Today self start doesn't feel like real motorcycle. I personally do with self start but I have old one also kick start Royal enfield similar to bsa which feels real motorcycle.
Hey man , it appears that you are left footed. Being that , you mount the bike facing the rear of the bike use the heel of your foot and keep your knee locked while pumping the pumper. Hope that helps 🤗
You need to straddle it, stand on the footpegs, then with your right leg jump using your whole weight. It'll start. The way you're doing it you'll damage your ankle mate, with respect.
Ok mate, here's the deal... you straddle it like you are sitting on it, then you stand on the pedals... put your right foot on the kick start... and with all your weight you jump on the kick start, twisting the throttle as you do. Then you get an almighty roar and it fires up. There's a knack to it, but it saves you having your ankle stuffed up.
So many disagreeable comments - we all start somewhere and it sounds like you and the camera person are enjoying your bike even before it trimbles off down the road. Certainly advice regarding starting it like you mean it is helpful - with the ignition off, rotate the engine until it goes over the compression stroke then comes onto it again. That gets fuel into the chamber and puts the engine in a situation where it's more likely to start than hospitalise you:) ride in peace
Hard work and the lad will hurt himself. I have a 1958 A10 with higher compression pistons. I just stand astride the bike in proper shoes and kick it over with 17 stone of confidence ... first time starter.
Bullets are manufactured by Royal Enfield. This bike right here is a BSA. Two very differnt things. Also the name bullet was not given for its firing technique. Because RE was primarily a weapons manufacturer in the UK, thats why the first bike they manufactured was named bullet and hence the name remained even though the company got shut down in the UK and later was revived by Eicher motors in India in 1948. And the first bike they manufactured here in India was the bullet. Firing technique dont have any name. Its just releasing the compression and putting the piston into the top position for easy kick starting. Peace out.
Lovely looking bike, one bit of advise adn i learnt this the very hard way kicking mine over, get on the bike evern with no seat stand ont he pegs it makes it a lot easier to kick the bike over, also dont jump on the kick start leaver it will do damage prime it as you do till it gets to top dead center then give one short sharp kick
The BSA A10SR never had twin carbs, the inlet tract is a siamese cast with the head. The only twin carb A10's were specially machined. Many years ago a friend of mine had his Super Rocket head machined by a guy in Evesham, called Ken Haines.
Get your leg over and give it some welly man! The worst that can happen is that it will catapult you over the handlebars or shatter your shin! Lovely bit of kit though.
Hey dude my dad has a a10 and she starts first swing You’re not altering the advance and retard lever which is why she is kicking back at you You have two little levers on the bars Ones choke the other is the advance and retard And don’t kick it over get on the bike and just use your body weight to rock and push the engine over with a little force could take up to 2-3 swings if it’s lay for a while or timing isn’t spot on or both Hope this helps
Dude, it looks like you're scared of it. Stand up on the foot pegs if you have to but lay the hell into it. And if that old British twin kicks back your spark advance isn't working right. My first ride when I was 17, I'm 75 now, was a '56 BSA Golden Flash A10. I was a skinny kid only weighing 129 lbs soaking wet with bricks in both my pocket but I'd get her started. I'd prime that old Amal, I'd stand up on the foot pegs. take a great big wind-up worthy of a circus act and come down hard on the kick start all the while praying the spark advance was set right so it wouldn't kick back and either break my leg or send me over the handlebars. I'm older and heavier now but i still ride.
I´m 79 and I have never had any trouble kick starting my ¨vintage¨bikes: 350 BSA, 500 Velocette Venom , 650 Matchless twin pipe.... etc... He should NEVER have a bike. What does he do if it cuts out on him in busy traffic? Ask his granny to do it?
I had a rigid framed 1954 ish a10, as a kid, you just need to get used to the starting ritual!!, thats all, each bike is unique, ...monobloc carbs... press each plunger a few times to prime , get kicker in top dead centre, give an almighty big kick....blamblamblamblamblam,...........unless you are doing something seriously wrong lol
Never kicked any of my Brit bikes unless astride them. (But ALWAYS kicked my Ducati alongside it - they are made like that.) Horses for courses. When cold, don't kick it like a trail bike with just your leg. Crank onto compression, reset, get on it, put all your weight behind it (stand on it) - ride it through THAT compression and that gives you run up to the next compression stroke, and it should go. As I have long legs; I always have the bars turned to the left; then if it DOES kick back, no chance to break your knee against bar ends. My 62 A10 starts like that. It was harder to start than my Ducati; but then again, it USED to have the 357 Spitfire cam, should be easier now with the correct 356. Used to kick back with the 357, not with the 356. All are easier to kick than my 74 T150 Trident. A kick starter throw really designed for a 500 speed twin, then stretched to a Trident 750; and mine is a 1,000 Hyde kit. Oh well. 59 model? Pear shape badges fitted from 60 onwards (listed in parts as 60 - 62) mine was made in 63, as there were 400 made in 63; like most bikes, they have a "model year" but bikes still get made after that because parts are left, so "they keep making them until "run out". So I tell people mine is a "62 Golden Flash" - because if I say "63", then get all the "No such thing!!!" experts arguing. Technically it is a 62 model, year of manufacture, 63; but spares lists/manuals only go up to 62. Most people aren't fussed, just like to see the bikes. MOST A10's had the round badges, as they were fitted to 2 Gal tanks until the end; only pear shaped badges were on 4 gal starting in 60 and only 60 - 62. Many fit the round badge 4 gal tank as many preferred it/easier to get/looking like RGS. The pear badges were more "A50/A65" style, and many A10 owners didn't like them, so fitted the round badge tanks "to make it look like an A10, not an A65" - depends on your preference. I prefer the round ones myself, but the pear for mine are "correct." Each to their own. When I got mine in 1978, it didn't have the correct tank; it had a stupid "chopper" 1 Gallon "peanut" tank. Yuk. I have had a round badge tank for years; recently got a newer one; but am going to get a pear type as it should really be correct. Both Both round and pear look good. Most just like seeing these great old bikes. Enjoy it. I have had mine for 40 years, and finally getting the attention/TLC it deserves! :-) Nice to see this bike though.
Don't know...don't care.....I'm Canadian from Austria....so therefore: Perfect. ...I've just been snooping Star series BSA's....are they still plenty and cheap in UK?...[always were rare in Canada]...anyone? thx.
Hey mate. I am rebuilding a BSA A10 GF (very late model). I bought it in 78, got it going, rode it to work for a year; then left it until now. I should have bought the bits back then. It is now fully stripped. Buy the best one you can afford - because parts are.......... well. There are LOTS of parts, but many dodgy ones. It is like old cars. Consumables/engine parts are good - but "tinware" (guards/covers etc etc) cost a fair bit. There are lots of cheap bits, but many sub standard. With old cars, everyone kept the "GT" models; but no one bothered with the base models. So - parts they made ZILLIONS of got thrown away/replaced, as "who wants those?" Numerous cheap copies, so you have to sift through parts. Many will buy one and say "Oh, all the Guards (I am Australian - fenders to you?), tank, etc etc are all stuffed, but I'll just buy new ones." Then buy "new" ones - that when they are arrive are worse than your old ones. Then shell out zillions for "good" new ones - OR pay even more to get old ones fixed, as unavailable. Have a look at "Draganfly" site just to get an idea of how many different guards there are, how much - and even worse - how many "unavailable". I am not promoting them - there are LOTS of good sites, but I find DF to have a very good site layout/spares lists. I have had to become my own "spares boffin" - as so many selling the "wrong" parts. Learn to read the spares lists, they are available, and it will help you. Then you will want to buy one as complete as possible. I hope that helps. Cheers; :-)
Hey everybody..Take a look at 'wrongturn320's' comment...I am British and I couldn't stop laughing at his comment..America was originally inhabited by the Indians, then, some Irish and British etc went there and guess what..? they stayed and they became the white Americans..So, you all have British or Irish etc ancestors.
That was excruciating....why do some people insist on starting a motorcycle in the mot difficult manner, rather than straddling the bike, and kicking with the right leg like normal?.....sheesh.....and while on the topic wear actual pants and boots.
Yeah, my Trident has elec ign......but I have never touched the charging cct........ but these (A10) have a magneto that are normally pretty good - I recently refurbed mine, but it has always run ok......... These were before zener/alternator. Generator is amazingly low output ( :-) ) , but these days LEDS mean you can get by.
Nice bike for a bloke with no experience. Please don't trash that gem. Oh and the gardening gloves won't do shit for ya except maybe protect your girly hands boy.
RU F;;;;;ING KIDDIN ME, MINE WAS A 66 BSA , YOU TICKLE THE CARB (BIKE ON CENTRE STAND THEN STAND ON FOOTREST & PUMP DOWN THE KICK START, WITH YOUR MIKE HAILWOOD BOOTS; works every time , your crocs wont save yer ankle, stick to scooters ya mod twonk
It's excruciating watching this guy start his bike.
I was a 52kg malay man and I had no problem starting my 1951 Triumph Thunderbird with a kick.
I started the same bike when I was 10.
Congrats dude, this is a man’s bike.
Dude, either you will loose your shin bone or your knee !! Lucky to still have those legs!
This is a bike for real men. Boy, stay happy with a moped!
Wolfgang Watzi, he has the bike + he works on it + he makes it start = he is a real man!
The way he starts it 😂
Sometimes people are in possession of great stuff which they are unable to handle.
This is all so sad, gimme the bike, I might be 66 but I can show what this bike is all about! :00
Sell that bike to a real man,and buy your self a Chinese scooter!
Today self start doesn't feel like real motorcycle. I personally do with self start but I have old one also kick start Royal enfield similar to bsa which feels real motorcycle.
AAAH COME ON .... leave it alone and get yourself a vespa.
Hey man , it appears that you are left footed. Being that , you mount the bike facing the rear of the bike use the heel of your foot and keep your knee locked while pumping the pumper.
Hope that helps 🤗
You need to straddle it, stand on the footpegs, then with your right leg jump using your whole weight. It'll start. The way you're doing it you'll damage your ankle mate, with respect.
Painful to watch. Not enough words that haven't been said already.
Ok mate, here's the deal... you straddle it like you are sitting on it, then you stand on the pedals... put your right foot on the kick start... and with all your weight you jump on the kick start, twisting the throttle as you do. Then you get an almighty roar and it fires up. There's a knack to it, but it saves you having your ankle stuffed up.
Exactly. This *guy* is clueless.
Oh...you mean first TIME starting a motorcycle !!?!!!
Very nice and a Thumbs up.
hes dangerous with that, wrong leg, not using full force on kick, he will get used to it.
The first thing you do once you coaxed the bike to start is to open the Oil Tank cap and check that the return Oil feed is working.
Exactly. That froth tower is right there so you CAN see that.
You shouldn’t let the kick-start spring back against its stop, keep it down and let it up slowly, my favourite frame the BSA. John’s Tribsa s
So many disagreeable comments - we all start somewhere and it sounds like you and the camera person are enjoying your bike even before it trimbles off down the road. Certainly advice regarding starting it like you mean it is helpful - with the ignition off, rotate the engine until it goes over the compression stroke then comes onto it again. That gets fuel into the chamber and puts the engine in a situation where it's more likely to start than hospitalise you:) ride in peace
Hard work and the lad will hurt himself. I have a 1958 A10 with higher compression pistons. I just stand astride the bike in proper shoes and kick it over with 17 stone of confidence ... first time starter.
Nice
What a legendary bike.. Well maintained by that guy.. We call them bullets here in India
Navin Pujari B.S.A. not a Royal Enfield
David Raye .. Sir I know its BSA.. Bikes with such firing are called bullets here in India.. Even the Norton has similar firing
@cuppateadee .. Bro.. They are called bullets because of the firing thing
Bullets are manufactured by Royal Enfield. This bike right here is a BSA. Two very differnt things.
Also the name bullet was not given for its firing technique. Because RE was primarily a weapons manufacturer in the UK, thats why the first bike they manufactured was named bullet and hence the name remained even though the company got shut down in the UK and later was revived by Eicher motors in India in 1948. And the first bike they manufactured here in India was the bullet.
Firing technique dont have any name. Its just releasing the compression and putting the piston into the top position for easy kick starting.
Peace out.
Lovely looking bike, one bit of advise adn i learnt this the very hard way kicking mine over, get on the bike evern with no seat stand ont he pegs it makes it a lot easier to kick the bike over, also dont jump on the kick start leaver it will do damage prime it as you do till it gets to top dead center then give one short sharp kick
Yeah, agreed. Mine has the wrong kickstarter lug because someone has bent/broken it. They weren't very strong to start with.
Forget the Beezer. Show me the girlfriend.
He did show you how GF and her name is Beezer and she is a Super Rocket !! 😁🤘
The BSA A10SR never had twin carbs, the inlet tract is a siamese cast with the head. The only twin carb A10's were specially machined. Many years ago a friend of mine had his Super Rocket head machined by a guy in Evesham, called Ken Haines.
Everyone in comment section bashing him it might be his first vintage bike he will get used to it relax calm your biker instinct.
Nice bike. Have fun.
Kickstarting on trainers......very wise thing to do....
Get your leg over and give it some welly man! The worst that can happen is that it will catapult you over the handlebars or shatter your shin!
Lovely bit of kit though.
I have had a buncha bikes. All of them were kick only...what was he doing?
Oh man!!! Buy the scooter!! You dont know kick this machine!! 😢
that's how a lady starts a bsa
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Just been watching a good looking lady starting an A65 a lot quicker than this. Maybe he should watch the video!
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@@peter7624 She clearly weighs more than this guy though.
Nice starting i.Bike !
werryuiiooig
So funny how he keeps on making the same mistake with the kickstarter. XD
Borrowed one for 4 days in Capetown 77' b4 buying k2 CB 750cc @ 18yrs old new emigree..
You're using the wrong part of your foot! Use some FORCE!
You check the oil with the engine running too see the oil return line pumping.
Something sounds tight.
painful to watch ......
Take it off the stand and sit astride and kick with your right leg .You can knacker the stand kicking with the stand down
What's with the side-saddle kickstarting?
decompress or it will make u pay
I think he needs to learn how to start a bike
Quite Sade really
Isto é moto para homem dar partida.
That dog bites!
Am 75 am hopeless at kicking up all my bsa am only 12 stone 🙃 leg's are bad. So it's starters motors for some of them 🤔
no idea . your going to get hurt messing about like that .
1st you push slow ,deconpres , them you cach the piston in compretion , them you kit start allway down foot straigh so dont kit back
What a jessie
How is the bike now??
ouch that must be hurt
Hey dude my dad has a a10 and she starts first swing
You’re not altering the advance and retard lever which is why she is kicking back at you
You have two little levers on the bars
Ones choke the other is the advance and retard
And don’t kick it over get on the bike and just use your body weight to rock and push the engine over with a little force could take up to 2-3 swings if it’s lay for a while or timing isn’t spot on or both
Hope this helps
Dude, it looks like you're scared of it. Stand up on the foot pegs if you have to but lay the hell into it. And if that old British twin kicks back your spark advance isn't working right. My first ride when I was 17, I'm 75 now, was a '56 BSA Golden Flash A10. I was a skinny kid only weighing 129 lbs soaking wet with bricks in both my pocket but I'd get her started. I'd prime that old Amal, I'd stand up on the foot pegs. take a great big wind-up worthy of a circus act and come down hard on the kick start all the while praying the spark advance was set right so it wouldn't kick back and either break my leg or send me over the handlebars. I'm older and heavier now but i still ride.
Getting bad mannered in my old age. I forgot to say she looks great. Enjoy.
You need hard shoes to kick a bike. Preferably boots with some ankle support. Don't stand on it, put your full weight and momentum on it.
You supposed to prime it by kicking with key off once then take to the top turn on key and bam.
I´m 79 and I have never had any trouble kick starting my ¨vintage¨bikes: 350 BSA, 500 Velocette Venom , 650 Matchless twin pipe.... etc... He should NEVER have a bike. What does he do if it cuts out on him in busy traffic? Ask his granny to do it?
😂😂😂😂😂
👍👍👍👍
🙏🙏🙏
The secound bike i bought was this model.
chicken kicking..
Aap ki video
adjust tappets clearance very noisy ?
Video soundtrack very misleading. I took a video of my Trident running, and it sounded NOTHING like it really sounded - so can be misleading.
RAJDOT
I had a rigid framed 1954 ish a10, as a kid, you just need to get used to the starting ritual!!, thats all, each bike is unique, ...monobloc carbs... press each plunger a few times to prime , get kicker in top dead centre, give an almighty big kick....blamblamblamblamblam,...........unless you are doing something seriously wrong lol
Never kicked any of my Brit bikes unless astride them. (But ALWAYS kicked my Ducati alongside it - they are made like that.) Horses for courses.
When cold, don't kick it like a trail bike with just your leg. Crank onto compression, reset, get on it, put all your weight behind it (stand on it) - ride it through THAT compression and that gives you run up to the next compression stroke, and it should go. As I have long legs; I always have the bars turned to the left; then if it DOES kick back, no chance to break your knee against bar ends.
My 62 A10 starts like that. It was harder to start than my Ducati; but then again, it USED to have the 357 Spitfire cam, should be easier now with the correct 356. Used to kick back with the 357, not with the 356.
All are easier to kick than my 74 T150 Trident. A kick starter throw really designed for a 500 speed twin, then stretched to a Trident 750; and mine is a 1,000 Hyde kit. Oh well.
59 model? Pear shape badges fitted from 60 onwards (listed in parts as 60 - 62) mine was made in 63, as there were 400 made in 63; like most bikes, they have a "model year" but bikes still get made after that because parts are left, so "they keep making them until "run out".
So I tell people mine is a "62 Golden Flash" - because if I say "63", then get all the "No such thing!!!" experts arguing. Technically it is a 62 model, year of manufacture, 63; but spares lists/manuals only go up to 62.
Most people aren't fussed, just like to see the bikes. MOST A10's had the round badges, as they were fitted to 2 Gal tanks until the end; only pear shaped badges were on 4 gal starting in 60 and only 60 - 62.
Many fit the round badge 4 gal tank as many preferred it/easier to get/looking like RGS. The pear badges were more "A50/A65" style, and many A10 owners didn't like them, so fitted the round badge tanks "to make it look like an A10, not an A65" - depends on your preference.
I prefer the round ones myself, but the pear for mine are "correct." Each to their own. When I got mine in 1978, it didn't have the correct tank; it had a stupid "chopper" 1 Gallon "peanut" tank. Yuk. I have had a round badge tank for years; recently got a newer one; but am going to get a pear type as it should really be correct.
Both Both round and pear look good. Most just like seeing these great old bikes.
Enjoy it. I have had mine for 40 years, and finally getting the attention/TLC it deserves!
:-)
Nice to see this bike though.
First Start, Okeeee
Don't know...don't care.....I'm Canadian from Austria....so therefore: Perfect.
...I've just been snooping Star series BSA's....are they still plenty and cheap
in UK?...[always were rare in Canada]...anyone?
thx.
Hey mate. I am rebuilding a BSA A10 GF (very late model). I bought it in 78, got it going, rode it to work for a year; then left it until now. I should have bought the bits back then. It is now fully stripped.
Buy the best one you can afford - because parts are.......... well.
There are LOTS of parts, but many dodgy ones. It is like old cars. Consumables/engine parts are good - but "tinware" (guards/covers etc etc) cost a fair bit. There are lots of cheap bits, but many sub standard. With old cars, everyone kept the "GT" models; but no one bothered with the base models. So - parts they made ZILLIONS of got thrown away/replaced, as "who wants those?" Numerous cheap copies, so you have to sift through parts. Many will buy one and say "Oh, all the Guards (I am Australian - fenders to you?), tank, etc etc are all stuffed, but I'll just buy new ones." Then buy "new" ones - that when they are arrive are worse than your old ones. Then shell out zillions for "good" new ones - OR pay even more to get old ones fixed, as unavailable.
Have a look at "Draganfly" site just to get an idea of how many different guards there are, how much - and even worse - how many "unavailable". I am not promoting them - there are LOTS of good sites, but I find DF to have a very good site layout/spares lists.
I have had to become my own "spares boffin" - as so many selling the "wrong" parts. Learn to read the spares lists, they are available, and it will help you.
Then you will want to buy one as complete as possible.
I hope that helps.
Cheers;
:-)
To start this bike you mustbe on it , not on the side ,tried with a hd you be in the hospital , with a broken leg
Very wrong way to kick start like that. Could bounce up and hit the bone.
she nearly had you then lol.And its the right leg you lose lol.
Tremendo peligro para un inexpertol, por que no se compra una 50 cc.
Dem cho bac trong di
kicking with the ball of your foot? you WILL hurt yourself.
wow.. kick it like a man and not with the tips of your toes. Sweet bike though!
Se le da con eggs
Give me the bike.
first you need to know that kick of these kind of a bike need love not a power.
Tennis shoes
Hey everybody..Take a look at 'wrongturn320's' comment...I am British and I couldn't stop laughing at his comment..America was originally inhabited by the Indians, then, some Irish and British etc went there and guess what..? they stayed and they became the white Americans..So, you all have British or Irish etc ancestors.
The Dutch were in the North of America before the Britts and Irish. Before the dutch and even before Columbus the Vikings were in North America.
Wow .... Lol
@johnsidoli
Bu
I think you are all being a bit unkind, we just want to have a bit of fun,right
That was excruciating....why do some people insist on starting a motorcycle in the mot difficult manner, rather than straddling the bike, and kicking with the right leg like normal?.....sheesh.....and while on the topic wear actual pants and boots.
You should wear better shoes. I had a bike kick on me and it broke my foot...
I've owned 5 BSA's and 4 Triumph's and not one ran worth a shit with the stock Lucas ignition and Xzenor diode horseshit
Yeah, my Trident has elec ign......but I have never touched the charging cct........ but these (A10) have a magneto that are normally pretty good - I recently refurbed mine, but it has always run ok......... These were before zener/alternator. Generator is amazingly low output ( :-) ) , but these days LEDS mean you can get by.
Oh man.
Hes dangerous to himself!
LOL.
Greg K ruclips.net/video/ZN6eAxCzCqY/видео.html
great videos.
LOL.👍
What a plonker.
Nice bike for a bloke with no experience. Please don't trash that gem. Oh and the gardening gloves won't do shit for ya except maybe protect your girly hands boy.
That kid needs to stick with cars
E 'un incapace! Datti all'ippica!
For waht the fuck for decompression
Girly boy shouldn’t have a motorcycle..
LOL.
RU F;;;;;ING KIDDIN ME, MINE WAS A 66 BSA , YOU TICKLE THE CARB (BIKE ON CENTRE STAND THEN STAND ON FOOTREST & PUMP DOWN THE KICK START, WITH YOUR MIKE HAILWOOD BOOTS; works every time , your crocs wont save yer ankle, stick to scooters ya mod twonk
He could get on welfare. Ooops
This dude doesn't know how to kick start properly. He is scared of the kick. You need to learn first!
Totally Gay, Jump on the Fkker man! don't be scared
You don't know how to kick motorcycle