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Re: [St] push start



Dan Wetherington wrote:

> 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...

I always thought the "bump" in bump start was derived from the bump on the seat 
you want to do with your weight as you drop the clutch to keep give the rear a 
little more traction to work with...no?


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