texasSlick said:When I was in college, there was a classmate with a Triumph who would start it by pushing it in low gear with the clutch pulled in. After he got it up to speed, he popped the clutch, and with throttle WO, the bike would pull him just like the picture above.
concours said:texasSlick said:When I was in college, there was a classmate with a Triumph who would start it by pushing it in low gear with the clutch pulled in. After he got it up to speed, he popped the clutch, and with throttle WO, the bike would pull him just like the picture above.
Bikes generally will not bump start in low gear. I've always (since trying 1st gear once at 9yo ) used 3rd or 4th...
Did the guy ever crash after? :mrgreen:
texasSlick said:concours said:texasSlick said:When I was in college, there was a classmate with a Triumph who would start it by pushing it in low gear with the clutch pulled in. After he got it up to speed, he popped the clutch, and with throttle WO, the bike would pull him just like the picture above.
Bikes generally will not bump start in low gear. I've always (since trying 1st gear once at 9yo ) used 3rd or 4th...
Did the guy ever crash after? :mrgreen:
I can not swear that he bumped started it low, but I do swear that he and the bike looked just like the pic when the trumpet fired up with him hanging on the grips. I never saw him crash. He was the cat's meow of the college bikers.
Slick