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12 Dec 2007
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Kicker + electric start
So, which bikes have both a kick and electric start as standard?
The KTM 640 Adv comes to mind; what else though (Yam XT225 Serow - can't remember)? As a sub-question:- Which bikes are easiest to add: A. a kick start to an electric starter. B. an electric start to a kicker.
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12 Dec 2007
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My R65GS has both, so did the old R80G/S, so are they able to be added to any airhead (R100GS R80GS)?
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13 Dec 2007
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Enfield Electra and Kawasaki w650 both come with both as standard.
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13 Dec 2007
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Suzuki DRZ 250 has both standard.
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13 Dec 2007
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Honda XL600LM, XL600RM and very early Dominators have electric and kick start as standard.
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18 Dec 2007
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Not many new ones available
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I am not sure if that bike is available in the UK, but the Yam TTR250 (the "blue" bike) has both electric and kick starter. Certainly for the European sales, but maybe not for other countries. This list is not very long, if only new bikes were to be listed. Anymore?
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18 Dec 2007
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The ease of adding electric/kick start is model specific.
Electric or kick starting can be added to any 5 speed bmw airhead .. reasonably easy .. just a question of money and time. Adding kick start to most eclectic start only bikes is for most probably cost prohibitive. And they can be bump started on reasonable surfaces. But I carry jumper leads ... probably weighs less than a kick starter system anyway 
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19 Dec 2007
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Early KLR650 Kawasakis had both. I don't think Kawi makes the parts any more, but you can retrofit the kicker to the later models if you can find the parts.
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25 Dec 2007
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My 97 R 80 Gs Basic has both.
Kickstart added later.
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15 Feb 2008
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Another currently available bike with both starters.......
..........but it is not as easy to get hold of one; not just a case of walking into a dealer, anywhere/anytime.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...1-2#post174293 (it has been commented on elsewhere, but I am still using this list for what is currently on the market). Some of the earlier military specification bikes, such as the Harley Davidson MT350, have both a kicker and an electric boot, but yet others, such as the Armstrong MT500, do not have electric start.
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16 Feb 2008
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many modern bikes with electronic ignition or engine management systems cannot be started witha kickstart ( or bumpstart) because they need stable 12volts for the electronics to run.
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20 May 2008
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Early Husky TE610E
Early 650 / 750 Elefants KTM LC4E 400 & 6xx Early Aprilia Tuaregs ( and possibly other makes using the rotax engine like ccm, armstrong etc) Any good?
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21 May 2008
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A friend of mine retrofitted a kickstart on a yamaha tenere '85-ish.
More recent bike: You should check out the Yamaha TT600RE, kickstart can be added from a TT600R. cheers, Sander
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21 May 2008
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Some of the TTR 250s have both and the kick can be retro fitted to any of the earlier bikes.
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