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kx500 broken kickstart
KXcam22:
I am not sure at what year they were improved but after I broke the one on my 92 the replacement was substatially beefier. The original part number gets you the beefy one. Cam.
tobys 2 strokes:
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they do break some times ...especlly at 15 to 1 compresion ,so i keep the new one in stock..i dont try welding them it does not seem to hold up in that highly stressed area
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What happens when you weld them? I have been planning on shortning the one on my K5 powered T3 about an inch. I just shortened a KX250 kicker for my ILR330 Is it going to break?
Mick:
Kickstarters are just another thing KX500s like to break. It's normal. I broke three until we made one out of stainless. And actually the original kicker lasted several more years than the newer versions did. Having broken two of them in one season, but my KX motor has a bit more compression than stock. My stainless kicker is over ten years old...and it's showing sings of fatique :-o
Speedway73:
On the kick start note.....Will newer kick start units work on older years...like '86/'87 ?? Are the splines the same along with the diameter ??
BDI:
Stewart, maybe you should talk to Mr C.N.C. about making some billet t6 kickers.
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