Bump Start - Clutch Start Possible

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Wicky
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Re: Bump Start - Clutch Start Possible

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thunderbolt wrote: And maybe pull the starter motor so that it does not seize in place with all the road grime that gets on it from the front wheel. Although I have just fitted the front guard extender to it for added protection.
You shouldn't need to pull the starter motor, just keep the bolt under the rubber hood greased /vaselined to keep out sogginess. More of a problem here in blighty cos of the salty winter roads.
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Re: Bump Start - Clutch Start Possible

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Wicky wrote:You shouldn't need to pull the starter motor, just keep the bolt under the rubber hood greased /vaselined to keep out sogginess. More of a problem here in blighty cos of the salty winter roads.
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