Does a 1964 Honda 305 Dream need a battery to kickstart?

[kevin1710]

Does a 1964 Honda 305 Dream need a battery to kickstart?

[crzmky]

Does a 1964 Honda 305 Dream need a battery to kickstart?

Wondering the exact same thing??

[rrietman]

yes
good luck
randy

[mike in idaho]

You could maybe wire a big capacitor across the battery terminals, like the sixties era Britt bikes did. My '68 TR6, with the lucas capacitor, makes sparks just fine with no battery installed. 2-3 kicks with the switch off to charge it up, then kick it with the switch on. You may want to unplug the neutral light to gain a little bit more juice for the coil.

[rrietman]

unplug that $200 headlight before you try this, or for that matter any other light bulbs you don't want to blow up.
Good luck
Randy

[mike in idaho]

You could use a Zener diode to regulate the out put, like the britt bikes do.