Did anyone here have a kick starter?

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[-] snooggums@piefed.world 7 points 2 months ago

The dirt bikes I rode as a kid had kickstarters and small batteries.

[-] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

The Yamaha DT400 I had as a kid is supposed to come with a battery. Apparently having one helped with starting easier but ours never had one. It only had a kickstart and it was a beast to kick. One big 400cc cylinder, 2 stroke.

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