I remember when I put the stroker kit in my Shovel ... There was a note in the installation directions that recommended that unless I weighed over 200 lbs ( which I did, and then some ) they strongly suggested an electric starter ... You might want to start eating at McDonalds!!

 

Daytona twin tec ignition does have a "kick start" mode- it will fire on the first revolution. I have mine set there (starter kills battery really quickly, especially in cold weather). on the flip side of the argument- my bike has a nasty habit of "kicking back" on the starter and wiped the teeth off the ring gear of the clutch basket more than once.That kind of force could seriously f*#$ a persons leg/knee up. I solved that durability issue by swapping back to a 66 tooth ring gear and associated pinion, however, the reduced leverage caused by the taller ratio (66 vs 110 teeth) causes the battery to die quicker. I plan on adding a kicker to my dyna, but will likely de-tune the engine back to something remotely resembling streetable (dump the compression back down to the 9.5:1 to 10:1 range and cams with a little more duration to reduce cranking compression). I figure a slower bike that can be started without jumping it off will be alot easier to live with. If money permits- I may end up swapping the twin cam for a 96" evo.

 

just fittered a kicker to a 1997 flsts been advise to get a stroker arm for it which is about 1 inch longer said will make life easyer

 

I've just did

absolutely no problem now to kick start with my TwinCam 88 Ci

some changes need to be done before

but after --> it's rocks


still looking for some guys who did it like me ( to tall about ...)

some more improvments are comming next

 

I was wondering if it is worth putting a magneto and a kickstart on my 01 dyna to replace the eclectic start and battery our if something like that is even possible

 

I've been told you can't kickstart a FI bike, if you have one.

Kicking over small engines was a workout at time. Which is why I have an electra glide.

 

No reason you couldn't, but you need a battery to fire up the injection system (and ignition). An old points and coil ignition can work off a magneto generator, but the newer systems need time to "boot up".

 

Magnetos give a weaker spark at low RPM - stronger at higher RPMs = harder starting - better high speed performance

 

Two thing's my friend, first being alway check the date on the thread before jumping in, some like this one is old enough my hair wasn't going gray yet.

Second lose the magneto idea completely to many other issues with all the electronics on later machines will give you fits. Yes you can do a kicker but all the needed modifications, new parts and getting a good kit not the cheap *** $500 one will set you back about what the bikes worth.