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breijder
My bike is a 1981 Honda XL500s. It is in a good shape. The de- compression lever is working properly, the timing of the valves is ok, and the carb is well adjusted. If it runs, it runs great. Still, the bike likes to kickback when attempting to start. It will cost my ankle someday. What is the best way to avoid this? (apart from taking the train) Can it be avoided at all, or does it just come with off roads like this?
Answer
The kick back is just as simple as being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Your foot is on the bottom of the kick at the same time the plug is firing but the stroke comes up a little short and sends the piston back to where it came from in a hurry which in turn sends your knee flying into the handle bars. Not a good time for it to be there. One of the previous answers had it right. You just need to time the kick right.
Push down on the kick starter, relatively slow but not to slow because you need to move the piston fast enough to build compression. You will feel the engine come up on compression. It should be obvious when you are there because it will get very hard to push it any farther.
If it feels like it just wants to keep going kick it again until you feel it wanting to stop.
Once there pull in the compression release and slowly move the starter just past that point in the stroke, it wont be very far, maybe only about 1/8 of the total kick stroke.
Release the compression release lever and let the kick starter return to the top of the stroke. Do not pull in the lever again.
Now give it all you got and let er rip. Don't come up short on the kick either, follow through the kick all the way down because it is around the bottom of the kick where it will fire so it takes a full kick to start it.
As for cracking the throttle, that is totally dependant upon the temperment of the bike. Some bikes when warm like a little throttle when starting some like none at all. When cold you should just have to choke it with no throttle until you hear it try to fire then just a little bit iof throttle might be the way to go. All depends on how the bike runs though.
I have had my knee jammed into the handle bars more than once on my old tt500 and it doesnt' feel good.
In April my Husky TE510 finally showed up at the dealer, it is equipped with electric start as well as the hard core kicker. I drove to San Francisco to pick it up, pushed it out of the shop onto the street, mounted up and pulled out the kickstarter and fired it up on the second kick. I think the salesman thought I was crazy. At 12.5:1 compression it is a beast to kick over but it was worth the looks I got from him and my buddy. Now I just rely on the good ole button.
Good luck hope it was helpful
The kick back is just as simple as being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Your foot is on the bottom of the kick at the same time the plug is firing but the stroke comes up a little short and sends the piston back to where it came from in a hurry which in turn sends your knee flying into the handle bars. Not a good time for it to be there. One of the previous answers had it right. You just need to time the kick right.
Push down on the kick starter, relatively slow but not to slow because you need to move the piston fast enough to build compression. You will feel the engine come up on compression. It should be obvious when you are there because it will get very hard to push it any farther.
If it feels like it just wants to keep going kick it again until you feel it wanting to stop.
Once there pull in the compression release and slowly move the starter just past that point in the stroke, it wont be very far, maybe only about 1/8 of the total kick stroke.
Release the compression release lever and let the kick starter return to the top of the stroke. Do not pull in the lever again.
Now give it all you got and let er rip. Don't come up short on the kick either, follow through the kick all the way down because it is around the bottom of the kick where it will fire so it takes a full kick to start it.
As for cracking the throttle, that is totally dependant upon the temperment of the bike. Some bikes when warm like a little throttle when starting some like none at all. When cold you should just have to choke it with no throttle until you hear it try to fire then just a little bit iof throttle might be the way to go. All depends on how the bike runs though.
I have had my knee jammed into the handle bars more than once on my old tt500 and it doesnt' feel good.
In April my Husky TE510 finally showed up at the dealer, it is equipped with electric start as well as the hard core kicker. I drove to San Francisco to pick it up, pushed it out of the shop onto the street, mounted up and pulled out the kickstarter and fired it up on the second kick. I think the salesman thought I was crazy. At 12.5:1 compression it is a beast to kick over but it was worth the looks I got from him and my buddy. Now I just rely on the good ole button.
Good luck hope it was helpful
Best things to do and Tattoo Shops in San Francisco
Jake B
I'm going to san francisco next weekend for a 4 day weekend. I was just wondering what are the best places to visit for tourists and what are the hottest local spot to eat and play in san francisco. I would like to see the golden gate bridge and I was also wondering if there are any redwood forests nearby. Also I would like to get a tattoo and was wondering what are some of the best tattoo shops in san francisco.
Answer
The best tatoo shops:
Lyle Tuttle Tattooing, 841 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, (415) 775-4991
Soul Patch Tattoo, 1599b Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117, 415-552 3444
Two of Soul Patch's artists just opened their own place in the Mission: Modern Electric Studio, 3150 18th Street, suite 276; San Francisco, CA 94110; 415 252-0707
Things to do:
Tour of AT&T Park&/or giants game
Alcatraz
Chinatown - try Dim sum at Gold Mountain on Columbus
Take a Cable Car ride
North Beach - old Italian Section
Walk/Bike across Golden Gate Bridge (or rent a mini gocar)
Golden Gate Park - De Young Museum
Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 39
Union Square
Ferry Building (Located at the Embarcadero)
The Metreon
MOMA
Lombard Street
A ferry ride to Sausalito or Tiburon would be a great add.
For checking out the diversity of SF, walk these neighborhoods:
The Castro District
Marina District
Haight/Ashbury
Redwoods are going to be a few hours drive.
Restaurants:
Lunches- Farmers Market (at the Ferry Building), Mission (La Cumbre, El Toro, or La Tacqueria), Swan Oyster Depot, Mitchell's Ice Cream
Possible Dinners: Slanted Door, Zuni, Foreign Cinema, Boulevard, or for a special but very pricey treat, Gary Danko!
Theater: Gotta see Beach Blanket Babylon
Clubs: Ruby Skye or Red Devil Lounge
If you are driving, be aware of the expensive parking at the hotels. Have fun!!
The best tatoo shops:
Lyle Tuttle Tattooing, 841 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, (415) 775-4991
Soul Patch Tattoo, 1599b Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117, 415-552 3444
Two of Soul Patch's artists just opened their own place in the Mission: Modern Electric Studio, 3150 18th Street, suite 276; San Francisco, CA 94110; 415 252-0707
Things to do:
Tour of AT&T Park&/or giants game
Alcatraz
Chinatown - try Dim sum at Gold Mountain on Columbus
Take a Cable Car ride
North Beach - old Italian Section
Walk/Bike across Golden Gate Bridge (or rent a mini gocar)
Golden Gate Park - De Young Museum
Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 39
Union Square
Ferry Building (Located at the Embarcadero)
The Metreon
MOMA
Lombard Street
A ferry ride to Sausalito or Tiburon would be a great add.
For checking out the diversity of SF, walk these neighborhoods:
The Castro District
Marina District
Haight/Ashbury
Redwoods are going to be a few hours drive.
Restaurants:
Lunches- Farmers Market (at the Ferry Building), Mission (La Cumbre, El Toro, or La Tacqueria), Swan Oyster Depot, Mitchell's Ice Cream
Possible Dinners: Slanted Door, Zuni, Foreign Cinema, Boulevard, or for a special but very pricey treat, Gary Danko!
Theater: Gotta see Beach Blanket Babylon
Clubs: Ruby Skye or Red Devil Lounge
If you are driving, be aware of the expensive parking at the hotels. Have fun!!
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