i ride a phantom ta200. this means i dont have a kick starter and when your battery dies.. you gotta push start!
since phantom ta200 is an old bike no longer in production.. learning to push start isnt easy especially during class 2b lessons the cb125 was muchhhh lighter.
anyway, steps are as follows.
1. turn on the ignition, turn on the petcock.
2. change to gear 3 or 4 at least. if u find the gear lever start in neutral, roll forward a little and try again until you can change gear.
3. find a clear road of at least 10-15m to walk your bike.
4. hold in the clutch, start walking really fast.
5. when you are walking fast enough at least 10kmh or jogging pace, drop the clutch suddenly.
(not slowly release)
6. if the engine starts, clutch in immediately, and open slight throttle to keep engine going.
7. shift back to neutral!
if you do this right enough, you dont have to run! just walk fast and it will work.
if you dropped your bike and this doesnt work then you need to open wide throttle since yr engine might be flooded.
on a cold weather, especially in the rain you might have to pull the choke. i find it even more necessary if im using vpower. not too sure why for the moment.
do a push start today! dont wait till when things happen then u have to practise!
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