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choneofakind · December 1st, 2019, 10:00 AM

^^ Dude shows San Francisco as his location, has talked about 12 hour riding days and requested info on softer front end before, now talking about 50 starts a day... I'm betting he's delivery/courier of some type.

nocturncal, I wouldn't worry a bit about it. One pop of the clutch to bumpstart the bike isn't going to hurt a thing. The relative speed is laughably low for a rolling bump start, which means the PV-based wear your clutch plates will see from this will be immeasurably small in comparison to regular use. Continue on as you see fit. The flip side here is that the starter motor is really easy to replace so it's not like there's really a ton of benefit or harm either way.

The 250 is a very easy bike to bumpstart when the engine is warm. Like... very easy. Even if it's cold, as long as your jetting is good, it can be done without much effort.

December 1st, 2019, 10:00 AM	#6
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	^^ Dude shows San Francisco as his location, has talked about 12 hour riding days and requested info on softer front end before, now talking about 50 starts a day... I'm betting he's delivery/courier of some type. nocturncal, I wouldn't worry a bit about it. One pop of the clutch to bumpstart the bike isn't going to hurt a thing. The relative speed is laughably low for a rolling bump start, which means the PV-based wear your clutch plates will see from this will be immeasurably small in comparison to regular use. Continue on as you see fit. The flip side here is that the starter motor is really easy to replace so it's not like there's really a ton of benefit or harm either way. The 250 is a very easy bike to bumpstart when the engine is warm. Like... very easy. Even if it's cold, as long as your jetting is good, it can be done without much effort.