[Ducati] kickstarters

[Ronald Betts]

Don't know if I've told this story before so please forgive me if you have heard it allready. All this kickstarter talk reminded me of it. Back in the day, we rode spanish dirt bikes, Bultaco, Ossa, Montesa and so on. They had kickstarters on the left side. We're in the middle of the desert in southern Cali and my buddies Bultaco Lobido 100 dies. He gets off of the bike to kick start the thing and takes a stab at the lever. After several tries and much sweating and cursing, the thing backfires and shoves his right knee into the handlebar,,,,Ouch! So he is standing there masaging his knee and the thing is running. He swings his leg over the seat, pulls in the clutch, put's it in gear,pins the throttle and lets her rip,,,in reverse ! He ends up with the boys squashed against the tank and just falls over like a kid on a tricycle. We found out later that the point plate ( remember points?) had come loose and sat at TDC so when it backfired it rotated in reverse and ran. Two strokes are stupid and really don't care and will run in reverse.
 
I have other tales of the dreaded kickstarter but we need a beer and a place to bench race...;-}>
 
 
Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SPI've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:22:16 -0400> From: thebrowns at domaccess.com> To: ducati at ducati.net> Subject: Re: [Ducati] kickstarters> > Not stupid at all, I remember when I was young, bikes meant kickstarts. > It was what they were about. One of the rules was, if you can start it, > you can ride it.> > My question was for more practical reasons though. I would like a > kickstart on my Elefant. It seems the only practical way would be to go > back to a small case 750. Not sure I want to do this though. It needs > a bit more research.> > Stuart> > Marc Marcom wrote:> > and so ....> > kid.....> > what the heck you lookin at? for soooo long?> > and he points at the kickstart...> > and say's what is that for???...> > Man did that show how times have changed...> > Kinda makes me glad I growed up when I did..> > Or not ,,> > Sorry for the split post> > forgive me > > I have had some rum for my birthday and got stupid!> > Marc> > *****> >> >> > > > *****> > Ducati.net is sponsored by oncycles.com, who has the largest selection and> lowest prices, on the finest motorcycle products anywhere, all served with> world-class customer service. Check them out!> _______________________________________________> Ducati mailing list> Ducati at ducati.net> http://list.ducati.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ducati> Mailto: ronaldebettsasalc0015 at hotmail.com
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