Re: [St] push start

[Dan Wetherington <dnlwthrn@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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