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Picture of broken kicker

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martinfan30:
Anyone tried to TIG or stick weld one back together?

sandblaster:
I've had them tigged.
Depending on the welder they will hold for a while but mine kept cracking around the weld.

bmulanax30:
yeah mine is thicker than the other 2 i broke  hope it last  and yes i tiged mine too it broke 3 kicks  just couldent hold up  so much compresson o well it happens guy at the parts house said everyone he knows has had this problem

Good:

--- Quote from: kaw rider on October 03, 2010, 02:38:39 PM ---soon a better replacement will be on the market.

--- End quote ---
This is good news.

1989kawasaki:

--- Quote from: 3Razors on October 03, 2010, 06:11:12 PM ---If you buy the new updated kicker from Kawasaki it is twice as thick at the base as the old ones. No breakage with those.

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yes i know this is an old thread and its talking about 500s
but when i bought a new kicker for my 250 the base was twice as thick and beefed up all around

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