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Re: [St] push start
- Subject: Re: [St] push start
- From: Dan Wetherington <dnlwthrn@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:32:45 -0500
Paul Traina wrote:
> What, technically, is a bump-start?
>
> I've tried going down a hill to start an old EX500, but when you say
> bump, what are you guys doing to get the bike moving? Lots of friends
> pushing? Bumping it with an El Camino driven by a guy with a mullet
> who is listening to KISS?
>
No, Paul, sorry. The "bump" refers to bumping the engine over... Your
down hill start is the same thing, just using gravity instead of
pushing. I've always called it push-starting, personally. My routine
(with my old EX500, funnily enough) was to put the bike in second,
sprint alongside it with the clutch pulled in, jump on and pop the
clutch. I found that I needed to be sitting on the bike or the rear
would just lock up. Granted, that bike weighed 400lbs wet, and didn't
have a fancy computer or fuel injection...
Dan
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