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Old 06-20-2010, 09:02 PM   #41
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I never said it wouldn't have an electric back up starter.

No but seroiusly, not big inch chopper motors. But the small old schools... oh yeah Kick it!
Yeah, good F'n luck kicking a big inch twin.
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Old 06-21-2010, 07:29 AM   #42
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Yeah, good F'n luck kicking a big inch twin.
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Old 06-21-2010, 09:57 AM   #43
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Yeah, good F'n luck kicking a big inch twin.

Whats so hard about kicking over a big cubic inch engine Mr Swartenegger?
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Old 06-21-2010, 10:54 AM   #44
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Step one: trade it in on a modern bike.
sure, just take the easy route right away. LOL
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Old 06-21-2010, 11:12 AM   #45
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Whats so hard about kicking over a big cubic inch engine Mr Swartenegger?
Ha! I'd like to see a little guy like you kick over a 450cc bike with a compression release valve.... I have seen 160lb+ plus guys get thrown to the ground trying to kick over an old V-Twin!
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Old 06-21-2010, 12:29 PM   #46
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Ha! I'd like to see a little guy like you kick over a 450cc bike with a compression release valve.... I have seen 160lb+ plus guys get thrown to the ground trying to kick over an old V-Twin!
A friend of mine had a KTM 380 2 stroke dirt bike. We would have to run in shifts to get that fucker started. A big bore v-twin? No thanks.
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Old 06-21-2010, 02:40 PM   #47
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Whats so hard about kicking over a big cubic inch engine Mr Swartenegger?
Give it a shot, brother. The electric starter on my meager 1203cc vtwin gets taxed very quickly.
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Old 06-21-2010, 10:37 PM   #48
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The problem derf is that they are huge and usually have high compression. Take my chop for example. It ran 11:1 compression and was a 117 Cubic Inch motor. That's like 1950 cc's. I can't even imagine kicking that... WOW!!
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Old 06-22-2010, 12:42 AM   #49
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kickin big motors is art in motion, and if you dont have a steel shank midsole in your boots, and a well setup carb, forget it. just go sit down.
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Old 06-22-2010, 05:57 AM   #50
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kickin big motors is art in motion, and if you dont have a steel shank midsole in your boots, and a well setup carb, forget it. just go sit down.
I can't say I am familiar but i believe there is a compression release used in some of these
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