Fuel injection system running on ECU and electrical ignition system – both require battery for their functioning. With a dead battery, no amount of kickstart can start the engine. With the inconsistencies in the electric starter addressed upon, the kickstarts have become irrelevant in the modern motorcycles. And for these exact reasons, we don’t see some of the modern motorcycles having a kickstart. #Why are kick starts irrelevant in the age of electric start? #Does your bike have a kickstand? #kick start in bikes a problem?