This woman has a lot of spirit. You have to admire her for not giving up.

I'll admit I started to watch this for amusement but as the video went on, I found myself becoming invested in the heroic struggle and cheered with her at the end ~ :)

That young lady is a trooper!!! Never gave up. I don't know her but.... I am sure proud of her!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome video.

If I had her energy I wouldn't be sitting on my couch watching this right now. Good for her.

I have been kicking for many years too. The best way I have found is to put you left knee on the seat, keep the bars turned towards the kick stand (a longer kickstand would have probably helped her), and once you're on compression stroke you can put weight on the knee to raise your body up high and then get a full body kick with all the ass you got! I had a pan shovel that was printed, balanced, ported, polished and a big cam kit. It ended up being around 82 cubic in (I could be off. I can't remember for some stupid reason...oh, age!) straight piper and 4 speed with baker/timpken inerds. She was a very high compression and was a bitch...she literally had her time of the month and would severely piss me off! After the 472nd kick on a cold morning she would light up and throw flames! She had a taller 4th gear and could run about 80 without being rapped out but first gear...I was never beat, even by ricers, never beat from the line to about 40mph! Once I banged second gear that was it...my buddies would love to get me in races at the bar. Guys on their $50k baggers would laugh at my police special/ special construction, It looked like a crodd between Dennis Hopper and Henry Fonda's bikes. Very mechanical and you see all the working parts, wires, mouse trap, lines, etc. They liked the bike and would be blown away (literally) of how quick the bike was...I got many of beers from that old girl. I miss her too... Fucking wahhhhh...long ass story, My bad! I started typing and brought out some cool memories...just like this good looking woman will have for the rest of her life. cheers🍻

My '72 XLCH was one of the hardest bikes to kick that I have ever owned. It even threw me up about over the bars a couple of times. Bless her determination.

Girl i use to ride an old iron head and i am proud of you for not giving up.

This is awesome, her smile when it starts is the best

you don't get to hear those "Fuck Yeah's" from electric starters...

Any woman that will kick over a iron head sportster has my respect. Get after it miss!

She's awesome. She never gave up. I love the screen when she fired it up

Hell yeah! She's got more balls that a lot of guys trying that! I tried that thirty years ago and it broke the metal support in the bottom of my boot.

I love a girl that can ride, and not just any girl can kick over a Harley. Girl you've got all my respect and nothing but wishing you bright sunny days to ride for the rest of your days! Way to go girl!🤘

She never gave up, good for her.

I thought she was going to give up. Glad she didn't. Back before electric starters, we used to straddle the bike (well, not every bike), jump up and then we could put our full weight into the downstroke. Of course if you didn't time it right, you could get sent for a ride.

I’m crying happy tears 😭😭😭😭😭 I tried and tried to start our lawn mower..... never been able to do it. I feel like such a failure. I’m so happy for this young woman. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ that is the true spirit of an unfailing warrior😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

Pretty sure I heard that ol' ironhead laughing at her like mine used to laugh at me! Great vid!

Ok so is nobody gonna tell her to throw a leg over it. Who showed her that awkward technique. Glad she got it figured out.

3/17/2018 168 people have never tried to kick start anything. Nice work sticking to it. Thumbs up!

Welcome to old school. Now I just hit the starter button. No bloody shins or trips over the handle bars. Lmfao

was anybody else hoping when she started to freak out and scream fuck yeah that it would have turned off lol

the problem is the jeans were too tight, I see this happen a lot, she needs to be wearing a thong to get the full stroke and be able to follow through with the kick. please have her try it again in the appropriate starting gear and post. thanks

Considering that several of my friends had issues getting my 125cc kick started... she's awesome! ❤

In my younger days..all my buds and I seemed to have just kick starts...I (Army)had a cantankerous 1974 Norton 850, one bud (Navy)a 900 Kaw and the other..an old Jarhead a 1969 Iron head with Magneto...all 3 Nam Vets. We would take rides out to a lake qwe liked and sat on a Bar Deck for a sandwich and beer. The Youngsters came in with bikes that had rear tires a foot and a half wide and dragging the ground. When we got ready to leave, they would stand on the deck and watch us start our bikes. All they could do was to shake their heads as they had NO kick start on their garage beauties so no Motorcycle ZEN. The last to start was almost always the Iron Head...He worked the beer off but the sweet sound when it light... I have all the respect for this Lady...No ass to her yet she flogged it to submission. He still has the Iron Head and I still have the Norton...though we both ride other Harleys most of the time, When he feels friskie..he kick up the IH and I end up ripping the inside right leg of a pair of well worn jeans kicking the Norton.

never turn it off again

WHEW HEW! Way to go girl! Im a girl about your size and Im thinking of buying an old 73 Iron head with a kick start..Pain in the ass but damn makes you feel good when you get it started!( I love a challenge!) I just hope I have the endurance to keep going! lol

Don't give up.....never give up! That young lady is awesome. She absolutely wore me out....I was so tired I had to pause the video half way through so I could catch my breath. You are something.... doesn't even take a break.....just keeps kickin. I would like to meet you!!

Girl has staying power! Got to be in shape to keep up with her!

She will get better as time goes by...she just needs to eat more cornbread.

My hat is off to this young lady. I thought she was way too light for the job. She must create her own gravity.

Love seeing these real struggles, makes it all that much more victorious when it fires off. Of course years later now but still rad, love the scoot.

I have an old Beemer with a kick start only. It's low compression, and always starts by the third or fourth time when it's cold, and by the second, but usually the first, when it warms up. Her Harley needs tuning, or she needs to modify her procedure, slightly . I salute her. I think she is probably at the lower weight limit of what's necessary for that bike. Manual starting engines have a "routine" they seem to prefer. It's different with each engine, lawnmowers are the same way. If you learn it, it gets easier .Pay close attention to what " works" .

That was cool.. She never gave up.. Most guys woulda been too whooped to ride after all that.. Old School..Nothing sounds better.. When ya can get them to start..

nice one babe x never give up thats your bike you deserve it

Love it. She is smart enough to bring it up to the compression stroke!

I am so proud of you! Hell yes, nothing like perseverance!!!

thanks for unplugging the distributor so we could enjoy this little gem... next time-less clothing!

Always remember Edison tried 10,000 before he succeeded. Great job. 👍

I like the kind of girl that just wont quit! Its all in the technique.

Girl kickstarts a harley... good girl.. Loved the video from here in Corwall Ontario, Canada.

She looks good doing it!

LOVE those boots!!!

She's awesome...The funny thing they don't show is the stall, sonova and resulting dominoes of all the bikes in the garage...

I’ve gotta find a woman like her, never gives up ❤️

thumbs up and respect .. for making it and not giving up and even more for uploading.

she never gave up right on gril.

I feel your pain. Sometimes my old bike was so hard to start, when it finally started I was too tired to ride.

I do know how you felt when it finally fired up! All my buddies ride electric start bikes and don't understand what it takes to get one of these old girls running.

My kinda girl, That's a lot of spirit.

I could watch this aaaaalll day.

I felt her pain. Happened a lot to me on my pan. Once at a gas station a girl asked if I needed help. amused I said sure and backed away to give the little thing a try. She had it fired in two kicks. She Dryly looked at me and said put more ass into next time.

Awesome, she never gave in and eventually fired it up...however, when kicking a big old Iron like this, stand on the left hand peg while kicking over, that helps balance out the weight and prevents the bike pulling over to the right.

That sad part is that nobody took the time to show her how to properly kick it. They just video taped... Probably would have started in a couple kicks if she had been taught the correct procedure.

She never gave up!

That level of tenacity just to start a motorcycle... This is one of those people you hire for a tough job then get out their way!

Proper technique and boots. I’ve had bad days kickstarting my softail, too.

couldn't care if the thing never started nice jeans ha!!

Awesome!! Kudos to her! My kind of girl!

The two things I never get tired of looking at...

Those bangs are making my nose itch.

Hey, I know grown men, mechanics at shops even, that quiver in fear at the thought of trying to kick over an old ironhead. And with good reason: they're a total bitch, which is why I finally sold my '59. People used to deride Sportsters as a "girl's bike." Well, not unless the girl is a 250 pound lady wrestler. I had one, I've dealt with others, and I'm cured. All hail the god of electric starters.

The malicious asshole in me was waiting to see if it was in neutral.

Watching those lovely kittens playing behind denim, I can watch this lovely woman all day😊

Awesome.!! Definitely keep her pal.... very good looking and can kick up a old bike RESPECT 👍🏼

Shes lucky the bike didn't kick back... it would've been broken bones.

Wow, am really impressed with the effort on kicking that beast over. Well done.

Looks like a 50.s sporster like i had, you go girl!!!

She won't be robbing any banks with that bike... Yikes!

Cant someone show her to quit wrenchin' on the throttle. If thats a pumper carb its way flooded.It's a lowered bike and the sidestand is too long . She needs it leaned over more as a counterweight to her kicking.

I am a old dude who rode kick start twins all my life....I always straddled the bike and would push until I felt the compression build up then I come down with my weight.....if it was cold I used the choke.

The look on her face when it happened. Like she win the lottery 😃😂

Sweet, sweet cheeks. She has got to be one tuff broad if she chooses a vibrator that makes her work for it.

great !! momma dint rais no quitter

Awesome! & great Lucero background music!

I truly appreciate what you are doing

lmfao that was awesome !!!!!

Jeeze girl, stop twisting the throttle so much, you're pumping a shot of gas in every time! Might want to consider thicker head gaskets to lighten the compression a tad, and a good tuneup of the ignition. It should start easier than that!

i hope she took it out for a ride after that! when my iron head takes along time to start i have the same reaction! i like how she was connected with the bike like it was alive!

Old vid, but I can definitely sympathize with being so light. At least it warms ME up in the morning!

lmao @ Fuck Yeah! Excellent determination and perseverance! I'm a 99% er!

she makes that look like alot o fun ; ]

I love at 0:18 "Come on you fuck" I've used the same phrase many times myself when trying to start my old Shovelhead.

The best thing is that you didn't give up. I like the will. Salute.

Way to hang in there!!

Magnificent...what a gal! Pair of wellies next time please!

Sweet hardtail Ironhead and good looking girl. The look and excitement when it fires!

Years ago, my buddy was the iron head guy in our bunch. There is always one. XLCH in a rigid frame. Little guy. We didn't bother to kick our big twins (one or two kicks) until he got his started. We always counted the kicks though. One. Two. Three......... Twenty eight. Twenty nine....

Imagine zombie apocalypse "honey, go and get our harley, i will keep them busy". 3 mins later you are propably one of zombies, already eating your girlfriend :D

Jesus the comments on here are creepy

Beautiful. Plus it keeps her in shape. Nice bike

My first bike was a '60 XLCH, and in the intervening 44 years that I've been riding Harleys I have never seen a single person come anywhere close to getting thrown over the handle bars kick starting one. That said, I can sympathize with the young lady.

Looking at all these kick start video's, brings me to the conclusion that, these vehicles won't make good get away vehicles.

2:45 for you

Nice bike. . gorgeous kickstarting action in your boots. .I'm full of joy when it starts up good girl well done love to see more..u.k

She is showing the proper way to kick start so you don't have your knee tore up if it backfires. It is the safe way to start and also allows you to put more into it if you don't have a lot of weight.

awesome. now turn it off and go have a beer

Why do most Harley riders awkwardly kick start from the side. Why not straddle the bike and kick like you mean it.

Digging the fact that Lucero is playing in the background.

This harley sounds wonderful!!!

LMAO get a bike that u can actually handle.