Amazing, to think I wrote that initial email, asking how to kickstart - now it is second nature to me! The only time I use the electric start is - yep, like others of you, when I stall at lights!
I remember the problem with the kickstarting - everyone told me to slowly kick down until I reached compression, then nudge her through, either with or without decomp lever. But what did 'compresison' feel like? The whole damned stroke felt lumpy and stiff to me. It seemed like there were at least two spots in the cycle that felt stiff - how could I know which was the decompression one?
But it didn't take long to just get the feel of her, to see that I can't nudge her through the stiff decompression spot the way I can through the other stiff spot (the exhaust stroke, I guess). Now the rest of the kick stroke feels very smooth and clean, I can't really understand how it wasn't immediately obvious to me before!
And I almost never have to kick more then once. If she doesn't start first time, I just put the side stand up and try again!!
Mind you, I almost only kick start her form the centre stand. I dream of sitting astride her and starting her up - I did it once, and it felt mighy fine - but risky!
Cheers from very rainy and chilly New Zealnd
Biddy