Kick start and magneto swap
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Kick start and magneto swap
I am considering dosing a magneto and kick start swap on my 01 twin cam 88ci I looking for some advice on the topic I wanna remove the electric start and battery from the bike
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Have you found the parts to do the conversion? After securing the parts, I would recommend compression releases and keeping the compression low. I have a friend who has a high compression shovelhead with dual releases, and there was a couple of times it kicked back and jacked him up.
Dave
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From: Ny
Have you found the parts to do the conversion? After securing the parts, I would recommend compression releases and keeping the compression low. I have a friend who has a high compression shovelhead with dual releases, and there was a couple of times it kicked back and jacked him up.
Dave
Dave
yes I looked the parts up on JP cycle and found what I was looking for but I was curious if the lights would still work the same with out the battery our if anyone knew away around it
thanks
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Here you go:
https://www.huntmagnetos.com/battery-eliminator/
I would set up an off/on switch for your headlight. Your headlight will work fine when the bike is running. Works good also for “late night runs”.
Dave
https://www.huntmagnetos.com/battery-eliminator/
I would set up an off/on switch for your headlight. Your headlight will work fine when the bike is running. Works good also for “late night runs”.
Dave
Last edited by TOE_CUTTER; Oct 28, 2022 at 09:02 PM.
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Here you go:
https://www.huntmagnetos.com/battery-eliminator/
I would set up an off/on switch for your headlight. Your headlight will work fine when the bike is running. Works good also for late night runs.
Dave
https://www.huntmagnetos.com/battery-eliminator/
I would set up an off/on switch for your headlight. Your headlight will work fine when the bike is running. Works good also for late night runs.
Dave
So this would work in link the the mag correct and thank u for all ur help and advice
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Just curious, why would you want to go this route?
Not judging, its your bike and you can do whatever you want. I get the cool factor but its not very practical.
Not judging, its your bike and you can do whatever you want. I get the cool factor but its not very practical.
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Don't hack it up. IF ya really just gotta have a magneto, battery less, kick start Harley . . . get a 1966 Sportster XLCH.
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I think it would be very difficult to get a late model Harley Twin Cam to start with a kick starter. EFI requires a higher cranking speed to get things to work. It might work with a magneto, but I'm trying to think where a magneto could be driven on a Twin cam.
When I rode flat track, my old Harley WR had the magneto mounted on the front of the engine where the generator went on a Generator Shovelhead, Pan or Kuncklehead. On a 45, you could also drop a magneto into the dristributor drive on the right side of the engine.
I'm not trying to be critical, since I understand that people do like to individualize their machines.
Good luck on your mods!
When I rode flat track, my old Harley WR had the magneto mounted on the front of the engine where the generator went on a Generator Shovelhead, Pan or Kuncklehead. On a 45, you could also drop a magneto into the dristributor drive on the right side of the engine.
I'm not trying to be critical, since I understand that people do like to individualize their machines.
Good luck on your mods!