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Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on December 31, 2007, 2:07 am
On Dec 30, 12:52=A0pm, AWR7MM...@webtv.net (Mike Corey) wrote:
> I just bought a restored 1974 Honda CR250M Elsinore. Now I need to buy a
> new right foot. The kick starter on this thing has reared up and bit me
> so many times in the last couple hours, I may never walk the same again.
> Is there a trick to starting these things?
>
> I've been told the timing may be off a bit, but don't have a spark plug
> hole dial indicator to correctly set the timing. Could it be the timing,
> or is it something else?
Sounds like timing to me. I've never seen a two stroke kick
back very hard, even a 400. If the timing's off enough, it could
theoretically even run backwards.
Are you able to get it running at all ? If so, how well or badly
does it run after you've started it ?
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Posted by The Older Gentleman on December 31, 2007, 4:42 am
> Sounds like timing to me. I've never seen a two stroke kick
> back very hard, even a 400.
MZ250/300 singles were notorious for it.
>If the timing's off enough, it could
> theoretically even run backwards.
MZ250/300 singles could. Mine did!
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Posted by IdaSpode on December 31, 2007, 11:41 am
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:42:55 +0000, totallydeadmailbox@yahoo.co.uk
(The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
>> Sounds like timing to me. I've never seen a two stroke kick
>> back very hard, even a 400.
>
>MZ250/300 singles were notorious for it.
As was the Yamaha SC500, not that you wanted to ride it if you could
actually get it started...
>>If the timing's off enough, it could
>> theoretically even run backwards.
>MZ250/300 singles could. Mine did!
As did my Bultaco Alpina.
DJ
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Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on December 31, 2007, 12:51 pm
> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:42:55 +0000, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk
>
> (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
> >> Sounds like timing to me. I've never seen a two stroke kick
> >> back very hard, even a 400.
>
> >MZ250/300 singles were notorious for it.
>
> As was the Yamaha SC500, not that you wanted to ride it if you could
> actually get it started...
I don't recall this behavior on the Yamaha 400s or Maicos.
Fading memory or differences between bikes I guess.
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Posted by oldgeezer on January 1, 2008, 5:27 pm
wrote:
> On Dec 30, 12:52 pm, AWR7MM...@webtv.net (Mike Corey) wrote:
>
> Sounds like timing to me. I've never seen a two stroke kick
> back very hard, even a 400. <snip>
Umm, 48 years ago a Villiers 250 sent me to hospital with an
unbolted kick starter in my heel. Some events tell you to wear
boots and remount the rubber on the starter when it fell off.
That Villiers always kicked back, even a correct timing setting.
Rob.
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