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Electric Start

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BDI:
I would like to start by saying that the fact that you still ride is totaly awesome and I have the upmost respect for you for doing so. If you want a bike with e-start you can't go wrong with either an klx450r or a crf450x I own the x-model and my buddy mike owns the r-model. Both bikes are awsome bikes and if you want hop-up help I could help on that for either bike. Now as far as the kx500 goes that is a good starting bike as long as the bike is in good running condition the bike should never take you more then three kicks to start it and the first two would be easy priming kicks. As far as E-start on a kx500, that is an interesting proposition. I myself have never seen one but if it can be done there are a few people here that could pull it off, I'm sure. I'm not saying I can do it but I can assure you I will be brain storming the idea.

sam90lx:
Thanks for all the suggestions and help thus far.....this is a great forum.
BDI, i may look into a 450 as you mentioned, thanks.

Friar-Tuck:
 Sam,
  I'm wondering if by shortening the length of the kips bolt and "oveclosing" the the exhaust port you could in essence lose some compression on start up with a little less top end. :?

For that matter, if you could figure out how to create a Two position kips bolt you could have best of both worlds  8-)
  (without the expense of the aftermarket machinework of the conventional compression release)

  Tuck\o/

bigbellybob:
i would also look into a KTM 300 with e start. then you would still have the easy to maintain 2t + e start. there is a guy on ktmtalk that has found the 380 jug fits on the new 300 case and the crank assemble fits in the case too, even the PV hooks up. he said it will need little port work to line the ports up perfectly. i dont know if the e-start will start the 380 but if it dose. you would have open class big bore power, new good handling suspenders and geometry, and e-start.

Good:
That's cool!  I wonder what having this done would cost?  Could it be done to a 15:1 motor?

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