decompression plate, 1or 2 or don't bother

Martin - have you considered an electric start. The Alton is very good. I apperciate they are not cheap (£2K) but you get a lot of engineering for your money.

Regards - Paul.

I have fitted one with 2 gaskets on the 750 Atlas  ,No problems appart from the usual comedy act trying to get the rings in without breakage.  The change in kick start resistance is not great , but must help.It does change the rocker action a little ,but in my case due to valve seat recession I think it  made things better. If you are going to use 2 plates I would check the effect on rocker/valve contact and use  a torque wrench with adaptor on the base nuts  ,dont want to fracture the flange .   

Due to the cost of the "Alton" conversion and the fragility of them, would a track style roller starter at home be beneficial?. 

Alternatively what about a longer kick start lever.  I use a honda off road folding one on my Inter; splines are the same and folds at the shaft end.  Saves having folding footrest etc.

Cheers

Jon

I can now kickstart the Atlas but I have modified my technique   to  copy what I do on a high comp single , IE     a steady  pressure on the KS till  it just passes comp on one cylinder. Then kick. Or  put in gear and pull back against compression ,then  neutral and kick.