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If you rotate the kick start lever back one or two splines on the kick start shaft (if possible, on a Commando), and always get the pistons just over TDC, the engine should be easier to kick over while standing over the bike and not putting pressure on a side stand that is down.I'm short and have a higher than stock CR Norton 750 engine. I can't start the engine easily with the kick start lever remotely close to straight up. It puts me in a very awkward position, and I can't get a good kick on the lever. I don't start the engine with any weight on the side stand. In my case with a very aftermarket shorter side stand attached to a welded-on lug, it would be dangerous. Kind of hard to explain, but I'd end up bouncing the bike off the side stand due to suspension compression during the kick and end up laying on the ground with the bike on my right leg. Might make a funny YouTube video, but I don't want to find out.
If you rotate the kick start lever back one or two splines on the kick start shaft (if possible, on a Commando), and always get the pistons just over TDC, the engine should be easier to kick over while standing over the bike and not putting pressure on a side stand that is down.
I'm short and have a higher than stock CR Norton 750 engine. I can't start the engine easily with the kick start lever remotely close to straight up. It puts me in a very awkward position, and I can't get a good kick on the lever. I don't start the engine with any weight on the side stand. In my case with a very aftermarket shorter side stand attached to a welded-on lug, it would be dangerous. Kind of hard to explain, but I'd end up bouncing the bike off the side stand due to suspension compression during the kick and end up laying on the ground with the bike on my right leg. Might make a funny YouTube video, but I don't want to find out.
