my first ride was on a baha mini bike with no clutch... spent the weekend with a friend and there was a go cart and this bike for us to get around.. i think it was only 50cc, but if you tried to shift without the throttle all the way down it would try to buck you off (i think i was 9)... flash back even more, both my parrents used to ride. everything from 450 rebels (still there favorite) to dads big kawi cruiser (that he almost got CO poisoning from while riding) but sence i was about 5 they havent ridden at all and theres about 7 bikes rotting in there back yard. back to present time (ok, about 3 years ago) i bought my 99 cb250 from my boss for $1000. i rode that all over the state of florida and even met my fiancee at a rest stop on 95 because of that bike. last year i sold it so i could by my goldwing, that little 250 was just to small for me at 6'3" and 300 lbs..
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 6:14 AM, jaybird248 <jaybird...@aol.com> wrote: > Sounds like you're describing the start routine on a Cushman scooter, > like my Road King. > > The starter was actually a pedal that emerged from a hole in the > bodywork under the seat and above the floorboard. You stood at 90 > degrees from the bike and kicked it as described. Sometimes the rachet > mechanism didn't click in. Then, as you landed hard on the pedal, it > just slammed down to the floor, taking your foot with it. I recently > met a guy with a Cushman at an antique bike show. He and I compared > bruises from that one. But yes, once it ran, it ran. > > In the 60s, Harley also had a full-bodied scooter called the Topper. > It had an even wierder start system. You pulled on a rope just like > starting a lawnmower. > > Jay S > 92 NH750 > South Florida > > On Mar 2, 5:16 pm, surfswab <surfs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wow. That's a trip down memory lane. My next door neighbor had one > > of those when I was a kid. > > > > The kick start was really primitive as I recall. Kick, bend over, > > reach down, pull the pedal back up to the top, kick again. His was > > really cantankerous, but otherwise pretty bullet proof, once it was > > running. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
