Please help me, I've fallen

I think it's great that you are still tinkering and building. Takes your mind off your ails (and hopefully the heat). I don't think you can rig the hf 212 for pedal starting unless you can adapt a manual clutch to it.
There was a member in the "DIY non-kit" subforum that can pedal start his Briggs. I will see if I can find you a link.

wheelbender6 said:

I don't think you can rig the hf 212 for pedal starting unless you can adapt a manual clutch to it.
There was a member in the "DIY non-kit" subforum that can pedal start his Briggs. I will see if I can find you a link.

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That would be member msrfan who has a one way bearing set up
so he can pedal start his 5 hp Briggs bikes and he uses a compression
release too.
I have ridden his bikes and they start very easily.

msrfan was the first gas bike in the Mid range class at the Grange
race yesterday narrowly beating his grandson who was riding a similar
Briggs race bike.

Most 200 / 212 cc motor builders who want a cleaner look just
remove the pull starter and use a removable rope pull start.

im glad this isnt a injury thread

there is a way to do this it will take some planning though and some good engineering i can see it in my head but not explain it right so im not going to try right now if i can get it in words i will post

YumaBill- Sorry, I misremembered. The post I was talking about was for a "Kick Start" Briggs,
http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=25549&highlight=pedal+start

olyumabill said:

Can I rig my HF 212 cc to start with my pedals?

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This guy did it with a small B&S:

Briggs motorized board track racer bicycle, how it starts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8tC1evNNKM