
mine were always slightly molested

gas off key off
throttle wide open
kick through 3 times
gas on key off
throttle open*
kick through 3-4 times
gas on key on
throttle slightly cracked**
KICK through, with authority***
smile largely and laugh gleefully or start again and adjust slightly until large smiles and gleeful laughs are accomplished
* somewhere between 1/4 and full open
** somewhere between off and 1/2 open
*** if you half ass kick an ironhead it WILL hurt you. I've seen grown men fly through the handlebars and land in front of the bike they where just trying to start.
open offer, holler at me and i'll be glad to come by and help you figure out your specific combination. once you find it, the bike will start everytime without incedent, like magic.
the timing being set correctly has a lot to do with the success of kick starting a ironhead