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Whats the best way to start the 5 hundie ?
Timbowe:
Kieran. How goes it chap? Tim @Timaru here. You got a Kx5? What type of road race bike do you run. I raced here and at Ruapuna for a few years a couple of years back. :mrgreen:
KXcam22:
I use Tim's method too. Cold: Choke on, rock back and forth in 1st 2X, 1 kick start mostly. Hot: just kick it, 1 kick start mostly. The big thing is to ALWAYS kick it like you mean it and always wear boots. Why? I once kicked my 400 Maico with loafers on. It kicked back right as my foot slipped off, caught me under the ankle bone and gave me a greenstick fracture of the leg bone. Day before a big race! Nice!. :x Cam.
kiwikx500:
Cheers, Yeah I know what you mean about wearing boots,when i got my bike i took the mrs out to show off to her,i had had it out the day before and it run sweet,but the next day with the mrs it would not fire it did once but i took the joke off to quick,i was determined to get the beast going,i kicked and kicked proberly at least 50 times clad in only some cheap gumboots the raised part of the sole would not stay on the kick start so there was only a very thin layer of rubber between my foot and the kickstart,the day ended with my right foot in the cold river looking over my shoulder at the clean K5 sitting on ther trailer and a very bored looking mrs sitting in the car,lolol ( pain i will not forget :cry: )
WhisperSupremacy:
Like a couple other posts stated, I prefer the method of getting the kick pedal up to the top of the stroke, and then "kicking it like I mean it". Of course, since I weigh about 130 pounds.... :lol: I have to jump a bit by kicking up off the ground or off the footpeg with my left foot, and then pretty much jump on the kickstarter. Works for me in 1 kick when its warm, I recently fired it up after 4-5 months of sitting and it took no more than 3 kicks.
Definately recommend wearing boots. I had my converse all stars on the other day and 1 time was all it took for me to decide to go change footwear.
Still, not as bad to start as my old RM465. That thing would actually kick you back if you weren't careful. Turned the whole side of my calf an ugly bluish purple and gave me a gimp for the next couple days.
Timbowe:
130 lbs! Thats great power to weight ratio there!! Welcome to Kx riders BTW. :mrgreen:
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