kickstart anyone?
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You would still have to hit the run switch, and wait for it to prime but other than that i don't see a problem with FI kick start. It would not be as convenient as a kicker because if your battery is dead your bike is still dead.
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I know it won't work with the Delphi ecm, but will likely work with the Tmax ecm, since there is no ignition delay.
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I have my panhead to satisfy the urge to kick a motor to life. I don't understand why you would do that to a modern bike. For those of you that want jockey shifts or kickstarters or whatever, why not buy an old bike? There are a lot of them available and they need loving homes.
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My knee has been hurt too many times over the years to even think about kick starting a bike. It hurts just to see someone do it.
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it's the look,kick start pan or knucklehead rockerbox's the generator style cam cover looks sharp.the newer bike handle much better then the old ones too....Ok why do people rake and put long front ends on there bike's?The handle like shi..they turn like a mack truck...Just like ape hanger's your arm goes num after an hour of ridding.Also you can't turn that quick also makes the bike handle like shi...
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it's the look,kick start pan or knucklehead rockerbox's the generator style cam cover looks sharp.the newer bike handle much better then the old ones too....Ok why do people rake and put long front ends on there bike's?The handle like shi..they turn like a mack truck...Just like ape hanger's your arm goes num after an hour of ridding.Also you can't turn that quick also makes the bike handle like sh
u feel it the right way man, who wouldn't want toput a kickstart on a retro project bike without losing the current benefits of modern technology?
I actually began cooking this idea once I saw a video on youtube of a 3-yr old "kickstarting" a twinky,actually... it was an effortless electric kickstart,neverfound that video again, but still like the fact of having a kickstart on the bike for a retro look, better yet if it'sactually functional
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