KICKING AN OLD SUZUKI SP400 ENDURO THUMPER WITH NO E-START - CAN WE START IT?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Dave shows the special kick start procedure for his 1980 SP400 and all similar Suzuki single cylinder models that do not have electric start.
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Hi Dave …love tour channel I ‘m new to your viewership. . I’m 69yrs.old and raced MX for 20+yrs. I’ve owned well over 100 bikes. Still have 12 to 15 now ( not sure I loose count ). I remember it all. Been there and done a lot. Ya I’m still riding no plans to stop until I stop. OK that’s it. Just wanted to say hello.
Thank you. Welcome aboard!
Dave at Bullpen Cycles does a great job explaining and describing his bikes! Straight up guy!
Thank you for the kind words
Badass bike my uncle gave me one growing up
Worked in a Suzuki shop back then. Dunno if we sold many SP400's, I can barely remember. But we did sell a lot of DR's though.
Great reliable bikes. Being young and dumb I preferred the wheelstanding 500.
One of these 370/400 would be great nowadays.
The more you ride these, the easier they start.
Fuel is fresher, plug and carb jets clean, air filter clean.
Thank you. I sold that bike about 1 year and 1/2 ago, but I think its floating around marketplace again.
The sp370 had no valve lifter. To start it you kicked over the engine with the ignition off a couple of times, bring it up to top dead centre, or a smidgen over, ignition on and a big kick.
If you kicked it over without bringing it to just over TDC you will injure yourself. The kickback is like being hit by a sledge hammer on the sole.. You have been warned.....
Have the DR 500 S 1983 , starts with the first kick
Super Cool
Owned one. I would love another.
Happy New Year Dave thanks for selling me the 81yz60 I love just having it and looking at it. Every now and then my old racing buddies stop over and we conversate about it and I let them ride it and they can't believe how fast that little thing is. It's actually funny to see the expression on there face. Love your channel keep it up. Ran across some pictures of the flying Dutchman days when I was flat tracking for Donald Zechman out of Pine Grove Zechman's yamaha and there's a couple pictures of Luke Zechman standing with the # 88 and #3 . The one bike was a bultaco custom built bike by a fellow from up in northeast pa and it won a championship back in the day. Was just wondering if you might remember anything of it since you are a bultaco guy would have been around 1984ish I think.
Thanks for the kind words. I actually own that custom Bultaco. I saved with help from Don Miller. It's number 3A and was ridden by Tom Majeski, a Bultaco Astro with a Moto Villa engine and Meng Specialties swing arm. I'm gonna do a video of it someday, maybe at Piston Poppers.
@@bullpencycles that's awesome Dave! I'd love to check it out sometime.
Check out this 81 YZ-60 that I restored some years ago…fun project. th-cam.com/video/GIsn_r5lV0I/w-d-xo.html
I had a new SP370 in 1978 and SP400 in 1982, both in red. Lovely bikes, but pigs to start.😀
Funny thing, before I adjusted the valves (they are spot on now), it was easier to start. I could start it w/o the release dohicky
They start easily if serviced with fresh fuel and plug.
Much easier than the 500's.
NOW THATS KNOWLEDGE THANKS
Oh, man. That's so kind! I cant take credit for that!
What's the top speed?
They say 82mph, but I doubt that!
*2 STROKES ARE NOT THUMPERS - NEVER HAVE BEEN - BASED ON 4 STROKE CYCLE - EXACT OPPOSITE*
SELF EDIT - momentary mistake - obviously SP is a 4 stroke. Big ol Nevermind