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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
Naw , kicking her over with the twinkie crew watching out in front of the poser bar is big fun after they are all outa breath from the usual once a weekend pushing fest cause somebodies stereo drained the battery a bit too much .
I especially get a big kick watching a couple of them push a bike out of a parking space on a small hill in which the bike was parked facing in....
 
Old Dec 29, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by lownslow
If I forget to retard mine some, it's kicked back pretty hard. I tend to take my time and listen to what it's tellin me.
I had a friend who was retarded enough for him and the bike. EVERY time he'd try to kick my FL, it would put him over the bars.

I learned to park at the top of a hill when it was cold, twist it 7 times, pull in the clutch, halfway down the hill, bike in 2nd, let out on the clutch and it would fire off every time.
 
Old Dec 29, 2013 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
Iron heads are notorious for that if the timings a bit off and most are Only one ever got me was a 441 BSA tossed my young *** over the bars .
woa! a 441 victor!? had one once! long time ago. single lunger!
 
Old Dec 29, 2013 | 11:17 AM
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75 XLCH with an S&S, dual Dyna coils, single fire ignition, couple twists , a little choke and it would always fire up within a few kicks. Once warmed up for the day, almost always was a 1 or 2 kick start. Only problem was that sometimes the kickstarter would miss engaging and it would cause me to hyper extend my knee. Don't miss that part of it at all.
 
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Originally Posted by 89FLHT
75 XLCH with an S&S, dual Dyna coils, single fire ignition, couple twists , a little choke and it would always fire up within a few kicks. Once warmed up for the day, almost always was a 1 or 2 kick start. Only problem was that sometimes the kickstarter would miss engaging and it would cause me to hyper extend my knee. Don't miss that part of it at all.
Known a lot guys over the years with sportster knee
 
Old Dec 30, 2013 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
Known a lot guys over the years with sportster knee
A friend bought an old iron head and he got the worst of it. Aside from over extending, the kick arm broke and sliced the hell out of his calf. First time I have heard of this happening.

 
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