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

kevin1710 · Post by **kevin1710** » Tue Aug 14, 2018 4:20 pm

crzmky · Post by **crzmky** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:10 pm

kevin1710 wrote:Does a 1964 Honda 305 Dream need a battery to kickstart?

Wondering the exact same thing??

rrietman · Post by **rrietman** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:09 pm

yes
good luck
randy

mike in idaho · Post by **mike in idaho** » Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:36 am

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 · Post by **rrietman** » Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:18 am

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 · Post by **mike in idaho** » Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:49 am

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

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