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Title: What to do when your 450 won't start
Post by: KXcam22 on September 08, 2008, 05:32:53 AM

 Went out for ride on Sunday but after about 40 kicks the 450 would not start.  Then some 6 year old kid pointed at the back of my bike and said "hey mister whats that plug doing in your exhaust pipe". Oops (he should have said hey stupid......). Cam.

Title: Re: What to do when your 450 won't start
Post by: gowen on September 08, 2008, 05:38:50 AM

d**n, I bet your foot was ready to disown you after that. My old 426 was horrible after a few kicks, I couldn't imagine 40 kicks..

Title: Re: What to do when your 450 won't start
Post by: BDI on September 08, 2008, 06:11:15 AM

When those plugs came out years ago I had to have one and I did the same thing. I had the wife drop me off in the desert and I went to kicking and kicking and kicking  :lol: :x. That was way way back when the kawi was stock. The other day I started the kawi in the garage and as usual it started right up. When I was done I turned to see my plug laying 20" away at the end of the driveway. I think with a perfectly sealed exhaust and comp ratio that would burn water the bike no longer cares if the plug is in, it just shoots it right out. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: What to do when your 450 won't start
Post by: KX500freak on September 08, 2008, 06:39:56 AM

ooh reminds me of kickin my ktm for ten minutes..
only to find out the fuel was off .. :-P
man was i wet from swet .

Title: Re: What to do when your 450 won't start
Post by: Johnniespeed on September 08, 2008, 06:59:56 AM

I used to have an old Husky that was a 40 kick wonder. I am positive there was no wash plug in the pipe.
  John

Title: Re: What to do when your 450 won't start
Post by: 5dracing on September 10, 2008, 08:40:57 AM

Quote from: KX500freak on September 08, 2008, 06:39:56 AM

ooh reminds me of kickin my ktm for ten minutes..
only to find out the fuel was off .. :-P
man was i wet from swet .

Aah yes I know own and ride a Kick Till Midnight. I want a button and a battery!!!

Title: Re: What to do when your 450 won't start
Post by: KX500freak on September 11, 2008, 10:45:37 AM

Quote from: 5dracing on September 10, 2008, 08:40:57 AM

Quote from: KX500freak on September 08, 2008, 06:39:56 AM

Aah yes I know own and ride a Kick Till Midnight. I want a button and a battery!!!

whahaha that,s a really funny one...i see that in my imagination ..kicking in the moonlight together with the stars
here we say kick tauzend mahl .its german

Title: Re: What to do when your 450 won't start
Post by: Dutch-K5 Fan on September 12, 2008, 05:03:21 AM

I used to put paper int he airboot when cleaning the airbox.
You will never forget it to take it out when you did once.

Fourbangers don't start cold whithout choke on.
Also a thing you chech twice if you forgot it the last time.


 Dutchie

Title: Re: What to do when your 450 won't start
Post by: mysnykkx500 on September 15, 2008, 12:26:06 PM

I changed the tank on my k5 once kicked it for about a half hour just to finally find out I had pinched the fuel line while putting the other tank on Talk about tired