Kick start (disambiguation)

A kick start is the task of using the foot to start a motorcycle. The term may also refer to:

Technology

 * Kickstart (Amiga), the bootstrap of the Amiga computers developed by Commodore
 * Kickstart (Linux), a network installation system for some Linux distributions
 * Yahoo! Kickstart, a professional network from Yahoo!
 * BlackBerry KickStart, the codename for the Pearl smartphone
 * Kickstart (orthosis), the Kickstart Walking System by Cadence Biomedical

Organizations

 * Kickstart Kids, a US charity founded by Chuck Norris
 * Kickstarter, a US-based global crowdfunding platform
 * KickStart International, a non-profit organization that provides irrigation technology to farmers in Africa

Entertainment

 * Kick Start (TV series), a UK television series on motor bike competitions, and a spinoff computer game
 * Kick Start (album), an album by the English band The Lambrettas
 * "Kick Start", single by Jerry Harrison
 * "Kickstarts" (song), a 2010 song by Example

Other uses

 * Kickstart, Homes and Communities Agency funding programme for private housing in the UK