push button starter cover
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Road Warrior
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push button starter cover
ive seen the push button starter covers and thought it seemed like a good idea as a backup in case the switch on the controls ever quit working for whatever reason. just wonder how hard it is to install. seems like all you do is remove the old and screw the new one on. is it that simple.
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My Low Rider tossed a relay and I had to push start the old girl once. So I installed one. Damn if I haven't needed the thing since. Easy to install, but I had to take the battery out to get my hands in there.
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I have one on Bertha, and I was having to use it with the old starter after the solenoid began not pulling the plunger in reliably, even after I put in a new plunger kit. Got a new Ultima starter last summer, but I swapped the button to it from the old starter... as you said, it's cheap insurance!
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Road Warrior
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i realize that if you push the button, weather the key is on or off, the starter will crank. just cheap insurance if the button doesnt work.
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I've had one on my bike as a backup for several years. Never needed it, but it is nice to know it's there.....Tip: They have an o-ring and a bit of grease as a seal. Even so, I still put a balloon on the button like a condom when I'm washing the bike and am going to be spraying that area with a hose.