08-15-2014, 02:11 PM
It's about cost vs reward I guess. The reliability of electric starters and batteries have become such that a kick starter just isn't a required item any more. I had one on my first bike (1976 CB500T) and I used it because I had a bad battery and charging issues with that bike. Honestly I'm not really sure why the bike finally decided to restart, but I got home with it. I never had a need to even push start any of my Nighthawks sooo.....