Barn find starting troubles

[nhmaf]

Also - in case you haven't already done so - from the looks of the gas tank interior/rusted on cap, that fuel tank is going to need some substantial cleaning out before I'd try to run her.   Especially after you've got the carbs all cleaned out - no sense in sucking all that crud into them..

It looks like you've got a kickstarter on your transmission!    That is Very Cool, but use it sparingly as the spur gear teeth on the end are not the strongest.

[pruttel]

Thanks for all the replies and new info/insights.

As for the kick starter: It's difficult to use anyway because it interferes with the left footrest?!?!? Is this normal?

[Julio A.]

I have the same question. My Kickstart always does hit my left side footpeg.

[pruttel]

Here a photo of the kickstarter and the footrest. This does not make sense, does it?

[nhmaf]

Hmm.   The kickstart levers could be an option ordered on these bikes, especially in Europe, I thought until the mid 80s.   I don't think that it is supposed to contact the footpeg like that, but I also though that they basically had turned things all that they were going to do by the time the lever became horizontal