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
See also
- Project KickStart, project management software
- Mountain Dew Kickstart, a line of energizing drinks made by Mountain Dew