Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
kick starter
Foxx4Beaver:
--- Quote from: jswatland on November 23, 2011, 01:00:56 AM ---Maybe there is something wrong with your motor that you keep breaking kick starters? I'm not very knowledgeable with these but i'd probably try to retard the timing a touch. I'm sure some smarter guys could point you in the right direction. I just have a hard time believing that you had two defective kickers.
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If you stall it out,and then try to start it in gear,it really puts ALOT more strain on the kicker.....always try to put it in neutral first....that's if your kickers are breaking while you're trying to start it in gear.
Foxx
weymouth399:
If you try to start a K5 like a 125 (because you don't know the trick/secrect to starting it) you probably would go thru kick starters. (not saying you don't know how to start it)
But I have never had a KX, any kx (250s or 500s) that didn't want the stroke just past TDC, from the very top. Also I try real hard not to bottom the kicker out on the footpeg/mount this is where most damage happens. Never try in gear either unless racing kick it once if it doesn't fire find neutral and kick it again.
After 22years of riding/racing Kxs this is what I found out, I hope it helps some out there.
The comp release mod will help alot with kick starter problems also. My spare K5 has had the mod done to it, I was amazed how easy it is to start now.
Bob W
littlewing78:
I usually do start in neutral. Both starters that I broke were pretty old. One was from 99 and the other was from 92. The last one broke on cold morning. Right before a race of course. I can usually get it started in no more than 4 kicks. When its warmed up one kick usually does it. I think bottoming out is part of my problem. Thanks.
Foxx4Beaver:
you need an updated kicker!!....one on the left is the new beefier kicker.Part# is 13064-1201....I got mine from MidWestActionCycle.com a little cheaper than your Kawie dealer and IT IS a Kawie kicker.
Foxx
littlewing78:
A local guy is parting out an 87 KX 500. Any body know if that kick starter will fit my 99 KX 500?
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