Who still rides a kickstart ADV bike?

real men casually mis-spell Ewan?

but that EWEn is a Freudian slip if I ever saw one

Real men can't spel for shit.

tooshay

Who,s old enough to remember the peep hole on the camshaft of xt500,s to show you top dead centre? One kick if you followed the routine.

I have a kick start only Tenere. Needs a bit of polish and she'll be right

a few years ago before he passed on and willed it to dad, my uncle had a few and tried to see if his 900 SS was louder then dads MHR Mille, went to kickstart it wearing thongs and didnt quite get it to TDC.

nearly flipped him over the bars and practically cut his flip flop in half. he couldnt walk properly for a few days and dad had to start his bike for him haha

i've still got my TT600. it would just about start by hand. last trip on the KLR, the clutch switch fucked up and i couldn't even bump start the bastard. thankfully i convinced the starter to work. as above, a kicker is only a drama if location or problems conspire against you.

gotta say it ! but I actually prefer the kickstart :huh:huh I also have a couple of road bikes and one is All buttons and the old 900 is both and guesss what I still am in the habit when taking the 900 for a spin of using the kickstart !!!

I like the peace of mind and simplicity of kickstarting and I believe it makes you a better rider in the technical stuff. I ride my XR650R wherever anyone else rides, knowing full well that if I stuff it up I will be punished.The second worst scenario for kick only is, like some of you guys say, clowns that want to stop every 5 minutes.The worst scenario is sweep riding on tough rides. Stopping to assist every 200m in sand / mud / hills / rivers for days and days sound like fun? I love it with a passion. The best self-test around. Makes the beer taste better.

Best of both worlds!

Cheers
Baza

I still ride my TTR600. I have been working away in WA and last rode it 3 months ago but she still started up 1st kick this morning. The trick with any kick-start big bore thumper is to learn the vagaries of starting your particular one hot,cold and any temp in-between. Ride in Eildon tomorrow.

Yep, still kick start...
Although, looking at a DR650, will be a bit of comfort after the 400.

Yeah, spot on, you definitely have to think more in difficult situations.
Either pick the right line or hit things just a little bit harder.

I have a new sig. Jus thought I'd put that out there...

the Kicker gives me the feedback as to my bikes health...a bit more effort mean somethings a miss....but I like my E button too!
Never however have only the E but not K !
Random pic of 2 kickers (me on the right) and an E on the Simpson last year...

I use the kicker on my XR and WR. Once you have "The Knowledge" you're fine.

Still to be honest there are times when a button would be nice on the XR.

Yep IMO it aint a dirtbike less you kick it , some times i even use the kickstarter when i kick it , bloody sumofabith



wish there was a button sometimes:eek1 it doesnt help that i can barley touch the ground also

Yup,but 'had the points plate(remember them) move once on an ol XT500 while starting itwith thongs...
the thong came back to earth minutes later and my ankle
was black for days...It took several starts for me to realise :huh
I was slow back then...

A man of perception and taste I see. We must drink beer together sometime....

35 years ago,,,,had a .cr250m elsinore,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,story goes a little like this,,,,,,,

can i have a ride of your bike?

yeah sure ,,,if u can start it , then u can ride it!



feel the pain