23-01-2021, 04:44 PM
(23-01-2021, 02:09 PM)Richard_FM Wrote: One of my friends used to have a 125cc MZ two stroke motorbike which he could start with the engine running backwards. Sometimes he would be caught out by this!
Some bubble cars could achieve this thorough dynastart, so they didn't need a reverse gear.
I had some other friends, back in my teens, who had a BSA Bantam that occasionally started in reverse rotation. With a simple two stroke the only thing that would bias rotation is the ignition timing. It is usually an error in this which results in those sort of problems. Obviously operation of the starter (kick or motor) would usually determine correct rotation.
Tracy
