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Originally Posted by johnnyrod
Some people can run alongside the bike then jump on sidesaddle and bump start it, but being an uncoordinated tool I'm pretty sure it'd be all bump and no start if I tried it. I had an old piece of junk at uni, bumped it God knows how many times, mainly by being pushed and using 3rd gear.
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Bump starting on your own is normally a recipe for dropping the bike, because unless your weight is on the saddle the back wheel will probably skid, and getting your weight onto the saddle is the hard part as it isn't nice and level to the floor like older bikes. Also once it is started (if) need to watch the clutch and and get it out of gear otherwise it can try to take off with you.