Litho for the bike...???

[Vik351]

My Hondamatic is an automatic... cant push start her, but can kick start her... BUT the stored kick starter is missing, and they are harder to find than HOT rocking horse siht...!!! (8,000 Hondamatics only eva made in the late 70's) so was thinkin go Litho...

Or get one of those pocket size jump starters, dont know anything about em, prolly crap, how can a phone size tingo start a diesel as they say it will...???

Or search the globe for a Hondamatic kick starter,

vik...

[bagmaker]

stick to LA battery and use a jump starter if it goes flat. The alternator charge is a little too high for Lithium profiles- there are "race' lithium batteries but they dont seem to last long. You COULD run a lithium and disconnect from the bike charge curcuit -constant loss- and charge every couple of days, but, for suce a rare bike its prolly best to keep it original. It would be worth a fortune.

[BruceS]

Vik is the kick start lever missing on both of the bikes?
I'd reckon Bill at Mannum would love to make one for you!!!
If you have one to copy from it would help!

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... r&_sacat=0
Got any mates in USA?

Or China?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kickstart-Kick ... Sw-iZcNbKE

[Vik351]

Na mate, both gone, the seppos used to chuck em...

That one on evil bay looks the goods, thanks for that...

shipping is the killer, not to mention the poxy exchange rate ...!!!

just wont ride it, park it under the Luxo Barge awning and they just sit there...

vik...

[T1 Terry]

You could adapt an electric tool battery for the job. One of those 4Ah jobs from Aldi when they are on special. They have their own built in cell balancing and are never likely to reach the 20vdc fully charged, so a high cell voltage run away is never likely to happen. I've never measured the low cell voltage cut off but as long as it is 2.5v or less you would be fine, 2.5v x 5 cells in series = 12.5v, but that could be altered if needed. The maximum amp draw might be the catch, but that can be altered as well if needed.
That way, a flat battery just requires the battery being slotted into the charger for 1/2hr to get enough back in to start the bike. You wouldn't want to fully charge it, I can't see the electrical system appreciating a 20v hit
You could always build your own lithium battery out of Headway cells or even model plane cells ..... They don't make 12v electric bike batteries and the drop in lithium replacement bike batteries are a tad questionable when it comes to build quality. Maybe one built to race bike standards, but the price might take your breath away