[Jeff Higgins]

File this one under "I would rather be lucky than good"...

It turns out that the ignition module is programmed for three dead revolutions on startup. It's a trick used to keep them from kicking back and tearing up the starter sprague. Well, that obviously will not work on a kick started bike. I had no idea they did this. Neither did the the guy who recommended the part number I should order.

Luckily, as it turned out, even though neither of us knew about this situation, the part number he had was for a kit that included a unit specifically for kick start bikes, with the dead revolution feature programmed out of it. Whew...

Ultima is not entirely clear about any of this. A third party asked if we had the right part number for the kit, and went on to explain the situation. I actually had to go to an eBay vendor to get an explanation for all of this, rather than Ultima themselves.

I wonder how many guys just wind up pretty darn frustrated, and how many never figure out why.