Kick start won't kick through
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I guess you where there and know better than me. Have a very pleasant rest of the day, internet expert. LOL
As a side note I restored British Roadsters (Triumphs) frame up for a number of years. I showed then over the south east us. Winning a couple of national events. Yeah I don't know how to tune. LOL
As a side note I restored British Roadsters (Triumphs) frame up for a number of years. I showed then over the south east us. Winning a couple of national events. Yeah I don't know how to tune. LOL
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Have your pro wrestler buddy try to hand start a 69 xlch with a magneto, then tell me that Sportsters and Pans start the same. When you do it, make sure you have a good orthopedic surgeon at hand.
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Hes the big one. And we had a few bikes with magnetos back in the day.
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You too. Have a good one. You have no idea of the **** we got into back then. And we are both still alive. Its amazing. LOL
Oh yeah he still has an old Harley that's kick start only with a side car on it. I started it a couple of months ago so I still can. Yippee.
Terry is my buddies name. When he was a kid he had a BSA 441 Victor single cylinder. It was a long stroke single and would drive your leg up your *** trying to start it. I though is was much more brutal than a Sportster.
Oh yeah he still has an old Harley that's kick start only with a side car on it. I started it a couple of months ago so I still can. Yippee.
Terry is my buddies name. When he was a kid he had a BSA 441 Victor single cylinder. It was a long stroke single and would drive your leg up your *** trying to start it. I though is was much more brutal than a Sportster.
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Ok, so an update. Not sure which one it is, but one of the gears behind the clutch is missing some teeth. Found them when I pulled cover. In the process of fabricating some tools to go in further. I've found that the ones in the manual are impossible to find. Like the clutch lock plate that holds clutch in place to remove large nut. I can obviously make one of those out of a friction plate and a steel tack welded together. And the tool that keeps sprockets from moving when you remove the compensating sprocket. Can't wait to find the culprit.
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Ok, so an update. Not sure which one it is, but one of the gears behind the clutch is missing some teeth. Found them when I pulled cover. In the process of fabricating some tools to go in further. I've found that the ones in the manual are impossible to find. Like the clutch lock plate that holds clutch in place to remove large nut. I can obviously make one of those out of a friction plate and a steel tack welded together. And the tool that keeps sprockets from moving when you remove the compensating sprocket. Can't wait to find the culprit.
And yeah, the special tools are pretty much non existent so get used to making them.
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Ya, the ratcheting gear and gear that rivets to back of the hub are high wear parts on those old bikes. You will find you need to replace both. No tools needed to get in there that you can't make (If you just use an impact on the clutch hub nut you can usually get by without the jam bar, clutch hub locking tool, etc, but will need to fashion a spring compressor with a piece of flat strap, two long 1/4-20 bolts, a couple old pushrods cut off for spacers, and a good sized bolt to screw in and compress the springs. The new parts may take some fitting, as far as bushing diameter, etc.
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Ok so new update
Ya, the ratcheting gear and gear that rivets to back of the hub are high wear parts on those old bikes. You will find you need to replace both. No tools needed to get in there that you can't make (If you just use an impact on the clutch hub nut you can usually get by without the jam bar, clutch hub locking tool, etc, but will need to fashion a spring compressor with a piece of flat strap, two long 1/4-20 bolts, a couple old pushrods cut off for spacers, and a good sized bolt to screw in and compress the springs. The new parts may take some fitting, as far as bushing diameter, etc.
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