Le 500 XT yamaha est équipé pour le démarrage d un décompresseur à gauche d une lunette de visée du point mort haut en haut du moteur sur la culasse côté droit, d un starter froid et d un starter chaud. Je démarrais mon XT 500 en me mettant du côté gauche de la machine pouce sur le décompresseur je vérifiais dans la lunette de visée que j atteignais le point mort haut, le starter était mise couché en partie sur la selle je démarrais avec la main droite en donnant une violente impulsion sur le kick. Jamais un retour, et j ai fait ça chez Antoine moto à Montpellier concessionnaire Yamaha et surtout devant tous les amis motards du motoclub, alors suivez les manuels d utilisation.( le démarrage à la main n’est pas expliqué). Salut...
Not entirely correct. If the timing is set correctly. And you kick it into the compression stroke, kickback happens. Mine starts first kick every time (1980 G) but it is fun to watch others who are used to smaller displacements and e-start try, because they just mount it and kick it (without the necessary commitment) and it fires! But before the piston reaches the top of it's stroke - timing is supposed to be set @7°BTDC static, hence it returns down, but in the wrong direction - and the pawls on the starter gear are designed to release when the engine is running. Not backwards. It pack quite a wallop.
Try a 1958 Matchless 500 with no decompression valve. You will start wearing real biking footwear you might just break your foot on the kickback and keep your face out of the way of your knee. 😱
I had a 1980 XT 500 and if you tried to kick it with the decompresser it would kick back. I use to get it up on the compression stroke a jump on it. Never kicked back
Yes, decomp is there to help you get it past the "lock up" and that is where you kick it from. Slowly kick until it won't go anymore, stop kicking, briefly dump the compression, and then jump on it. (leave the decomp alone) 😅 Learned that the the hard way.
Nice kickstarting in your trainers. Nice action with the foot . Ware Motocross boots if possible . Good video . Please show more
i got a xr 600 heard ppl saying watch out 4 the kick back has't got it to me and had it 4 5 years
Late model XR 600's have anti-backfire on their cams, It wont kickback. Not sure about the earlier models.
Boots help a lot lol😋
Lovely beasty bikes but you need big biker boots and kick harder - great film
always wear motorcycle boots with ankle protection when kickin a big bore 4 stroke or even better motocross boots
Le 500 XT yamaha est équipé pour le démarrage d un décompresseur à gauche d une lunette de visée du point mort haut en haut du moteur sur la culasse côté droit, d un starter froid et d un starter chaud. Je démarrais mon XT 500 en me mettant du côté gauche de la machine pouce sur le décompresseur je vérifiais dans la lunette de visée que j atteignais le point mort haut, le starter était mise couché en partie sur la selle je démarrais avec la main droite en donnant une violente impulsion sur le kick. Jamais un retour, et j ai fait ça chez Antoine moto à Montpellier concessionnaire Yamaha et surtout devant tous les amis motards du motoclub, alors suivez les manuels d utilisation.( le démarrage à la main n’est pas expliqué). Salut...
ignition timing set correctly, you'll never get a kick back !
Not entirely correct. If the timing is set correctly. And you kick it into the compression stroke, kickback happens. Mine starts first kick every time (1980 G) but it is fun to watch others who are used to smaller displacements and e-start try, because they just mount it and kick it (without the necessary commitment) and it fires! But before the piston reaches the top of it's stroke - timing is supposed to be set @7°BTDC static, hence it returns down, but in the wrong direction - and the pawls on the starter gear are designed to release when the engine is running. Not backwards. It pack quite a wallop.
Very important on these big bore singles
Get it past TDC on the compression stroke. Most importantly, kick with authority.
Try a 1958 Matchless 500 with no decompression valve. You will start wearing real biking footwear you might just break your foot on the kickback and keep your face out of the way of your knee. 😱
I had a 1980 XT 500 and if you tried to kick it with the decompresser it would kick back. I use to get it up on the compression stroke a jump on it. Never kicked back
Yes, decomp is there to help you get it past the "lock up" and that is where you kick it from. Slowly kick until it won't go anymore, stop kicking, briefly dump the compression, and then jump on it. (leave the decomp alone) 😅 Learned that the the hard way.
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