SRL790
( and gives you a very good idea of the affect of ignition timing on the way the engine runs - especially when kick starting!!!!).
Is this when you forget and leave the bike in full advance!! Eeek
When I first washed up on the beach in the US I was living in a small appartment in Fort Lauderdale. At the time I was riding a '68 Sporster that belonged to a friend of mine. Some previous owner had seen fit to remove the retard mechanism from the magneto so it was necessary to start it at full advance. The guy who owned it weighing in at around 300# + had no problem kicking it through and getting it to go.
I on the other hand, weighed about 150#, and, had to go through all sorts of gyrations to get it to go which, unbeknownst to me, was causing the girl who lived two doors down all sorts of amusement, especially the morning when it kicked back and I spent about the next half hour limping around the yard cursing and trying to build up enough courage to try again. (I found out later that she had her Mother staying and the two of them were rolling on the floor).
Well to cut a long story short, the girl next door is now my wife of 19 years (and still laughing
), so think real hard before installing that mag!