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Electric start motorcycles have been with us for over a century. Before the First World War, American Charles Kettering perfected an automotive self-starter first fitted by Cadillac in 1912. While Kettering’s concept was sound, battery reliability let it down. Despite this Achilles heel, Indian’s president Hendee decreed electric start for their 7HP V-twin,

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