[Bankerdanny]

I would hope that such damage would be covered by the warranty (assuming it is within the warranty period).

That kind of damage should not happen even if some drunk knucklhead is jumping on the kick start lever.

[cowboysculptor]

Don't worry guys, you're not alarming me any more than I already was.

Vince, at the moment I think you may be on to something.  Let me put it as simply as I can: the engine and the rest of the drive train don't seem to be connecting. 

I removed the primary cover today, and found no obvious problems.  The clutch is operating just fine.  I also removed the gearbox cover and found no obvious problems.  Just thinking logically, gearbox and primary problems don't seem to fit with a bike that won't start with kick or e-starter.

At this point I'm willing to say I tried.  This surely must be covered under warranty, and if not . . . well.  This bike is going into the shop.  Thanks for all your help guys, I'll let you know if I have any updates.

Peter

[erob123]

Hate to be a sprage but it cost me $1.50 a month on insurance to cover this stuff.  I might have a deduc but still alot cheaper and probably get some extra new parts.

[cyrusb]

Someone f'd- up allright, Royal Enfield ! thats who. Honestly, will the fun ever end? We can add that to the "broken crank pin malady". If you parked that bike running o.k , then that  catastrophic failure was caused by the kickstarter? Was  the kicker arm bent? That failure could only have been the result of bad heat treating of the components, and it brings the term "poor build  quality" to a new level.  How many miles are on this bike?