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[oceanvibe]

Never worked on one of these bikes before and I need to take out the kickstart shaft to see what is wrong with it. Are there any pit falls when stripping it or tips on how to go about it. Will I be able to get it out by just removing the casings or do I have to split the motor ! Thought it might be an idea to ask before getting the tools out.
Any info would be great.

[oceanvibe]

No need to worry, I got the bike stripped and the shaft out and it is shot, just as I thought. Very easy to get into and quite simple layout. No the next question is where is the best place to find a replacement one. Any help on that would be great.

[nigelog]

One new old stock shaft with bush inside and kickstart gear with bush just went for £25 quid on ebay last week. Was watching it but was pleased with the tolerances of the bush I bought to do up my own so decided to spend the money elsewhere. Available from C&D and Draganfly (use their website for the parts drawings but buy elsewhere - I think their contribution is excellent but I dont see why I should pay extra to cover the cost of their website). Consider changing the bushes at end of layshaft, inside kickstart gear and inside kickstart shaft itself all together to stop wandering play (approx £18) and a dressing of the cotter pin slot on the shaft with a file might suffice. If slot for pawl has gone then it does need replacing. Ta Nigel

[oceanvibe]

Hi Nigel, Thanks for that, will get to it start of week.

[B40RT]

[quote name='nigelog' date='Sep 26 2008, 05:14 PM' post='177478']
Available from C&D and Draganfly (use their website for the parts drawings but buy elsewhere - I think their contribution is excellent but I dont see why I should pay extra to cover the cost of their website).

Contradicton - having read your post they will be less enthushiastic to put all the time, money and effort into their site for no return.

[nigelog]

Agreed. But in the early days of the internet information was a lot easier to get hold of. There are more and more restrictions to the free availability of information. You have to pay to join many sites before you can even ask a question. Nobody wants to spend resources on creating a fabulous website with no return, but it has to be tempered with the longer term picture.