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Whats the best way to start the 5 hundie ?

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FuriouSly:
How I start my KX5 (before and after major ported rebuild):

COLD Start: use the choke. Added this following part I forgot at post time: First do about 3-5 slow kick throughs to just rotate the piston through a couple strokes and prime the pump then Slowly push the kickstarter down until the piston passes TDC and releases compression.  Bring the kicker back up and push down one click (nudge).  Then to the top and give a nice even kick (without hitting the footpeg - speed of initial kick is more important than a full stroke in my opinion - hitting the footpeg definately shortens the life of the already week KX5 kickstarter ---->  check out how to make the kickstarter MUCH Stronger  http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,2306.0.html

HOT Start:  No choke and sometimes around half/full throttle to release some fumes (too rich) but the exact same kicking method.

Sly

Polar-Bus:
I've had my 5 for about 3 months, and I have my own personal method of starting dialed in sweet. Cold: pop tranny in second gear, and rock bike back and forth like three times (this easily draws some mixture into the crankcase). If possible I lean my bike against a wall or tree, and bring the piston just a tad BEFORE TDC. I then literally jump on the kickstart. My 5 consistantly lites off with one or two kicks. Hot: open the throttle to 1/4, and again jump on the kick lever, one kick get it going every time. Jetting plays a BIG role in ease (or not) of starting. My 500 when jetted stock, took a lot more kicking to get lit. I run 100% Cam II race fuel, and I am jetted WAY leaner than stock. My 5 runs perfect now. I think a big bonus is running race fuel.

FuriouSly:

--- Quote ---If possible I lean my bike against a wall or tree, and bring the piston just a tad BEFORE TDC. I then literally jump on the kickstart.  Polar-Bus
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d**n...  I need to get a kickstarter like yours!  Must be a doozie... Sly

Polar-Bus:

--- Quote from: FuriouSly on August 23, 2006, 06:02:21 AM ---
--- Quote ---If possible I lean my bike against a wall or tree, and bring the piston just a tad BEFORE TDC. I then literally jump on the kickstart.  Polar-Bus
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d**n...  I need to get a kickstarter like yours!  Must be a doozie... Sly

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I only weigh 155 lbs. Sometimes I jump off the roof of my garage, and if my aim is good I can land in mid air right on the kickstart lever (I just pray I don't get a backfire kickback...... then I get catapoulted through the air like a trapeeze artist! LOL

Polar-Bus:
Yesterday, I sadly removed all my studded tires, swapped my jetting over to spring/fall spec, and swapped back to my MX gearing. I hadn't started my 500 for a month. When my 5 sits for a long time, it taks many kicks to draw in some fuel. I thought I would try the "lean the bike over" method to see if this would work. I leaned my bike over hard, until some fuel spilled out the overflow. I gave the bike 1 easy kick, and on the 2nd full kick the bike lit right off! So this suggestion WORKS awesome!

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