> Many early cars used a hand crank to start the motor. If you don't do it correctly, it was possible to break your arm. I daily drove for years a motorbike wi

> Many early cars used a hand crank to start the motor. If you don't do it correctly, it was possible to break your arm. I daily drove for years a motorbike with a kickstart (and also rode MX bike with a kickstart but these were 2-strokes and the kickstart on 2-strokes wasn't that violent). Still have a scar from one kickstart gone wrong on a rainy day (my foot slipped and the crank violently went back up and damaged my leg).