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I cant start my 450!
  • treyt1313
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    I cant start my 450!

    by treyt1313 » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:28 am

    hey im 14 and i can start it sometimes but mostly i have to get my dad 2 start it and its hard 4 him 2 can some1 plz give me some tips on starting it
  • hondaracer20
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    by hondaracer20 » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:42 am

    all i can say is do leg work outs cause thats how 450s are
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    Re: I cant start my 450!

    by JAWS » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:14 am

    treyt1313 wrote:hey im 14 and i can start it sometimes but mostly i have to get my dad 2 start it and its hard 4 him 2 can some1 plz give me some tips on starting it


    What is your starting drill?

    Joe
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    by madmax » Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:39 pm

    What do you mean, it`s hard to kick or you have to kick it a number of times for it to start?

    If it takes a lot of kicks cold, just twist the throttle wide open three times and give it a good kick, if it doesn`t start, give it one more and kick again.

    Somtimes if it takes a number of kicks cold it could be a sign of your intake valves have gone to zero and need shimed.

    If it just hard to push down, check your decompressor clearance.

    And please use letters instead of numbers when you type, it`s hard for some us to read that.
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  • Sammy Davis Jr.
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    by Sammy Davis Jr. » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:29 am

    ...I've found that I don't need to kick it real hard...funny, but ( with MY bike, anyway) a more "relaxed" kick seems to start it easier. My '05 450 starts MUCH easier than my son's '05 250...
  • Eric Gurley
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    by Eric Gurley » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:17 pm

    hey i have had the same problem with my previous yamaha, and what i was told was. dont kick real hard, just go down till the kick start gets a little pressure then give it all you got. try that. just a suggestion.
  • Eric Gurley
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    by Eric Gurley » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:25 pm

    i also have a question under this topic, i have 2002 crf450r and i cant start the bike in Gear, but i can jump it, i was told that is normal with that year, what is your imput?
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    by nedirtbikr » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:37 am

    Eric Gurley wrote:i also have a question under this topic, i have 2002 crf450r and i cant start the bike in Gear, but i can jump it, i was told that is normal with that year, what is your imput?
    Same with my '06. I think it's the same with most of them. There might be some exceptions out there.
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    by JAWS » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:21 am

    Other threads on this subject have indicated that you cannot kick start any of them in gear.

    Joe
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    by madmax » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:21 pm

    JAWS wrote:Other threads on this subject have indicated that you cannot kick start any of them in gear.

    Joe


    My 03 will. Once hot it doesn`t matter if in gear or not, feels the same.
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    by JAWS » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:35 pm

    madmax wrote:
    JAWS wrote:Other threads on this subject have indicated that you cannot kick start any of them in gear.

    Joe


    My 03 will. Once hot it doesn`t matter if in gear or not, feels the same.

    That's good to know. Apparently they have "fixed" that issue! :)
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