joebothehobo wrote on 01/29/08 at 13:15:50: If hills are lacking, you can even get 2 (preferably 3) guys to push you up to about 15+ mph where you can pop the clutch and start it in 2nd or 3rd gear.
Or if you're on your own, just put the bike in gear with the clutch pulled in and the ignition all on and ready to go, then push and run like hell (the Savage is very light so you’ll get her flying along), throw your leg over her at full speed, stand on the pegs, then just as you let the clutch out, slam your backside down onto the seat to ram the rear tyre onto the tarmac for extra traction.
Works every time on every bike I’ve ever had (and I’ve had about 40). (That is, except for one - the Kawasaki ZX12-R – second gear capable of 115 is too tall to spin it over fast enough, and first gear – despite still being tall with an 86mph redline, just locks up the tyre even when I jump up 2 feet over the seat then slam my 235lb butt down when I let the clutch out. Guess that’s what you get from a 1200cc lump with 13.5:1 compression).