Tried how many times I can start the old Victor in one minute. Came to five times. I guess it is not to bad considering the bike is on points and the original energe …
Ok, so old guy with money that bought a Brit bike and prob doesn't even know it's positive ground and clearly don't know how to 'tickle' an Amal. Stupid.
hello in the early seventies I raced a 44victor MX always push started as compression to high to kick start. It always started within 2-3 meters of dropping the clutch. Great bike it weighed 221 lbs approx. 75 lbs lighter than most Jap bikes made in the early seventies.
Twisting the thrittle while not running will have no effect on an Amal carburetor, it doesn't have a accellerator pump like a car on the carb. A carb tickle will prime the motor and get the gas into position for combustion.
Ok, so old guy with money that bought a Brit bike and prob doesn't even know it's positive ground and clearly don't know how to 'tickle' an Amal. Stupid.
Stop rocking the throttle, there's no accelerator pump. Christ.
hello in the early seventies I raced a 44victor MX always push started as compression to high to kick start. It always started within 2-3 meters of dropping the clutch. Great bike it weighed 221 lbs approx. 75 lbs lighter than most Jap bikes made in the early seventies.
Twisting the thrittle while not running will have no effect on an Amal carburetor, it doesn't have a accellerator pump like a car on the carb. A carb tickle will prime the motor and get the gas into position for combustion.
I think you should flood the carb before and no throttle at all when kicking
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