Hi, I recently got a 1961 A10. It starts from cold easily and runs very well. Only problem is when I stop and turn it off I can't get it started again using the kick start. It will only bump start. Any idea what the problem might be? Thanks
Sounds like the problems I had, with my 62 K2F magneto. Either the condenser is not retaining a charge, or the Low Voltage side ( kick start wiring), of the magneto has a small open in the wires where it does not make enough voltage at lower revolutions, so when you spin the magneto a little faster by coasting and bump starting it, there is enough voltage to start it. I spent many a time walking my bike home when it was hot, and would not start, back when I could not afford to have the magneto re-wound, and with a new bullet proof condenser. If I sat down and had a fag and waited for 1/2 hour, it would sometimes start.