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Title: Paddock roller starter wanted
Post by: Topdad on 27.03. 2025 14:30

Good afternoon everybody, I'm looking for a bit of help. I'm pretty desperant to get out on my A10 after a lay of of to long but my left leg is to weak  to bring out of hibernation !so just hoping someone on here may have one which they'd sell ? have to be Uk based but any help gratefully rec'd ,thanks in anticipation Bob 

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: sean on 29.03. 2025 02:46

why not    use your right leg ?
 I have never used my left leg to start my bike seems awkward
roller starters are easy to make if you look at them in pics

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: Rex on 29.03. 2025 10:23

I'm the same, but maybe the OP's left leg is too weak to ether kick or stand on?

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: Topdad on 29.03. 2025 14:58

Thanks gents but typo it's my right leg that's is donalded  how left got thre is pure senility!

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: sean on 29.03. 2025 15:04

As long as its not your middle leg  *smiley4*
You might try kicking with your left leg although it seems awkward to me a lot do it, a roller starter will fire the bike at home, what are you going to do if you need gas or it stalls out?
Maybe time to look at an electric starter conversion.

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: Topdad on 29.03. 2025 23:03

The  problem is the first start after at least 2 yrs I'm confident  once going starting  should become pretty  much back to preview 1 or 2nd kick which i can manage k

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: Topdad on 29.03. 2025 23:06

New phone doing  my head  in should as prev 1 st kick

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: sean on 29.03. 2025 23:16

If the bike sits a while and wet sumps, first start will be difficult…… you could put lower compression pistons in would make it easier to kick over

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: chaterlea25 on 30.03. 2025 15:33

Hi All
I live at the top of a hill, it  has its advantages in situations like this *smile*

John

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: Topdad on 31.03. 2025 09:15

Nice idea John but as where I'm situated is as flat as billiard table  not an option  *good3*

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: Rex on 31.03. 2025 12:20

Quote from: chaterlea25 on 30.03. 2025 15:33

Hi All
I live at the top of a hill, it  has its advantages in situations like this *smile*

John

I live at the top of a  hill too, but the disadvantage is that if a rolling start doesn't start the b*gger it's a loooong push back up..
{Actually the last time this happened I called out breakdown recovery; the old ticker wouldn't take that much exertion!}

Title: Re: Paddock roller starter
Post by: chaterlea25 on 31.03. 2025 13:08

Hi All,
Luckily, I have a brother living about halfway down the hill. If the bastard bike hasn't fired up by his place I stop there and get him to bring me home to get my van *smile*
There were many times when I was young and lived at that house that I had to push bikes up from the very end *eek*
Maybe I should have chucked those yokes into the tide down there  *razz*

John