When I began writing this article, I attempted to make a rough calculation as to how many times I\u2019ve started a bike over the years. As an absolute minimum, and not counting my misspent youth as a despatch rider, I would say at least 9000 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You would think that\u2019s a sufficient number to get it right, but as every biker knows, motorcycles are not just a collection of metal parts. They\u2019re alive, and if they don\u2019t want to start, that\u2019s it, you\u2019re going nowhere. However, if you’re a beginner, you can always take some proper training. Click here to see if classes for motorcycling training are right for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those of you who\u2019ve been around the block a few times, we\u2019ll be looking at more complex subjects. We\u2019ll explore hot and cold starts, and engine cut-outs to name but a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The internal combustion engine<\/a> is simple in theory, but complex in its execution. To cut a long story short, this is what is happening internally, every time you start your motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fuel mixes with air and is compressed inside a chamber then ignited. The resulting explosion forces a piston via a conrod<\/a> to rotate around a crankshaft with an external sprocket<\/a>. The sprocket links to the back wheel via a final drive and achieves forward motion with every revolution of the crank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n