Not fat enough to jump start an SV?

[Spiderman]

Originally Posted by LK-SV

The only thing is ...... with the pointy (not sure about the curvey) ..... you need the clutch in to start the bike .....

Does letting the clutch out stop you starting it ??

In a word, no. But bypass the clutchswithc if it makes you feel any safer when doing it.
I went thru a phase of daily bump starting my curvy and there is an art to it, even in the rain.

[dizzyblonde]

and not a single mention of eating more pies

[ophic]

Originally Posted by LK-SV

The only thing is ...... with the pointy (not sure about the curvey) ..... you need the clutch in to start the bike .....

Does letting the clutch out stop you starting it ??

Clutch switch only stops the starter button working. As you're not using the starter motor at all, it works fine.

Last time i bumped my bike, I has a long but not really steep enough hill. Best gear for it was 4th.

At work i can bump any of the IL4's we have, i dont even have to sit on them, just run along side second gear and dump clutch and they start, how ever i have never manged to bump start my sv, which was a pian earlier... luckily i had a spare battery so i jumped it off that instead

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Try 2nd or 3rd gear

+1.....never really thought the weight of a person had anything to do with a bump start????