IMO a kick start / carb bike that’s hard to start after a spill is about the worst scenario I can imagine. I ride a 16yz w/ kick only but EFI so it starts easy. Its a lot more work for sure I put a rekluse clutch to minimize stalling and that was a huge improvement cause there area gonna be spills and tip overs etc . Lots of them ! Besides being a heavier bike the hard starts will wear you out.
Sometimes just getting on the bike is the toughest part. When there’s 40” of fresh The pegs can be well above my waist and I’m tall. Doesn’t matter if it’s a kicker or not at that point can be a fight just to get back on your seat
Yup, everyone just looks at it like, ' . . . da, dee, doo, da, day, I'm going along and coming to a nice, easy, complete stop and I'm now sitting here like a pretty pony and now I need to kickstart my beautiful bike. Just stand and kick, see, easy.'
What could not be further from reality are tight trails, blowdowns, turnarounds, stalls, stucks, wipeouts, fall-overs, every single thing where, yes, the snow is so deep one will have trouble just getting the bike back upright, never mind the nice, light and agile 650cc elephant in the room. Some guys have no choice and have to kick, others will not go without an electric start bike.
My BIL had the battery dying when he first got his bike and spent two days having to kick the bike and it was brutal. Every scenario I had mentioned was happening and it is part of the fun as there aren't many who can keep the bike upright the entire ride-like me, that have the mad skillz to pull it off.
