Oh no, this thing was a high compression left hand kicker, pita to get cranking but once you got it going it was a firebreather. :) best bike I ever owned, reliable as hell, flog it all day and never have an issue. Would literally spit fire out the exhaust, cut battle and open airbox with high lift cams. It was a beast.
I used to lean it against a tree and climb up on the left side, right foot on kicker and left foot against the starter, then jump and kick it with my right foot, until my left leg got strong enough to do it anyway. Interesting when you are stuck halfway up a hillclimb :)
absolutely, always an adrenaline rush.
I had a KTM LC4 640, now that thing was a rush. :)
Electric start haha. A dream. Think the new 2018 Honda CRF has electric start now
Oh no, this thing was a high compression left hand kicker, pita to get cranking but once you got it going it was a firebreather. :) best bike I ever owned, reliable as hell, flog it all day and never have an issue. Would literally spit fire out the exhaust, cut battle and open airbox with high lift cams. It was a beast.
Haha sounds crazy. must be awkward starting on the left!
I used to lean it against a tree and climb up on the left side, right foot on kicker and left foot against the starter, then jump and kick it with my right foot, until my left leg got strong enough to do it anyway. Interesting when you are stuck halfway up a hillclimb :)
Exactly. Half way up, feet cant touch the ground and you have a huge rock in front of you. nightmare.