How to Kickstart a Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Classic

[Drobium77]

My bloody legs are too short to sit on it to kick start it.

I have to stand to the right of the bike and then kick with my left foot.

It starts most times first kick, with choke.

Do you ever get the little rubber cover on top of the choke blowing upwards if the bike backfires through the carb?

Mine sometimes does that and it forces the choke to stay open a little bit, which in turn buggers up the carburation at low revs?

It took me ages to figure out why the bike was running weirdly lol!

[mike1875pari]

but bro..the right method is to keep ur butt on the seat while kick starting the bullet....starts like a charms....one doesnt need strength to start it up...all u need is the right technique.

[Torbookk]

Nice! Thank you! Is this the way to start any english MC? I have an Ariel VG 500 1935. It just starts, as you can see on my video, but I will try to do it your way. It seems like the proper way :)

[FiakYiu]

Try a 620 LC4. Pfff....

[ghiribizzo]

Try an XT500. Pfff....

[meharidude]

only disableds ,girls and sissies neeed electric starters on bikes..if you do need an electric starter then youre one of three OR your bike is too big for ya..

[Drobium77]

@meharidude I used to have a z1000ltd which had both a kick and electric boot.

I found it infinately more cool to kick start a 1000cc bike rather than boot it :-D

[Drobium77]

@Drobium77 *electric boot it*

[danopd]

Thank goodness electric start comes standard now. :-)