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My 77 Goldwing GL-1000 had one. The only way I could start it with the kicker was to start it with the electric starter first and warm it up. That may have been Honda's thinking. If the starter quit on a ride you could still get it started and get home. I never was able to kickstart it cold.



The original Gold Wing's kickstarter was only to turn the engine over during maintenance. It was a direct-drive on the crank and only turned the engine over the same number of degrees it was kicked.

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