Wilsons Sandbox

Old bike. Old speed limit. Ride on! Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 5/5/2012 5:04 AM, Robert Waters wrote: > > I have an XT-225 and it does not have a tachomoter. The speedomoter > redlines at 55mph. Does this mean it is doing damage to the bike to > drive in the red? It does not seem to struggle at all going 65 mph > with just me on it. > > rw > > TotalHealth > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote:

> > > > I seem to recall, those men sometimes had to kick, kick, kick, push the beast to make it a motorsickle, and not a curb toy. > > revmaaatin. who loves the right thumb manly start button. >

Yes, that Goldie took some serious kickage. When everything was just right, it could be a one kick starter. But one of the things that had to be right was the position of the spark advance lever, which was easy to forget about. Then the lever might come up as fast as you pushed it down. If the knee was locked at the end of the kick stroke, the kickback could lift you right off the seat and deposit you on the ground nursing a high-ankle sprain that might keep you from trying again for half an hour or more. At its best, pushing entailed the side-saddle bump start, a trick I almost, but never quite mastered. If it didn't come off right, then a guy had to bounce down of the seat and push some more. Those who know me will find this difficult to believe, but in those days, I was a scrawny little kid, and pushing that bike was hard work.