06-29-2015, 06:44 AM
I had the opposite view. My early bikes had both electric start and kick start. When the battery didn't have enough juice for the electric start (not uncommon with late 70s battery technology), you always had the kick start as a back up. Also, as batteries aged, they eventually couldn't hold enough juice for an electric start. As a broke student, I found that I could get another 6 months out of the battery just using the kick start.
When bikes started coming out without a kick start option in the 80s, I was pretty suspicious, but eventually came around. I found that when the battery is too low for electric starting, you can bump start it pretty easily to get you home. I had to do that on the CB11 a few months ago when the battery gave out without warning.
When bikes started coming out without a kick start option in the 80s, I was pretty suspicious, but eventually came around. I found that when the battery is too low for electric starting, you can bump start it pretty easily to get you home. I had to do that on the CB11 a few months ago when the battery gave out without warning.