcome the compression. [U][B] DO NOT[/B][/U] continue to try to kick the bike over against compression. It is putting an unnecessary strain on the bike parts as well as your poor defenceless male body. If it kicks back you will damage parts you may still be hoping to use. Otherwise it looks and sound good. [/QUOTE]
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