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02-26-2014, 02:24 PM | #1 |
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Eliminating the Kickstart
can i drive a scooter without a kickstart??, i hardly ever use it...i was taking off the cvt cover just to check which drive belt model i had and my kick start got out of alignment so i was thinking of just taking it off. My gasket also came apart so now i gotta buy a new gasket
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02-26-2014, 02:50 PM | #2 | |
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02-26-2014, 04:27 PM | #3 |
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Hi
Glenn is 100 % correct and i would follow his advice Take care and ride safely Yours Hank
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02-26-2014, 04:39 PM | #4 |
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you are right, forget about the gasket, im gonna be putting back the kick start soon and i found out what belt model my scoot has its a: bando 835 20 30, it was in good condition also, messed up my kickstart for being curious
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02-26-2014, 04:58 PM | #5 |
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Ya I don't have a kick starter on mine. I used to use mine quite abit but it broke so I removed it. There is no real benifit to it gone. I found a new on for around 40$ I am thinking about getting a new one.
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02-26-2014, 05:30 PM | #6 | |
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02-26-2014, 06:31 PM | #7 |
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So True and the fact you checked your belt, say's alot.
With a 50 cc scoot it's a bad day if a belt breaks, with a bigger scoot puchin or calling a friend with a pick-up truck to get you back is a REALLY BAD DAY!
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02-26-2014, 06:33 PM | #8 |
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So True and the fact you checked your belt, say's alot.
With a 50 cc scoot it's a bad day if a belt breaks, with a bigger scoot puchin or calling a friend with a pick-up truck to get you back is a REALLY BAD DAY!
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02-26-2014, 08:28 PM | #9 | |
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02-27-2014, 08:26 AM | #10 |
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The one item I really dont like about my BR is not having a kick start. I'd love to add one, as I know one day, I'll turn that key and silence will greet me 200 miles from home.
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03-19-2014, 02:49 PM | #11 |
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I took mine off and did not need it, but really, I should have left in on just in case.
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03-19-2014, 02:59 PM | #12 |
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I use my kick start to rotate the engine to TDC when adjusting the valves.
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03-19-2014, 06:33 PM | #13 |
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The problem people have with kick starters is that if they battery goes low or the scoot won't crank after a few minutes...they use the kicker as a "STOMP" Starter.. If it won't fire up cranking it..it won't fire up by stomping it either.. Even Yamaha..Honda and other Japanese made bikes..will shear the kicker off if stomped on to hard and too often.. They are a BACKUP means of starting...not a primary means.. But even if they were a primary means..folks would continue to jump 3-4 feet up in the air..before coming down on the kick lever to start it... These are 50-150cc bikes..not 1,200cc 1963 Harley Davidsons..
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03-20-2014, 01:59 AM | #15 |
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To kick start it you have to find the compression stroke. To do this put your foot on the kick starter and somewhat lightly push down until it becomes harder. Then release to the top of the kick postion and stomp down. How hard varies on the motor and how much compression it has. These scoots don't require very much. But if you were to step on someone's foot it would still hurt
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