Kickstart lever fubar'd

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94formy

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So after doing some reading and searching on this site I have found out that I am not the only one who has a wore out kickstart lever. It's been used enough that it doesn't stick straight out but back and causes the foot to slip off sometimes. What can I do to fix this? Will a kick lever off of a KX work? What about any other bikes? Aftermarket alternatives??

 

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adam728

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Fredette racing sells a shorty lever. I believe you could put a dot of weld on the contact point and grind/file it to the right shape. My 2003 is already getting very worn out, which is bad, because I bought the bike brand new a year an a half ago.

 

KelvinKDX

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I welded my stock lever up and ground it to perfection. Not too big of deal. That was several years ago and it is still fine.

 

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GS

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KelvinKDX...I have a couple of questions for you, if you don't mind sharing your successful repair/improvement...
Hard-faced weld?
Did you simply build-up the obvious worn "point", that allows the kick lever to over-rotate?
Any helpful hints would be appreciated. I like the length and all, but mine has become just a bit of a b*tch :pissed:

Thanks!
Greg

 

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QLD_KDX

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GS, I did that on mine a few years back - as you said just build up the worn bit and then file a smooth face back to allow it to engage.

mine was fine for a couple of years, but by then the hole in the kicker had elongated to the point wher more welding was impossible - i just bit the bullet and got a brand new OEM assembly.

Andrew

 

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GS

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• Apr 4, 2006

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Thanks for the comments!

 

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94formy

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thanks for the replies guys. I had thought about jsut putting some weld down and grinding it smooth was jsut curious if there was another alternative tho. Im guessing one from a kx or somethign wont work?

 

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cfspawn

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• Apr 5, 2006

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http://justkdx.dirtrider.net/kickstart.html

Check that out might come in handy. shows you step by step for putting a KX lever on a KDX