General Discussion => Tech Tips => Topic started by: fredgold52 on April 02, 2008, 11:20:20 pm
Title: Moving the Kick Start Lever
Post by: fredgold52 on April 02, 2008, 11:20:20 pm
I've read a few times in posts by LotusSevenMan about him moving his kick start lever to a more vertical position. That making it easier to kick all the way through when starting. Well, I had a few minutes with nothing to do, so I moved mine too.
On mine, moving it two notches clockwise was too much. The lever bottomed out solidly at the end of the stroke. So I backed it off one notch for a net movement clockwise of one notch. It makes a big difference in kicking the engine.
This allows the rider to kick the engine completely through it's cycle, giving it a much better chance of starting. It seems less likely to kick back because of this new relationship. I haven't really noticed it rubbing against my ankle or anything either.
This would be something I would recommend to other Bullet kickers to try. It only takes a minute or two to do the job.
Title: Re: Moving the Kick Start Lever
Post by: geoffbaker on April 03, 2008, 03:40:29 am
Yep, it makes a difference.
I broke my kickstart spring a couple of weeks back, so when I replaced it I had to figure out the best position to set the kickstart at at the top of the stroke.
Just a few degrees below vertical seems about right. Room for a good kick!
By the way, I've finally joined the ranks of all those fans who can really say "she starts with one kick!"
Most of the time, now, I can do it. The only times I 've had problems in the past couple of days - - well, once I had shut off the petcock. The other time, the kill switch was still on. Doh!
Title: Re: Moving the Kick Start Lever
Post by: deejay on April 03, 2008, 06:32:42 pm