I’ve heard it said that you can’t be too rich or too thin. Well, sometimes you can be too rich. Like when you’ve been kicking a bike with a leaky carb. All that gas making it’s way through the cylinder in to the exhaust just waiting for a spark. Now it’s true that this is one way to get those pesky baffles out of the pipes. It’ll also make you the center of attention with anyone close by.
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I haven’t had electric start since I was 19. I’ve heard of guys getting pitched over the bars, but at five foot seventeen, I think my leg just gets pinwheeled around a few times, Popeye style.
I’m a big fan of electric start, since bystanders can hear my knee pop over a 6″ drag pipe backfiring. Ok, maybe it’s not quite THAT bad, but still…