From owner-bmw@chinacat.unicom.com Thu Aug 11 13:45:00 1994 Received: from newton.ncsa.uiuc.edu by void.ncsa.uiuc.edu (4.1/NCSA-4.1) id AA19060; Thu, 11 Aug 94 13:45:00 CDT Received: from chinacat.unicom.com by newton.ncsa.uiuc.edu with SMTP id AA23584 (5.65a/IDA-1.4.2 for davet@void.ncsa.uiuc.edu); Thu, 11 Aug 94 13:46:38 -0500 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by chinacat.unicom.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id MAA24420 for dist-bmw; Thu, 11 Aug 1994 12:43:06 -0500 (CDT) Resent-Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 12:43:06 -0500 (CDT) Resent-Message-Id: <199408111743.MAA24420@chinacat.unicom.com> Resent-From: bmw@chinacat.unicom.com Resent-Sender: owner-bmw@chinacat.unicom.com Received: from rider.UUCP (urider@localhost) by chinacat.unicom.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with UUCP id MAA24415 for in-bmw; Thu, 11 Aug 1994 12:43:04 -0500 (CDT) Received: by rider.cactus.org (smail2.5c) id AA00199; 8 Aug 94 14:37:28 CDT (Mon) From: jeff@mri.com (Jonathan Jefferies - R100RT/K75/Honda CM400T) Subject: Re: Woo Hoooo! world cruise on a GS! Cc: bmw@rider.cactus.org (bmw Mailing List) Sender: bmw@rider.cactus.org Message-Id: <9408081437.AA00199@rider.cactus.org> Date: 8 Aug 94 14:37:28 CDT (Mon) Errors-To: owner-bmw@chinacat.unicom.com Precedence: bulk X-Redistributed-By: chinacat.unicom.com to the "bmw" list Status: OR You said: kick start: These are standard on European GS models but not on US. That's why all the GS and PD literature has pictures with kickstands. Cost is $450 for parts + outrageous estimates for labor ($200-$500). I might try to install this myself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You might want to reconsider this and ask for more comments. I had a kickstart on a R75/5. It was next to useless. The 750cc engine was simply too large to kickstart when cold. The kick start was usable only if the engine was already warm. I think you will find this to be even more true with a 1000cc engine. If you want it for an emergency use you'd be just as well off push starting the bike. Jonathan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mailing List bmw@rider.cactus.org Subject: subscribe/unsubscribe/help bmw-request@rider.cactus.org