Good news for Luddites

[Kevin Mahoney]

I got confirmation from the factory today that the G-5 and E-5 (which we haven't talked about much, it is basically the Electra with an EFI engine) will come with a kickstarter as standard equipment. So to summarize, the C-5 will NOT have a kickstarter, the E5 and G-5 will have a kickstarter.

[Cabo Cruz]

Kevin, thanks for the update and final word on: "To kick start or not to kick start?"  (That was the question!)

[prof_stack]

I got confirmation from the factory today that the G-5 and E-5 (which we haven't talked about much, it is basically the Electra with an EFI engine) will come with a kickstarter as standard equipment. So to summarize, the C-5 will NOT have a kickstarter, the E5 and G-5 will have a kickstarter.

Cool!  Choices are good.  So, what kind of SPRAG gear will it have?  Surely it must be better than the current one, say yes?

[ace.cafe]

Somebody mention my name?

Ace Luddite, reporting for duty!

Actually, I think they are leaving it off the C5 as a puzzle project for their Luddite customers like me, because they know their customers can't leave anything be, and will try to cobble a kickstarter onto the C5 anyhow.
They know we like to tinker with things.

[doomed1]

oh geeze, you're going to make me chose between the sexy new C-5 and the also sexy, but not quite as G-5? you guys are so mean

[Land Surveyor]

I haven't had a street bike with a kick starter in........ I've never had a street bike with a kick starter.  Just the dirt bikes and they were all 2-strokes.
IF the starter won't do it, Isn't it still possible to bump-start the bike?

[Kevin Mahoney]

By all reports from the field the sprags are "bullet proof"

[Alaroyal]

oh geeze, you're going to make me chose between the sexy new C-5 and the also sexy, but not quite as G-5? you guys are so mean

Not mean to me - as I've said before, unless it's some kind of a "classic", (a true classic, which to me means old),  I'm not going to own a motorcycle that I have to jump up and down on to make it run.  If it HAS a kicker as a backup, fine, BUT:

Electricity has been around for a lot longer than kick starters.

[The Garbone]

Kick starters and beat up boots,  a way of life...

[Archersix]

HUZZAH!