Ever let someone else Drive your car????

dibbons said
Had a 1978 Harley Sportster I could usually start with just one kick (i removed the electric starter). The trick was to set the starter pedal at the very bottom of the stroke where it would just barely catch. If you tried to kick it over with the pedal all the way up, it was just too much compression to get a good spin. Well, one day a neighbor/friend of mine (about 40 years old) asked me if he could take it for a spin. Obviously, I would prefer he not take it anywhere. My quick thinking brought to mind the perfect solution, which would not be a "no" answer, but would probably prevent him from ever driving away on my bike. "If you can start it, then you can ride it," I proposed. Well, he kicked it over and over until he wore himself out. I don't think he ever got a single pop out of it. I was pretty proud of the way I handled it. My friend was all smiles at the end, especially after seeing me fire the bike up afterward with only one or two quick, easy strokes.

My dad pulled the same thing on me when I was a 90lb kid. It was always "if you can strart it, you can have it! (78 Sportster) he would use it to get me out of his hair. Well every dog has his day! :glasses7: we went to a friend of dads who lived in a court yard apartment and dad would kill it and coast in. Dad wanted me out of the apartment (likely so they could smoke weed) (very likely) so I get the keys thrown to me and out the door I went. Well by now I'd seen dad do it so many times - turn the key to on, click the kill switch on, give it just a little throttle, and get the kicker to that right position - put both feet on the kicker (remember I'm maybe 90LB's at the time) and pop-pop-cra-vvrroooom!!! Var-ooooooommm Var-ooooooommm pop pop Var-ooooooommm!!!! The sweet sounds of victory were bouncing off of every apartment in that courtyard ! Well dad comes-a flying out that friends place like his pants are on fire (likely his lungs too-lol) and dove for the kill switch. Half proud - half pissed he smiled and said good job son, but next time a little less throttle after ya get it started ! :D