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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by IronGear
The mechanics of operation of a sportster kickstart do allow for....

Kickback that may or may not lift or injure a person, dependant of forces involved(weight of person, compression, timing, etc)
Leg breakage(depends how tough your leg is).
There is nothing in the design of the mechanism that would provide for an absolute safeguard against that, so it would never be possible to say it could not or never happen ...
+1, according to what i have read on these forums over the years.

I have installed a kicker on my '78. I spent big $s and got all OEM NOS parts, and had it installed by an expert Sportster mechanic. Even so, i am not planning to use it, i just want to have it for the cool factor.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 08:12 AM
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follow this tread:

http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s....php?t=1099215

It is not complete. Everything I have read from this poster has been excellent.
This thread is just being created now.
 
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