Need Help? Kick start and Evolution
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I played with a 5 speed kicker many years ago. I learned to hate it. I didn't run it long.
The ignition I used was a Crane in the cone. What a FKN POS. Crane knew they shut down when hot which I didn't find cute since I live in Arizona. You'll need a good ignition that has a kick option.
The York kick kit is junk. The Billet Bilt is built like a tank. I have no experience with anything else.
I have a box of parts with zero sentimental value.
The ignition I used was a Crane in the cone. What a FKN POS. Crane knew they shut down when hot which I didn't find cute since I live in Arizona. You'll need a good ignition that has a kick option.
The York kick kit is junk. The Billet Bilt is built like a tank. I have no experience with anything else.
I have a box of parts with zero sentimental value.
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Paughco. Incidentally I have that frame for sale right now in the misc. parts section. It comes titled already if you buy mine.
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Plus good quality and reliability!
I bought a new FX1200 shovel with kick-start only (I was young!) and the bushings for the kick-starter came adrift after a few years, so even the H-D kickers had problems.
I bought a new FX1200 shovel with kick-start only (I was young!) and the bushings for the kick-starter came adrift after a few years, so even the H-D kickers had problems.
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If you intend to ditch the starter, I'd recommend not doing so until after you've got your new ignition dialed in. Way, way easier to verify that the bike will run if you can test the ignition using the starter.
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