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Another great thing about the Duke 390 is that when it gets stolen, you've got a fair chance of recovering it by simply running after them and waiting for it to cut out. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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I actually like both of them. I'd love something like a Grom to potter about town on. I'll do some research.
I dunno why, but I've never liked KTM. That's from a very naive standpoint though. They look good, but I've read about lots of reliability issues. ____________________ 2008 Aprilia Sportcity 250 |
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What's the technique for not breaking your leg? Was watching something and a guy with a vintage Harley got a kickback or something |
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M.C wrote: | What's the technique for not breaking your leg? Was watching something and a guy with a vintage Harley got a kickback or something |
Don't want kickback, don't touch the throttle while you kick it.
Lesson learned, having stepped off a two stroke kick start only, 350YPVS, (where you wind the throttle on when you kick it), and moved on to a 600cc 4T single cylinder, I can tell you from experience you don't touch the throttle!
My SRX 600 is easy to kick start, choke on, fuel to prime, get it over TDC when the auto de-compressor clicks on, kick it slowly but a full swing, it starts first or second kick every time.
My XL125 on the other hand is a pig to start, it starts only if it feels like it, you can kick it for as long as your leg will last and it still might not start! ____________________ "Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!" |
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Don't you need a bit of throttle to start a single? It's such an entrenched habit I start (non-singles) with a bit of a rev bomb |
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Nope. Choke and tickle, but no throttle while you're kicking.
When I take my Enfield in for an MOT I have to remove the key so that the MOT Monkey doesn't try to start it up with any twisty-blippy foggitry, which is a guaranteed kick-back and sprag clutch frag. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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iooi wrote: | Make the gateway bigger |
I have a similar problem, a bigger gateway into the garden helps quite a bit, can always get the turn into the garden.
here is a Zontes 125, the one I posted about buying and selling last year, had to take the bar ends off, but only because of the communal passageway gate, which is mine - and I could adjust, remove, replace that gate if I needed to
https://s20.postimg.org/mv2xdirp9/image.jpg
the passage is frustratingly narrow, most practical vehicle I kept in the garden was the PXR50cc scooter I bought from a BCF'er, I actually used that as local transport, had to remove the mirrors though
other bikes that I have gotten in and out, include Honda Superdream 250, that was a real squeeze, Honda CG125, and Honda CB200
I did look at at trying to get some sort of "easement" with property owners in next street they have a much wider passageway, and knock a dividing wall down and come in from the other side, but couldn't get anywhere with it
VanVan, CRF250L, Beta Xtrainer, non will fit with the standard bars anyway.
Can put most bikes in there without handlebars, okay for projects, but no use for anything else. |
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Jesus. That's narrower than my situation. But at the end of mine, there's a 90 degree turn in to the garden, which is even more annoying as the neighbour's gatepost and shed prevent it from being about a 20 degree angle. But they own the land, so there's really nothing I can do about it (unless he pops his clogs - which shouldn't be too long, then I can nick his shed and get my bikes through. Double-win.)
I'll post a picture the next time there's daylight and I am home.
Edit: In the meantime, have a Google Maps image. Because I could.
https://i.imgur.com/N4sicto.png ____________________ 2008 Aprilia Sportcity 250 |
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I had a Pegaso and a little CBR500R the Pegaso was a pain in the arse to move anywhere being so tall and wide, the Honda however, once the mirrors were folded in was easy to manoeuvre, if needed I could lift the bike using the rear grab handles and also it's a good trick to learn how to swivel a bike on the side stand if you want to get round a 90 degree bend or turning it around when you get to your garden.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 103 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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