KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: kaw rider on September 29, 2010, 06:27:53 AM

Title: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: kaw rider on September 29, 2010, 06:27:53 AM

Does anybody have a picture of a broken kicker lever. Thanks

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: dirk_diggler on October 01, 2010, 12:34:22 AM

Like this

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: bmulanax30 on October 03, 2010, 02:26:39 PM

been there done that just got my new kicker this weekend  its still in the plastic wished i had my old ones  broke 2 in the same place  if its cold its real easy to snap one

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: kaw rider on October 03, 2010, 02:38:39 PM

soon a better replacement will be on the market.

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: 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.

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: martinfan30 on October 04, 2010, 09:43:51 AM

Anyone tried to TIG or stick weld one back together?

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: sandblaster on October 04, 2010, 02:24:50 PM

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

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: bmulanax30 on October 07, 2010, 01:28:13 AM

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

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: Good on November 29, 2010, 04:55:18 PM

Quote from: kaw rider on October 03, 2010, 02:38:39 PM

soon a better replacement will be on the market.

This is good news.

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: 1989kawasaki on May 22, 2011, 07:31:31 PM

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.

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

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: Polar-Bus on May 22, 2011, 09:34:48 PM

Quote from: 1989kawasaki on May 22, 2011, 07:31:31 PM

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.

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

Thats because Kawasaki updated the kick lever to a more beefier unit around 1998 ? 

FYI, guys DON'T attempt to weld a broken kick lever..... aluminum is very difficult to weld with respect to high strength loads. A welded kick lever is at some point going to be a trip to the hospital with a snapped ankle, and a smashed cheese grated shin ! 

Title: Re: Picture of broken kicker
Post by: 1989kawasaki on May 23, 2011, 05:18:01 AM

wow 1998? then my bike must have had to original kicker on it since 89 and you can imagine how worn out it was!
it would never click in and it would wobble 2cm up and down. but i have the new updated version now.