Hi this video was very helpful, for any one that is still struggling it is not about forcing just about the technic so keep practicing.

just push the button I have a 2001 LC4 and I took the decompression lever off

Good sound! How did you do it?

Very similar to my XR650R. Same story as your KTM, lots of owners gave up on that bike because they didn't know the secret handshake

I had a husaberg 650 FC. Just get past TDC and jump on if hard, don't be scared of it, fired up every time. Great video. Cheers.

My 625 SMC was blessed with a kick and electric start , wish I still had it

Black button on carb is on hot start

Haha i had one of these i knew a few people who sold them because they couldn't start them. It's.easy when you know how!😅

Mine doesn’t want to start with the choke on,only without it,if you pull it after it fires,it will shut off..i think the jets in the carb are a little messed up

U made it look easy, I'm about to try to start my motorcycle for the first time ever,.

Man how tall are you? Because i really like the 660 but i'm 1,73 (5'8) do you think that i'm too short?

Mine wouldn’t start with the electric starter but once I used this technique, it started right up!

Du bor inte nära Stockholms området? Jag bytte en r6:a från 02 till en 2004 660smc för nått år sen. Fick igång den en gång genom att rulla igång den men aldrig lyckats med kicken :)

I saw this video in the right time cause i just bought a ktm lc4 prestige 640 and the electric ⚡ is off so i have the only option to kickstart and is a pain in the ass

Wowwwwww thanks for sharing the information.

I never gave it any gas on throttle but I bought mine from a knowledgeable guy who used to bump start it!

My 96 rxc 620 didn't start after I washed it, then it started hours later and then again completely died on me a couple miles down the road all in the same day any suggestions

Come on bro,look on my ssrider7 chanell how to turn KTM SC...had few 600ccm ktms

is she easy to start once she is warmed up ,looking at buying one very soon

I do not have spark on my 640 adventure. Do you know what I should check?

Really thanks mate, i bought one last week and can't kick it for this whole week. Thankss

I have 2 2001 dukes 640. Liked it so much I bought another. They have electric start, but I've kick started it many times. Good stuff. I never knew the 660 didn't have a electric starter either.

Is it normal to kickback ? i tried and now my leg is hurting ):

That is exactly how I start my 1998 YZ400F.

I had one back a while ago and miss it so much I could cry 🏍️ it was so mean and so beautiful that getting her started was wearth all the memories, Lost her doing Willy's to work 😭

Im a mechanic here in the Phillippines tjis 640 is so hard to start my leg is aching and it my shoe so idecide to lower the comprrssion by adding extra gasket on the base of the block to alittle bit low compression just to test after i work on it

Thank you! You’ e got a les subscriber. I’m getting my 625 on thuesday 😁 Have à Nice day!

I'm planning to buy a KTM 660 for myself but I'm concerned about his reliability, since you have It, could you give me a heads up? Hope your tutorial will come in handy hahaha

It's the same with the 525 if a never had the decompression lever my bike be sold 🤣

Hur gör man för tjuvkoppla den? Nån pundare som försökt stjäla min och brutit sönder hela tändningslåset

_KTM LC4 , i love these bikes ...._

How big is the fuel tank on this bike (fuel tank + reserve)? And how many kilometers do you get on one tank?

Is looking like 640

I thought the trick to avoid kickback is to kick it all the way down and hold it there for a moment. If the engine is turning backwards then it can´t push the lever up because it´s not engaged any more. Here is a guy who does it with his hand: watch?v=25Duswwrv2U

Most of the times the problem was, that the gas in the float bowl was a few days old and wouldn't ignite. After 8 months i Was able to start her 2nd kick with fresh fuel. I always use the choke when the engine is cold, never use the accelerator pump for starting since. Fresh fuel is the most important thing for a single to fire up. I always try to shut the gas cock half a minute or a minute before I arrive at my destination to run the bowl almost empty.

So who knows about the pain of starting a Yamaha wr426?

It would be easier to start a revolution of the people than that bike lmao

I own a 620 for a few years and i am not planning to swap it for another bike. LC4 engines are IMO best KTM motorcycles. I never had problems with starting LC4, my procedure is : 1. Pull choke, and decompression lever, and kick it 3-7 times if motorcycle wasn't running for few days (to prime carburetor with gasoline). 2. Then slowly push on kicker till you feel resistance (choke on, decomp off), when you feel resistance, pull decomp lever ON, and push kicker 1 notch more, release decomp, and let kicker go up. 3. Turn ignition ON, choke still ON, and kick it all the way. Mine runs from 1st, rarely 2nd kick. If you was riding today, or like 1-2 days before you can try to skip step 1, and just kick it with choke. So basically procedure same as yours, but mine have older Dellorto carburetor, so instead of adding gas one time, i kick it with choke few times - same result. Your 660 have Keihin carburetor if i am correct which is way better design. :)

You can also start the engine in a small downhill road. Roll the bike ,hold clutch , engage 2nd gear and when about 30Km/h release the clutch and it will start. Done it so many times.

Can I kickstart with a dead battery

Whats your bike bevore the lc 4 ? ?

Greetings from Las Vegas. Thank you

lol both my lc4 start easy as

Nice sound. Great.

Que tal mi pana. Tendo una 640 lc4 me podrias ayudar con el tiempo de la moto, pa poderla prender, encender

Thanks for the video yesterday it kept me out of a lot of trouble

Just like you start a LC4 640 apart from the little black button(different carby). I think its the decomp lever that gets people, they kick the thing to far through the stroke, past the ignition point(spark), the idea is to get the piston just about top dead centre, that first bump you feel, push the starter through that with the decomp lever pulled, then lift the kick starter let the decomp go and "KICK it!", its a "knack", but not difficult. very similar to the old XT/TT 500 and some others. I just kick started a 2003 640SM that had been sitting for more than a year, took about 10 kicks including "kick through's" (ignition off, tap on, choce on, decomp pulled), no trouble never changed fuel either before starting, runs like clock.

I’ve had my LC4 640 for 20 years and never been able to kickstart it. Just watched your video, been out to the garage and started it first time. Thanks mate

Why is every swedish person so nice? I mean... seriously you made such a great tutorial👍 appreciate it man 💪🏽 Greetings from 🇩🇪

Nice bike, is there a reason to kick-start the bike while un-mounted or is it a preference? I have the 04 SMC625 with e-start but occasionally kick it over just to see if everything is still dialed in.