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If you have your bike set up correctly, yes. Couple of prime kicks with choke fully closed, open choke to one position down from fully open, retard spark about 1/3, throttle about 1/4, kickstarter on compression stoke and kick it like you mean it. Assuming Linkert carb. Works on my Pan. Hot starting is a different sequence but all these bikes have their own idiosyncrasies.
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From: la la land jerzey
We use this on all the machine that come to the shop not knowing it and what it wants - twist the advance to full back up only 1/4 inch of movement towards retard
1/4 throttle with the petcock turned open and pull up for reserve - push down full choke - kick it twice
turn the ignition on - pull the choke up to full off - then one click down only - give it a good kick it will be running -0 then full advance then pull the choke off totally
warn it out at more then idle lets say 1500 RPMs 3 minutes - get your stuff one while its warming up
HOT - after getting fuel lets say - turn the advance to full on - only open the throttle a tiny bit but not at idle lets say 1/16 of an inch the same 1500 spot for warm up
turn the ignition on - give it one kick they usually go right off
this is with a good intake seal and a linkert tuned correctly - who gives a **** you own an S&S - its a mans bike not a want to be Twinkie
REMEMBER IT TAKES A SHOVEL TO BURY A TWINKIE
1/4 throttle with the petcock turned open and pull up for reserve - push down full choke - kick it twice
turn the ignition on - pull the choke up to full off - then one click down only - give it a good kick it will be running -0 then full advance then pull the choke off totally
warn it out at more then idle lets say 1500 RPMs 3 minutes - get your stuff one while its warming up
HOT - after getting fuel lets say - turn the advance to full on - only open the throttle a tiny bit but not at idle lets say 1/16 of an inch the same 1500 spot for warm up
turn the ignition on - give it one kick they usually go right off
this is with a good intake seal and a linkert tuned correctly - who gives a **** you own an S&S - its a mans bike not a want to be Twinkie
REMEMBER IT TAKES A SHOVEL TO BURY A TWINKIE
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