Maggie valley June 2019

1olbull said:
Fond, painfull memories!
I had several large singles, worst of which was a 57 AJS 600cc Typhoon. Was so hard to kick it had a compression release and if you didn't time it with your kick just right, the bastard would send you flying, or worse slip off your foot and bust your shin or ankle or both! Naturally I did all three, multiple times.
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LOL...I had forgotten about my foot slipping off along with the shin and in particular the skinned up ankle. On the plus side, I never went flying but it made me think twice about what I was doing. If you didn’t keep it in the back of your mind when ever you started the beasts you would get a reminder when you least expected it. I loved those old 500 singles...I learned a lot out fixing motorcycles back then. One hand me down and one basket case. :p:D:roll:
 
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Bedifferent said:
LOL...I had forgotten about my foot slipping off along with the shin and in particular the shined up ankle. On the plus side, I never went flying but it made me think twice about what I was doing. If you didn’t keep it in the back of your mind when ever you started the beasts you would get a reminder when you least expected it. I loved those old 500 singles...I learned a lot out fixing motorcycles back then. One hand me down and one basket case. :p:D:roll:
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Amen!
Back in the early 60s those motors WERE the lightweights!
 
Back in the mid 70's, I had a duke, a 350 Sebring, a 1966 model, I was the 3rd owner, the 2 previous owners had both suffered compound fractured ankles....I never trusted that kicker pedal near my arch, i kept it near the ball of my foot,,only suffered a few examples of bruised toes...I miss that bike:(:(:(:(
 
My first motorcycle was a 1981 Honda C-70 Passport -- it had electric start.

Imagine my surprise when I purchased a 1984 Honda CB-125S (which I still have) and it had kick start.

And to make it funny (NOT ha ha) at the time, I had just finished watching a documentary about the malaise in the British motorcycle industry (labor unrest, rising prices, poor reliability) and there was a short snip with a long haired dealer who said "What's wrong with British motorcycles ?" He got on one (a Triumph ???) and kicked it several times, and it finally started. He turned it off, dismounted, and leaned over the Honda next to it, and turned the key, and of course, it started right up. A setup to be sure, but that image was in my mind as I discovered the uncomfortable kick-BACK of that little 125 (to this day).
 
Although my curry burner has electric starter, I almost always kick start it, and it very rarely needs a second kick.
 
I was hoping to see one in India when I was there last month but they won't have them at the dealership till next month.
 

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