The real way to start a motorcycle

[beaster29]

Jumpin ass first into the air....ya, that looks real bad-ass.

[arkprof]

My '78 Super Glide FX was at times a bear to start. Never a major problem nor any oil leaks ever, a real nervous thumper at idle, Python pipes that grumbled and rumbled, a smooth ride for only 4 speeds. A great bike, as it turned out (despite the AMF ownership).

[Reubenhubert]

That's the way we all did it in the good old days.

[youngpapi2009]

fuck all tht....i love my push start lol. push it one time n im gone

[bowtechspeedfreak]

Took me 12 kicks on my video but It wasnt started for 2 weeks and it was 35 degrees (-:

[vidwatcher2468]

Actually the real way to start a motorcycle is with one kick.

[ebmadhatter]

real men bust off vintage fighter planes with thier hands!!!!!!!!!

[jrock6467]

Lol. Glad my motorcycle has an electric start..

[bigrobnz]

It only started because you sweared-- no shovel will start with-out swearing or some kind of abuse first!-- just like a cattle dog won"t round up cattle unless you kick it first-- it can, it"s just that it won"t!

[Kadorja]

You're not a real man unless you kick start your bike... and even then you're not a real man till you crank start your car as well. Now if you're really badass you can push both down the road and jump start them... at the same time.

[26l8l94]

@megabill1995 well tell him you can start a 50 1st time....by hand... so why does it matter?

[spartanrmd1]

@morgietheblackdog if you really knew what the fuck your talking about you wouldn't look like an idiot on the first post

[kay333ate644]

real smooth, professor

[Dqueen09]

Yeah...lookin like you tripped on your bike look REALLY cool PEE!

[999flipitproductions]

yuppie?

[rgaufman]

That is a sexy looking bike!

[roadyrider]

Ever drop your cigarette on the tank and it lights it on fire and ruins your paint? It happened to me! Live and learn, lol.

[MrShovelheaddan]

You  can always tell guys that have owned Panheads by the way they kick start their bikes. You have never owned a Panhead.

[Puritanical]

YES! Finally someone who doesn't kick they bike like a sissy!

[edwindammers14]

i think this way is much easier..... or am I wrong?

[jameskoolkat]

Did you say, "F$#@!ing A???" hehehehhe

It actually seemed realistic to have to have a few tries, instead of, "ooh look I touched it with a feather and it started" As a girl who has yet to kick start her old bike; this video is real

GIRL POWER......................suc­ks, lol

YAMAHAS & ChromeDIVAS!

Thank you for the video and that bike is sweet as heck.

[zer0dahero]

Thats the way to do it. Here on youtube, I see all this sissies not straddlig the bike like you do, and instead standing on the side jumping up and down like girls do to start the bike.

[jameskoolkat]

@zer0dahero Hey Hey!

[MrShovelheaddan]

@zer0dahero You know when somebody doesn't have a clue what he's talking about? They make comments but it is obvious to people who know that they are posers? Know what I mean? You have never had a Harley and it shows, kid.

It may look funny but there is a reason people start them like they do. Pick one of those guys and call him a sissy. hmmm? no? didn't think so.

[roadyrider]

@zer0dahero you have obviously never kick-started (or owned) a Harley! I've owned 6 different kickers and none of them started the same. I have the limp to prove it!!

[spartanrmd1]

@zer0dahero two things that drive me nuts on these bike vids . 1. idiots that knock anothers bike just because its not what they ride (if they do ride) and 2. idiots that dont have a clue about kick starting Harleys and post moronic statements about firing on the first kick or standing on the side when you kick one over.

when you get a shovel or a pan (which you never have owned or rode) then come back with a new post. until then go ask mommy for a cup of shut the fuck up

[kaysandesses]

@spartanrmd1 Classic post! If someone hasn't kicked a misbehaving HD until they lay on the ground and pant, then they have no right to post. My only critique of this vid is that it's best to keep the left leg planted firmly while kicking through. That way if it kicks back or the kick lever doesn't fully engage, you don't end up with a bad leg, sore crotch, on your face on the ground, or all three. : )

[kissoriginal]

Luky man

[freddage91]

potato potato potato potato

[couar351]

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[kopynd]

yer, when I think about it, I suppose your

right

[virtualbasil]

inline screaming 4s before you can call it a bike

[touge2000]

@virtualbasil

Well since everyone is at it.....

Got to be a big single with high compression and a left side kickstart before you can call it a motorcycle.

[kopynd]

got to be a twin. with a kick start .before you can call it a motorcycle

[purklefluff]

nah. there's plenty of big ol' singles, triples and even 4 cylinders which are excellent motorbikes. doesn't have to be a twin to qualify.

[Obsidian433]

Beautiful engine sound.

[SMSBJM1981]

Right way to start, wrong side to get on. Wah, wah!

[daxwax1]

Really? I thought the real way didnt involve looking like a wanker.

Nice pants.

[charliewecker]

Hahahaha yes sir.

[jmorgan1994]

@daxwax1 hahahahahahah

[daxwax1]

50cc or under is a moped. Usually limited to 30mph. Over 50cc/30mph is a scooter.

[brendanraymond]

and whoever rides them is a mop head

[GGBULLETz]

@daxwax1 lol there is 50cc motorcycles like the derbi gpr, aprilia rs50 and the ysr50 and the honda nsr 50 and the honda mb50 and yamaha tzr50

[dogtiredd]

hehe, what does a blue healer dog and a harly have in common? They both like coming home in the back of the ute.

Nice bike, nice sound.

[Naturepheonix]

haha

"Real way"

took you four times XD

[tappaja2]

dood not cool bike

[uryr]

the real way to start a motorcycle is in leather pants????

[telindius2]

oh man what a great voice :D

[zoonzo]

nice bike mate, what is it?

[TimpBizkit]

I got tired of trying to kick start a friend's bike, so I just rolled it downhill and popped it into gear with the ignition on - works like a charm

[RatkoUSA]

4th times a charm!

[SouthbaySPEED]

Good, but TECHNICALLY YOU SHOULD HAVE A BEER IN YOUR HAND.

[roadwarchief]

TRUE!

[comeonstart]

Nice!

[BritishRider]

0:19 LOL.

[eddiefan36]

a 50cc u know those are considerd mopeds right

[ribenawrath]

wrong.

officially, a moped is a bike with a capacity of 50cc that is restricted to 30mph.

So he has either a small capacity bike or a scooter ;)

[eddiefan36]

no...i have a moped it has a 50cc engine and the handbook u get at the courthouse says if it is over 50cc its considered a motorcycle 50cc or less is a moped so ur wrong

[hughes111]

So an Aprilia RS50 is a moped?... :p

C'mon, it's a small motorcycle :p

[o0obrado0o]

an rs50 is a moped

[hughes111]

An Rs50's classification is "Motorcycle". Engine size is nothing to do with it either. An RS50 is a very small engine sized sports bike. It's in it's classifications. If would also be taxed as a motorcycle and not a scooter, a scooter is the propper term for a moped. There for making the RS50 a bike.

[ardvarkkkkk]

@o0obrado0o Show me the pedals.

[ardvarkkkkk]

@eddiefan36 The key word is "considered". That means that anything of that size is considered in the same class by legal definition. It does Not mean that is literally what it is. By definition, a moped is any motor (engine) powered cycle that can also be powered with pedals. It is very possible to have a 1500cc moped. BTW, go to another jurisdiction and see what their definition of moped is. Everywhere is different.

[vivitar45]

nice bike if you can aford to keep it on the road my buddys is mostly in the shop my honda sees the shop just for a tune up,tiers etc but im interested in getting a sporster but somthing newer

[srsc23]

fuck that. thank god for electric start

[aznrevlazn]

FUCKIN' A!

That bike sounds totally bad ass!

[CatAtomic99]

The "fuckin' A" step is an essential one and should not be skipped. I don't think I've ever seen a bike kick-started without that crucial step.

[fl58]

Envy is a bad thing. I got sexy legs ;-)

[fl58]

What the fuck do you mean by that, asshole?

[BikerRussell]

Asshole

[fiftyhunnug]

Hey moron!(duplenty) You obviously dont have respect for classic motorcycles.

[nativetwitch]

Fist of all what would being gay have to do with starting a bike second your probably to much a pus to star a bike the manly way

[Leonid3s]

I have a 73 HD kickstart.

It may not make you more of a man, but with all the spoiled newbies running around, it makes it a lot less likely to be stolen!

Also, my 73 shifts with the right foot and brakes with the left. So anyone that did steal it would likely kill himself before he got too far!

[ardvarkkkkk]

@Leonid3s Sportster? Sounds like the flat track setup.

[Leonid3s]

@ardvarkkkkk You are a smart man! :)

[truckdawg43]

@ardvarkkkkk Nope look at the trans sporty's trans are integral with the engine .I would say good job starting my old FLH took a lot more kicks than that after it was rebuilt with about 5000 on it .Thank God for electric start and yes I am lazy .But every so often it needed a little foot love LOL

[BikerRussell]

Nej, hvorfor troede du det? Det er stort set umuligt at starte en kold shovelhead motor med et kick, medmindre du primer den først.

[BikerRussell]

No, your perfectly capable of starting without a crappy pushstart.

[yamahonkawazuki]

lol ive been sent flyin beofre. its a wonder my leg wasnt broken

[dshine55]

you mounted it from the wrong side. lol

[mys0ck]

haha i know oh well

[redrosella]

lol fukin hell

[BikerRussell]

Kickstart is the only way to go, im getting a late late shovel in a rigid frame, and if theres an electric starter on it, im pulling it off...