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I have a shovelhead stroker and each one has its own system . It is easy and don't half a$$ the kick.

I learnt to kick a Harley when I was 13 years old. It was my brothers and he always told to kick all the way thru. I didn’t a few times and it will f**k your leg up. I learnt real quick.

I appreciate the way you teach and do things for everybody and the great breakdowns, and excellent filming Well done sir

I'm surprised that you never said a word about using the throttle.

Fucking awesome video! I just got a 1980 super glide aka 80 shovelhead after riding a 73 ironhead electric start only for 30 years.. So I told my hubby I better learn how to kick start this bike since I have it I should know and be able to use it properly , he chuckled a bit, I think he thought I was gonna fall flat on my face and he'd get a good laugh or something.. He should know me a little better after almost 40 years together, I'm not gonna fall on my face.. 😂  I'm doing my research and homework first and thanks to your awesome video, I didn't fall on my face and actually shocked my husband! 😅 Even more so when one day he couldn't kick her to life, I went outside jumped on her and boom, one kick, got off the bike and walked back into the house leaving him standing shanking his head😂 so thank you so much for that! Perfect learning video lol, ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ it!!!!

My 77 shovel is a first kicker, and sometimes it's a 51st kicker, and I don't care !

Maybe for your next video it could be on how to bake cup cakes or something.

Hold that kicker pedal to the bottom bro. , all the way through.

Wow!  You, sir, are really in the Top 99th percentile of all them who can ACTUALLY EXPLAIN CLEARLY HOW TO DO something.    Great, Great video.  exceptional work.

A healthy ignition system and a carb that is decently tuned is the key to kick starting big bore bikes. Glad to see someone finally pointed this out. All most ever talk about is TDC, TDC, TDC. You can be a master at finding TDC but if you don't have good heathy ignition system and a decently tuned carb the bike is always going to be hard to start.

Timing is everything from the ignition to the coil and the motor

Great presentation

I'm very impressed I thought the Evo was too big of a motor to kick-start.

Good video!
When I started riding, in the late 70s, the "old timers" would tell you to never slip your foot off the kicker until the engine was running.
If, as you said, the bike is tuned correctly, you will very rarely, if ever, get a kick back. If your bike wants to kick back, you probably have the ignition advance too far.
The other thing I see people doing is twisting the throttle as they kick. That usually doesn't make a difference when the engine is warm, but doing so when it's cold with the choke on is a good way to flood it. Because on most carbs there is an accelerator pump that sprays a nice stream of fuel into the carb every time you twist the wick, whether you do it slow or fast.
On my old 72' XLCH the sequence is as you said, with the addition of 1 throttle twist before the primer kicks. This gets a good charge of fuel in the cylinders for the kick with ignition on. If you find yourself twisting when you kick, hold the bar next to the throttle.
Of course the normal disclaimers apply, some bikes want 3 primer kicks, some 4.
The thing that I worry about more than a kickback is when the ratchet slips and as you bring your wait down the is no resistance at all. That has caused me more pain than any kick back ever. The way to avoid it is to make sure all your weight doesn't come off the kicker when you're winding up for a brisk kick. You don't want to be jumping on the kicker.
I never had a bike with that new fangled electric leg until this year when I picked up a 2000 Heritage.
I gotta say, it is kinda nice to just push a button and go. But even with that, there is a sequence that seems to work best.
Jeez, didn't mean to write a book.
Thanks
New sub

Try that when its in the lower 40s

Man thank you, 75 shovel starred 1st kick. My first HD at 56.

I'm in the middle of a chopper build. I do believe I'm gonna paint my bike similarly. 🤔 I'll definitely share some photos when I'm done. Mine is an Evo too. Kraftech frame spring solo seat more of a teardrop peanut tank with a black springer front end. It's gonna be kick only. Got a long way to go but I get motivated watching videos like this. Thanks🤘

4:18 this had to be the best piece of advice ever. Thanks for the video, every single time I kickstart my bike I always get it in one try thanks to you.

Excellent video.