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*@#$%&* kick start lever bustage!

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2001KX5:
Well I should of known this day would come I guess.  Now my lever never busted in the area of the pivot joint but rather where it makes contact to the hardend steel pivot component.  I guess it has gotten sloppier over time making them slightly off from their normal contact place which was enough for the hardend steel part to eat through the alum. kicker.

I'm going to get the alum built up on the busted one and make some kind of hardend steel insert to go in there just so I have a spare one.

Anyway the busted kicker being off its normal 90% point is the reason why it also ate through my boots! Oh well, at least I'll have a new one in a few days.

hughes:
When you order the new one order one for an 04 model it has been made better than the older ones. Mine 04 kick starter has been on my 87 for amost 2 years now with no prblems. I broke two of the older units.

alan:

--- Quote from: hughes on May 23, 2006, 01:22:59 AM ---When you order the new one order one for an 04 model it has been made better than the older ones. Mine 04 kick starter has been on my 87 for amost 2 years now with no prblems. I broke two of the older units.

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So when was the last change in the lever, What year? I need to know so I can order 1 for my 94 an ? 1 for my 01!

Alan :|

Arigato:
Just order one for an '04 to be sure.  There is definately a difference.

gowen:
Even the '04 is a piece. He is talking about the actual "thick" aluminum not breaking but wearing. I have used 3 since racing my KX. I still have all three. Not broken, but worn to the point of over rotating so you can't kick the d**n thing. I just weld it back up and use it one more time. (all the weld will hold is a few kicks)

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