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Djkaplan
| | Posted on Monday, April 07, 2008 - 10:53 am: | 
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Let's show some respect for different points of view, especially those based on personal experience.
What exactly would you consider disrespectful about what I said?
I think the only riders that miss kickstarters are the ones that never had one.
I made this comment was based on my own personal experience. I can't think of one reason why anyone would take umbrage to this post for showing a lack of respect. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Monday, April 07, 2008 - 12:53 pm: |
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Saturday, all slimy with mud and having stalled the KLR after trying to bounce it over a 14" tree trunk, my foot slipped off the kick starter and I bashed my ankle against the foot peg, then twisted it when it hit the ground. It still hurts now.
As soon as it happened, I thought of this thread 
On the other hand, the KLR will run not only with a bad battery, but with a bad voltage regulator as well, so me and the bike can both limp home |
Natexlh1000
| | Posted on Monday, April 07, 2008 - 02:50 pm: |
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The KLR250 will run without a battery too
The tach will just not work right.
I tried replacing my battery with a radio shack capacitor and the lights still flickered too much. |
Mikej
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 10:31 pm: |
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Finally got around to taking a couple of pics of a top secret project I've been playing with:
Still got a few things to figure out though.
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Cyclonemduece
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 10:56 pm: |
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does it work with the aide of magic? it does not look to be connected to anything does it????? |
Mikej
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 08:07 am: |
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At this point it's all magic. 
Next year it will hopefully be something more. Maybe. |
Dave_02_1200
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 11:00 am: |
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Well everyone, I have all but given up on my idea/question about a kick-starter.
I love the photo. Good humor for sure, but am convinced that the actual job would be far more effort than it would be worth.
So now I am exploring ways to make bump-starts easier including both manual and electric compression releases.
Regards,
Dave |
Mikej
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 11:07 am: |
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Someone has considered taking an older XL engine, like a late 60's to early 70's XLCH engine, taking a set of heads off of a tube frame Buell, and massaging that into a tube frame somehow. Seemed like a lot of work just to get a kick starter though so I, uh, they gave up on the idea for the time being. |
Road_oiler
| | Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 08:48 am: |
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cycle world had a kick start evo xl bolted into a norton feather bed frame. what the brits call a 'special'
the kick start set up is worth selling tickets as a carnival ride.
made me laugh, and yet I have great respect for the builder and I like that bike.
take a look |
Road_oiler
| | Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008 - 12:09 am: |
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perhaps this 2nd effort will be successful,
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Mmmi_grad
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 10:24 pm: |
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Ha that is hillarious. I got tired of kicking my old panhead over, but I do miss it sometimes. |
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