so today i got my 93 Suzuki DR650S running (push started it with a buddy) and rode it around the block with no issues..

well lucky me this is the model with NO electric start! great....i weigh 160 punds and i am a weakling.. i cant figure out how to get this thing started using the kickstarter! its got a de-compressiong lever and all that ****.

any suggestions?

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Buahahahahahaha.....I have a hard time starting a cr450 sometimes, and I'm 200lbs!! Steel shank boots and a belt with 100lbs on it might help

 

Used to have an 81 Honda XL-500 "THUMPER", pull in the compression relief lever, kick it a few times to get rid of the cylinder presure, then as you kick down about a 1/3 or so on the way down release the compression reliefe lever, try this a few times, alwaays remember to turn the handle bares away from the kickstart side, have had my leg thrown into the handle bars on a compression stroke kick back hurts like hell [:@]

 

Well............. did I help or hinder ????????

 

ya i tried that! but every time i realese the de compression lever when im kicking it i can never get it to go past the actual TDC cause the compression is HUGE! and now my leg hurts..so yes, you did hinder..lol...

 

You'll get it. It is all in your timing on how you attack the kick starter and exactly when you dump the compression release. You will develope the "timing" for doing it and then it will be so easy, you can show off in front of your friends. One thing to never, ever forget. Do not, baby your leg when you kick it. If you do, it will try to show you that it is boss, instead of the other way around. Once you get it, it is like kicking a 175.

 

i just figured it out.. (i dont even need the compression lever!) thanks guys!