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Whats the best way to start the 5 hundie ?
KXcam22:
We can't forget the ONE main factor.......Kick it like you mean it!!! Cam.
Good:
All my big bores were the same. Slow kick it until it's on the compression stroke with the kick starter at the highest position possible and jump on it like you caught it in your house in the middle of the night! It helps to recite "Who's your daddy" while repeating the process. :lol:
Hillclimb#42:
I don't know the best way probably, but I usually kick it through about 10 times with the gas and choke on, with no throttle. I don't kick real hard until I'm sure it has gas flowing. Also, as with all kick-starting, try to push the kicker around to a compression stroke, then wind it up for a hard kick. If she won't go after a few solid attempts, I may crack the throttle during a kick or two. I always turn the choke off as soon as the bike's idle has a drastic change in its sound and RPM's. Every bike has a "personality" to it. Some bikes start better, if you lean them over until you see gas coming out of the over-flows. The 500 hundred can be a beast, to kick, and can wear-out a lighter rider, so try having a buddy hold the front tire and bars, so you can really get your weight into it.
Albertan:
I tend to agree with Alan's method. For starters, wear boots or you are inviting a trip to hospital and an embarrasing story. pull the choke, lean the bike over, straighten up, gas should run out the carb overflow hoses, and then SLOWLY ease the kickstarter past top dead center (the maximum compression -- the kickstarter is hardest to push here). Let the kickstarter return to the top of its arc, and jump on it full force. It should fire up in a kick or two if jetting is right. When its hot, no choke should be needed.
Finally, if you have old gas in the bike, it could be cranky. My suggestion is to turn of the fuel petcock a minute before you shut the bike down, and then when you reopen the petcock (assuming you poured some fresh premix in to start the next ride), it gets fresh gas in the carb.
chrisorbics:
Hi I heard that if you install a stealthy fly wheel weight it will make starting much easier. Does anybody have one of these? I would like to know how much easier it make starting. I was just out ridding today on my 1986 kx500 and man that thing takes some getting used to.
Thanks,
Chris
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