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Originally Posted by JacobAziza
Bryan and dcb beat me too it, but...
on a motorcycle it does not affect the handling or braking in any way what so ever if the engine is off, and its easy to do since there is a built in kill switch and push button starter.
However!
They also have tiny little batteries, and if you try it in the city, where you are coasting to a complete stop and have to use the starter, you can kill it very quick. I learned this the hard way. Spent a few weeks running and jumping on to get it started until I got around to replacing the battery.
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Deep Cycle bike battery... LOL.
I have a friend who has a few bikes... one is kick/electric, one is kick only, and one is electric only.
The kick/electric, he can't roll it over by hand, and it takes a hell of a kick to start it, but the starter rolls it over like nobody's business.
The straight electric, will not start if you're moving (Not sure why, it never has), but you can clutch it, roll it about 2 feet clutched in gear, "pop" the clutch and pull it back in, and it will start.
The kick only, you can't roll-start unless you run... it's not electric, with no provisions for it (unless you tie it into the chain), and it's a high-compression engine, not sure about size, but it's a PITA to kick over. You bring it up to compression, let it bleed off, then jump and DON'T MISS.
Clutch starting any of those bikes (except the straight electric) can make it get squirrelly really fast if you're not ready for it, or if you're going too fast for the gear.