2006-11-10 02:39:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
KTM makes purposefully lightweight starter motors and smaller batteries - and strongly recommends not using the e-start on a cold engine.
They even call the e-start a 're-starter'.
There may be other manufacturers that also follow this setup - but not that I'm familiar with.
There's a few reasons why it's easier on the engine to kickstart when cold - lots already mentioned here. Mainly they are:
Cold oil is thicker, making the engine work harder to crank over. This is hard on the electric start.j
Kick starting allows a few more engine revolutions before the engine fires, giving the oil time to flow through the entire engine.
Cold starting can cause a backfire, and may damage an electric starter (most e-start only bikes have ways to keep this damage from occurring - but these parts add weight).
A cold engine doesn't produce combustion as easily, so sometimes you can crank all day and not get a bike started, where a few kicks (or a bump) will fire it up easily (faster spin on the piston).
2006-11-11 15:10:29 · answer #1 · answered by ducatisti 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most bikes don't even have kickers anymore. I miss it myself.
When it's below freezing, your battery is not capable of putting out the same power as when it's warm. And turning over a COLD engine is harder than a warm one. Same as with a car in the winter. I would kick over my bike in the morning to get the oil up in the top, and everything else moving around. Then the electric had a better chance of getting it started before the battery was too run down. Which happens very fast in the cold.
2006-11-10 11:34:46 · answer #2 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
sure . In early morning the engine oil and petrol will be stuck , even as kick starting up it flows the oil and petrol to the engine and heats up the engine provides more effective vacation . even as the engine is warm , then utilizing self commence doesn't decrease the battery existence.
2016-11-29 00:06:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Manual starting is easier on the Oil pump and starter motor. Cold oil at it's lowest point is difficult to pump up through the system and causes wear as the starter fires up the engine to fast, or not fast enough. "Prime pumping your oil"
Not a necessity, personal preference.
2006-11-10 02:47:07 · answer #4 · answered by twostories 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is advising you to do this? I've never heard it, or seen it in any documentation from a manufacturer. If someone is suggesting this, go back and ask THEM why they consider this good advice or a good idea.
It's like saying "Go ahead and use your starter the rest of the time, but in the morning get a push start for your car." It doesn't make any sense.
2006-11-10 02:46:27 · answer #5 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There's not many bikes that have a starter and a kickstart these days. I know which one I'd pick early in the morning!
2006-11-10 04:59:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
if this is actually in an owners manual then i would have to say they were afraid of the engine kicking back on the starter and destryoing it...i guess in that case you would say it's better to break your leg than take out the starter!!
2006-11-10 03:07:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thats a load of BS, Just use the self start.
2006-11-10 02:46:44 · answer #8 · answered by Paul S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In a cold climate maybe.
2006-11-10 03:14:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋