MOJO GARAGE
START SIMPLE
The riders of yesteryear had to deal with arduous and finicky starting procedures
BY COSTA MOUZOURIS
PHOTO: ROYAL ENFIELD
Riders today have it easy. There was a time when riding a motorcycle was much more demanding; a time when the rider performed many of the tasks that a modern bike’s ECU, or computer, performs while riding, and before even starting it. Many more — ahem — experienced riders will remember a time when going for even a short ride was preceded by a complex ritual. Fortunately, those days are behind us, and riding a motorcycle has become mechanically much simpler.
If you own a modern motorcycle and want to go for a ride, you just turn the key, push the start button, and off you go. Heck, some riders don’t even need to turn anything on; with the key fob in your pocket, just hop on and push the start button. Simple starting, high reliability and low maintenance free up more time to spend on the road, and no one is going to complain about that.