Rspears2
Member
Recently got a 1989 kdx 200.
It sat for a while with the previous (2nd owner) before I got ahold of it.
The bike bumps over pretty easy but the kickstarter feels like it slips.
After riding it on some trails and hill climbs so far I have decided to keep the bike its fun and forgiving to ride it.
I ended up taking the engine cover on the right side off .
The washers and circlip was sitting on the back of the kick shaft where they belong, except the circlip was not locked into place it was off of its groove/slot where it holds the ratchet gear in place.
The whole kickstarter assembly looked good and appeared to function correct once I re assembled it. After re assembling the right side I tried kick starting it and had the same thing happen. It feels like it slips off the gear.
I can slowly push on the kickstarter lever untill it feels like its engaging or kick it quickly both with the same results.
Is there a write up on this one already or have any of you dealt with this issue before?
Thanks
Rich
It sat for a while with the previous (2nd owner) before I got ahold of it.
The bike bumps over pretty easy but the kickstarter feels like it slips.
After riding it on some trails and hill climbs so far I have decided to keep the bike its fun and forgiving to ride it.
I ended up taking the engine cover on the right side off .
The washers and circlip was sitting on the back of the kick shaft where they belong, except the circlip was not locked into place it was off of its groove/slot where it holds the ratchet gear in place.
The whole kickstarter assembly looked good and appeared to function correct once I re assembled it. After re assembling the right side I tried kick starting it and had the same thing happen. It feels like it slips off the gear.
I can slowly push on the kickstarter lever untill it feels like its engaging or kick it quickly both with the same results.
Is there a write up on this one already or have any of you dealt with this issue before?
Thanks
Rich