step 1: find a shoe-trust me on this one. step 2: lean bike over hard to the left around 45 degrees with throttle open 1/2 to 3/4 of the way, till gas dribbles out on the ground. step 3: put bike in second, let clutch out and rock bike back and forth hard with throttle open 1/2 of the way. step 4: with bike back in neutral, use bottom 1/4 only of kickstarter slowly till you hear the "fear rattle". step 5: up all the way on kick starter, slowly down 2 clicks, then back up to top and kick the living hell outta it as hard as you can, with the throttle cracked 1/8 open. step 6: repeat steps 4-6 again if neccesary. she should light up in 2-4 kicks when cold, 1-2 kicks hot. i have never found a more foolproof way of lighting one of these monsters up than this- and i was riding them for 22 years. it works on my 85, my brothers 91, my 95, and my friend todds 97.