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<blockquote data-quote="Gary Gittleson" data-source="post: 108845" data-attributes="member: 3625"><p>Then there's this gizmo: <a href="https://kickmagicstarter.com/" target="_blank">https://kickmagicstarter.com/</a> </p><p>I saw this in operation recently. It seemed to work. There was no mention of mounting it on a Vincent. Not that I would want one on mine. </p><p></p><p>I will add that despite being rather short and riding a rather tall D Rapide, I don't seem to have much of a problem. When the bike is cold, I do start it on the D stand but never when even somewhat warm. My bike has a C-style front stand but I don't start it on that. I just take the bike off whichever stand it is on, swing my leg over and start with my left foot on the ground. I don't find the need to come off the seat. It does seem to help to make sure the engine is rotated to the compression stroke on the front cylinder. Then, it's a matter of putting some pressure on the lifter and easing the kickstart until the lifter lever moves in readily. Once in, I just give it a good thrust, letting the lever go at about the same time. One such kick is usually enough, unless someone I really want to impress is watching.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gary Gittleson, post: 108845, member: 3625"] Then there's this gizmo: [URL]https://kickmagicstarter.com/[/URL] I saw this in operation recently. It seemed to work. There was no mention of mounting it on a Vincent. Not that I would want one on mine. I will add that despite being rather short and riding a rather tall D Rapide, I don't seem to have much of a problem. When the bike is cold, I do start it on the D stand but never when even somewhat warm. My bike has a C-style front stand but I don't start it on that. I just take the bike off whichever stand it is on, swing my leg over and start with my left foot on the ground. I don't find the need to come off the seat. It does seem to help to make sure the engine is rotated to the compression stroke on the front cylinder. Then, it's a matter of putting some pressure on the lifter and easing the kickstart until the lifter lever moves in readily. Once in, I just give it a good thrust, letting the lever go at about the same time. One such kick is usually enough, unless someone I really want to impress is watching. [/QUOTE]
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