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To: wjcsux

The CH stands for Charley Horse, as the saying goes.

I never had any trouble kick-starting Harleys, but I don’t weigh 130 lbs, either.


9 posted on 12/01/2023 7:23:29 PM PST by Disambiguator
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To: Disambiguator

This dude was tough starting on cold mornings!


10 posted on 12/01/2023 7:27:18 PM PST by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: Disambiguator
I never had any trouble kick-starting Harleys, but I don’t weigh 130 lbs, either.

My Yamaha SR-400 is kickstart only. I weigh 155 lbs. I have to be pretty precise with the compression release. It is less finicky than my BSA Victor 500 was in 1978.

18 posted on 12/01/2023 10:01:42 PM PST by Myrddin
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I once watched a welterweight, leather clad biker trying to kickstart his 60’s Harley get tossed clean over his handlebars when the engine kickstart peddle kicked back. It was a hoot. The funniest part was he had to kick that damn beast about 12 times to finally get it running. Made me glad to be a Bonneville owner.


36 posted on 12/03/2023 11:08:11 AM PST by Pennsyltucky Boy (bitterly clinging to our constitutional rights in PA)
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