Starter/compensator
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Southeastern Michigan
First off, get the SE comp and your starter bang will be gone. It's also easier an everything related because it has the correct amount of damping characteristics as opposed to the stock Comp which blows through its springs and hits it's stops with some pretty severe force.
Second, if it were me, I would leave everything alone as far as gearing on the engine. If you want to change your gearing, work with the rear pulley (bigger) to get what you want. I say that because if you don't like it, it's easier to change back.
Second, if it were me, I would leave everything alone as far as gearing on the engine. If you want to change your gearing, work with the rear pulley (bigger) to get what you want. I say that because if you don't like it, it's easier to change back.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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if your stock comp beat your last starter to death.....as for gearing evo industries makes a 30 tooth front sprocket,or a bigger clutch basket sprocket, but i would also go with a bigger rear pully its less money u still keep a compensator.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 461
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From: Yale, MI
I hope replacing my comp with the SE unit helps my starter issue. Every time I hear it happening I immediately let go of the starter button and in my case if it doesn't fire right away the next time is a little more brutal and harder to start.
My bike sounds like the bike in the video
My bike sounds like the bike in the video
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Southern Nevada (Pahrump)
I too have the occasional grinding noise when I go to start my bike. Typically when warm. Does that mean my compensator is going South too or is it the starter clutch, or both? Going to be scheduling an appt. with my dealer & be using my ESP.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: NC
I hope replacing my comp with the SE unit helps my starter issue. Every time I hear it happening I immediately let go of the starter button and in my case if it doesn't fire right away the next time is a little more brutal and harder to start.
My bike sounds like the bike in the video
My bike sounds like the bike in the video
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 112
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From: NC
It's not that the compensator is going "bad". The design of it doesn't have enough "give" to keep the starter gear from taking the brunt of the initially force needed to turn the motor.
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