i've been looking around the internet because i am going to get a new atv, i've decide to get a 450r but i dont know which to get the electric start or kick start. the kick start is a little cheaper but is it worth the hassle of kicking? i meen i dont mind kicking it if it will start in the first few kicks. also if there are any bugs with it would be nice to know

 

I have not owed a kick starting quad for a decade, and when I got the 450 I realized how sweet a kick starter can be....

It will usually start first kick every time, even when it has sat for a week. You do however need to know the drill:

For a COLD START, pump the throtle a couple times to inject raw fuel into the carb. Put the choke on fill, then kick it and as soon as it starts, back the choke down to drop the idle. You will need to be patient and baby the choke and throtle for a minute or so as it warms up.

For a HOT START, do not even touch the throtle!!! If you give it any throtle, you will flood it out and have to kick it a bunch of times to clear the carb out. Just hold down the hot start button, kick it and it will fire right up.

 

Do you ride in mud?. Have fun kicking it started stuck in a mud hole. Just a thought.

 

thanks i guess i will look into the kick start as soon as i sell my pos warrior

 

oh and no i dont ride in mud and if i do its only 1-3 inches