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Can someone explain a kickstarter to me?
SumpMagnet:
Kickstarts allowed me to run my old CB125 twin back in the day, with a bone dry battery.... I don;t think that was why Honda made them, but the battery case cracked and the electrolyte dripped slowly away until none was left and I never noticed. Still started just fine ( no electric start... )
It can also serve as a theft deterrant. I once owned a Harley WLA 750- side valver. This had a manual advance/retard mechanism...and if you parked it up with teh ignition fully advanced, any would be thief hot wiring the ignition would be treated to a massive shin breaking kick back thus incapacitating themselves and preventing theft.
Laverda Dave:
Both of those replies made me chuckle. My Triton was the same Mr Davo, would always start from cold first kick, never though when warm. I learnt never to put my jacket and helmet on until I started the bike unless I wanted an impromptu sauna.
I'm still laughing thinking about the potential low-life with a broken ankle after trying to start the Harley on full advance🤣🤣🤣
Lobo:
Possibly, some folk are remembering the older / smaller bikes with magnetos when saying you can start with a flat battery - which indeed you could.
Magnetos use permanent magnets as part of their make-up (embedded within the flywheel), and on kicking the bike over electricity is produced - as it spins around the power (for spark) & charge coils.
Alternators do not have any permanent magnet within, this is replaced with a ‘Field coil’ which, only when energised, produces the necessary magnetic field for the ‘stator coil’. And therein lies the problem; you’ll always need some battery voltage to power the Field coil, typically 9v as John suggested.
Once running, it all becomes self sustaining…
Yea I know….ZZZzzzzz.
Bryanj:
The kickstart fitted to a Velocette Venom 500 is a device used to launch the unsuspecting owner/rider to the roof of the nearest shed, screaming in pain and clutching a leg!
SteveD CB500K0:
Who remembers how shocked we all were when Honda introduced a bike without a kick starter?
Was it the CB900FZ, or the CX500?
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