Anyone start their Norton this way?

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OH sure many have to do their Cdo that way d/t too short of legs to straddle or like me once too injured a R leg to even put my weight on it, so had to straddle bike on side stand, facing backward to hop on off good L leg high enough I could land on kicker with L foot. Not the best way for the side stand loads or center stand on the iso's but so what, do what ever it takes to get life to ride I say and do the maintenance always required just riding em anyway. What's really impressive way to start with a electro brain ignition that fires on key on or off is having it start at idle on key on only! Its happened to me once ducking in/out a store and a few others I've heard from.
 
Diablouph said:
If you do, please video and post it.
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Even if I did I wouldn't post it. There would be three pages of "you're going to break your side stand!". :mrgreen:
 
My 74 was less than a year old one night when I had been drinking heavily. Had to start the bike. It was very dark out. I had the bike on sidestand. I raised myself up in the air preparing for the downstroke when something struck me hard in the side of my head and left shoulder. The sidestand bolt had broken.
 
That's pretty much the way I do it, except I stay straddled on the bike, I don't roll over and get off. Been doing it that way since forever and no problems with the prop stand, hardly ever start it on the centre stand, but here's one time but same way. Some of you have seen this I'm sure. Don't know how hard that Tri is to kick over, but I always push the Nort over TDC before attempt.

Anyone start their Norton this way?


Dave
69S
 
I do the left leg start up, when Ed's cold, mainly because I tore a calf muscle in my right
leg doing the... 'right leg, center stand kick' from the side, and am still a little wary of it.
Straddling the bike like Dave is a better idea, although I know it mightn't be
good for the isos.
Ed starts easy.


Anyone start their Norton this way?


Once we are both warmed up a bit, it's the standard kick start procedure.
I probably should have put some more manly clothes on for the photo shoot.....
Anyhow, such is life.
AC.
p.s... anyone that has owned a European bike with a left side kick soon learns to be ambidextrous. (is that right spelling)
 
By swinging his leg over the bike, he may be unweighting the side stand slightly, which would be good. But to answer the original question, I just pull in the clutch and press the green button. Doesn't everybody?
 
Hi Dave, who's that old bloke stealing your bike, did the cops catch him ? ( sorry old joke, I think Aussie Combat came up with that one :D )

I'd agree with all:

1) it's easier to kick start a bike that way, and,
2) you'd getting a dressing down from the rivet counters for doing it that way............................
 
The first thing I thought of when I saw the video was, if he had a kickback, it would ruin his whole day. Maybe his whole week.
 
I'm 5'6" and the only way that works for me is to be on the bike when it's on the center stand. I've seen bigger guys just support the bike with the left foot (not supported by either stand) and kick it through. If I tried that I'd end up on the ground with the bike on top of me.
 
I need to work on starting it off the stand. When you get into a routine, it's hard to get out, plus my balance/strength is not what it used to be. Maybe 'cause the bike has always been easy to start I haven't had trouble with the stand. Never had a kickback either, even with the new Pazon.

I did start it the other week off to the side with the right leg off the stand, but that was when the coil failed on me and that was that. It did start though, if only for 4 putts. I've seen guys just sit with their bum on the seat, holding the bike up with the left leg and push it through with the right. I need to work on that too.

Dave
69S
 
Diablouph said:
The first thing I thought of when I saw the video was, if he had a kickback, it would ruin his whole day. Maybe his whole week.
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same as that
 
"you're going to break your side stand!"

or the sidestand lug

or the sidestand bolt

or crack the frame where the lug is welded on.

In 43 years around bikes I never saw anyone start like that. :-)
 
You can't have one, you'll shoot your eye out!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tozXF_gyfbA[/video]
 
Prop stand pin after 13,000 miles of starting it that way.

Anyone start their Norton this way?


Dave
69S
 
Bent flange? That's just another incorrectly sized circlip. I don't use that pin anyhow, I put a grade 8 bolt with a nylock on for the prop pin. Nothing is bent. Rust, I'm rusty too.

Actually I was trying to start it with my left foot on the ground today. I just can't get enough push to it. I tried it off to the side right legged and same issue. Maybe if it were warm and willing to start right up, but from cold I always seem to have to give it my weight to get it to go through the 2 compression and then it goes. Maybe it's my 30" inseam? When I get my left foot up on the peg and give it all my dunlop, no problemo. It's pretty hard to balance and start the bike standing on the pegs with no stand. I'd like to see that one.

Dave
69S
 
Use to this when I wanted to make a fool of myself, breaking the bolt and having to p-up the Cmdo off the ground... did it only once!
Philippe
 
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