don't leave a crf450 on it's side?

[goat350]

warning to any crf450 owners, if you crash and your bike stays on it's side for too long or even gets just a little upsidedown, the ******* will not re-fire for a long time. i tried bump starting mine down a huge hill and it would still not fire,lucky for me there was a paved road nearby, so i got it bumped over on the pavement! what a pain in the ass!!!!!

 

[holeshot]

Hot thumpers don't like to lay on their side - they'll flood and be a biiiiotch to restart. The new offroad thumpers are coming with E-start for that reason (even though the added weight is also a pain).

 

[Rooster]

I think that's pretty much typical of every bike I have ever laid down and couldn't get it back upright fast enough.

 

[2ndlastplace]

The extra weight of the e-start is minimal when compared to the the pain of not getting the bike started, unless your a PRO rider most of us won't notice it

 

[whyz]

Is that why a manual de-comp would be a plus at these times
instead of an auto? :think:

 

[dthoms]

Next time try shutting off the gas and holding the throttle wide open, and when and if it starts, don't turn the gas back on until the bike cleans out.