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Old Apr 11, 2019 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by scootertrash
There is one other possibility. The starter Bendix could be hanging up. Put the bike in gear and rock it back and forth, it should disengage. You can see the gear through the clutch inspection cover.
True Dat... remember the Bendix is controlled by the arm attached to the Solenoid...and Vice Verse
 
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Old Apr 11, 2019 | 10:50 AM
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Apparently the OP has moved on.....
 
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Old Apr 14, 2019 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
Apparently the OP has moved on.....
Lot of them do that when they don't hear what they want to early on. Common shovel owner habit when they are "on a budget".
 
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Old Apr 14, 2019 | 07:53 AM
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or the hammer came out next to all the beer bottles and that changed everything - especially in Canada
 
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Old Apr 14, 2019 | 11:30 AM
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I saw the same question on the FB shovel forum so perhaps he got his answer........
 
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Old Apr 14, 2019 | 09:50 PM
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wow it will also do that with cheap gas it wanna keep running
thank goodness for the S&S zodiac ignition it stop knocking
and detonation, but you have to reboot it sometimes it will stop firing
 
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