motorbikes old/new...open thread??

Just like Peter macvisual's! But black!!!
 
Much as I'd love a '63 T120, I'm fairly sure that I wouldn't be able to (reliably!) start it these days. It would have to be a '63 because I am!!!
 
Nod said:
Much as I'd love a '63 T120, I'm fairly sure that I wouldn't be able to (reliably!) start it these days. It would have to be a '63 because I am!!!
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I have to admit my 1340 FXR is quite a heavy kickstart (could be because the gearbox wasn't designed for kickstarting this is an aftermarket kickstart conversion kit that replaced the gearbox end cover (that reads easier than the conversion job was)) but I still do it for every first start of the day.

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The Shovel I had custody of back in the early '90s was an 88" and built for power. I could stand on the kickstart on compression. Once we (the owner any myself) had got it set up properly (the owner was off to the middle east and wanted it back before the builder had completely finished it...) it was relatively easy to start when you had the sequence and knack! It really did set off car alarms in enclosed carparks! (2" straight throughs with truncheon stopper bolts for baffles!)
 
Hi, I never had any problems starting my 1929 Harley. The left hand grip just had to be turned to retard the ignition.
 
justpix said:
Hi, I never had any problems starting my 1929 Harley. The left hand grip just had to be turned to retard the ignition.
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A 6:1 compression ratio 750 would be rather easier to kick over than a (close to) 1500 high compression motor! No rider adjustable ignition either.
 
Nod said:
Had a TS250 with a barn door fairing for a while. One of the few vehicles I sold rather than scrapped!
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Hi, MZ were well engineered bikes. They had enclosed rear chains the cover of which was used by HONDA riders (before there were O-ring chains).
 
Nod said:
A 6:1 compression ratio 750 would be rather easier to kick over than a (close to) 1500 high compression motor! No rider adjustable ignition either.
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Sure, mine was much easier to kickstart. - My second BMW, a R51/3, also had very low compression. I could start it by hand, which looked quite impressive (to some).

The things you do, when you are young ... ---
 
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Looking back at my youth, I sometimes wonder how I survived it!!! Glad I never grew up, just (a little bit) wiser!
 
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