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Originally Posted by Craig380
Never had the pleasure of trying to start a big Velo single but it does look like a fickle procedure. Also the kickstart lever is very short which doesn't give much mechanical advantage.
One of my sis' exes had an ill-tempered Commando 850 in high-compression spec. On compression, I could stand on the kickstarter and it would hold my 10-stone weight. It would kick-back like a mule if the cold-start procedure wasn't followed to the letter, and if it hadn't fired by the third kick, he used to have to wait a minute before trying again.
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Big singles the very devil to kickstart, bikes like BSA Gold Star, Velocette Venom, etc. Reason they had valve lifters and ignition retard levers.
A few weeks ago saw 3 people trying to bump start a fairly new Royal Enfield 500 ( flat battery ) even in second and third the back wheel skidded when clutch let out, even though bloke was in the saddle.