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good luck when you battery is lowstart button instead
Last 25 years, I've started my +200kg Ténéré many times with low battery by taking minimum speed just pushing it and clutching on the go, so I guess it will be a piece of cake with the 310GS ;-)
Good old way to start your bike. If you've been doing it with your +200 Tenere, it wouldn't be a problem with 160kg G310 lol. But actually, kick starter is a good thing to have anyways.
Flabmw, Do you still use that computer with floppy disks ?
In the old days we only had a kick starter but nowadays you will hardly find a kick starter on motorcycles.
Even motocross bikes have electric starters.
My first bmw motorcycle, a R65, bought in 1979, had no kick starter.
Now batteries are so powerful and reliable that you don’t need a kick starter snymore ( he, it’s a BMW)
It’s extra weight and 99,9 % of the time you don’t have to use it.
For that 0,1 % you can push or call for road assistente (IF you have a mobile phone next to your floppy drive computer ;-))
I’m happy without a Kick starter !
In the old days we only had a kick starter but nowadays you will hardly find a kick starter on motorcycles.
Even motocross bikes have electric starters.
My first bmw motorcycle, a R65, bought in 1979, had no kick starter.
Now batteries are so powerful and reliable that you don’t need a kick starter snymore ( he, it’s a BMW)
It’s extra weight and 99,9 % of the time you don’t have to use it.
For that 0,1 % you can push or call for road assistente (IF you have a mobile phone next to your floppy drive computer ;-))
I’m happy without a Kick starter !
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I agree - something like this: https://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/productline/micro-starts/ is ideal (the XP-3 or Sport), and useful for charging electronic devices like phones and laptops on the road too.
Jx
Not rode my one yet (snow etc) but I gather the g310r has an electric fuel pump in the tank and so like many modern bikes cant be bump-started either.
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Do you mean carry one around in case your battery goes flat?
Hepco Becker will love your idea.:laugh:
I bought the G310R for it's (lack of) weight.
Carrying a battery pack ............................... no way.
When was the last time you had a flat battery ?
Since I'm riding motorcycles I never had a flat battery (> 40 years).
Maintain the battery well and you don't need a battery pack (or get yourself a roadside assistance membership)
Carrying a battery pack ............................... no way.
When was the last time you had a flat battery ?
Since I'm riding motorcycles I never had a flat battery (> 40 years).
Maintain the battery well and you don't need a battery pack (or get yourself a roadside assistance membership)
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This is about the size of a large-screen smart phone (albeit little thicker), and would fit under the seat:
https://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/products/micro-starts/sport/
Good insurance, especially at this time of year.
Jx
https://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/products/micro-starts/sport/
Good insurance, especially at this time of year.
Jx
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I have something very similar to the XP1, but at a considerable lower cost, I have used it to jump start my bigger bike on a couple of occasions, before I replaced the original battery a few weeks ago.
It tends to live in the car as it's doesn't get used a lot in the better weather so might come in useful again.
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