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[calv]

Hi just wondering if any one can help. Had compression on Kick start lever at 11 o clock . Now it will only compress at 6 o clock . Kick start lever hasn't moved on external spines and as it springs back up the clicking noise it used to have had vanished!!. Many thanks calv

[Bullet Whisperer]

Sounds like the kickstart pawl is slipping.

[calv]

Thanks thought that might be the case!

[Tim NZ]

As Paul said.


While you may have never noticed it, you have been accidentally touching the kstart lever with your right heel/calf as you ride along.


The Cranked Kstart lever fitted to latter Bullets, needed to clear the extra long muffler, puts the lever too close to ones right foot; only a slight degree of Kstart lever movement while the bike is on the road, and premature wear to the Kstart pawl is the end result.


If you have a long header pipe and shorter muffler fitted, consider a Straight leg Kstart lever...

[calv]

I'm not sure if this is the case! just probably the age of the 59 constellation pawl has finally worn out .

[Revband]

No compression at 11 o'clock only at 6 o'clock?, just have to get up earlier to start it

[Bullet Whisperer]

Revband, you are worse than me - we'd better duck, the rotten veg will be hurled in our direction quite soon at this rate !!

[calv]

Pawl was missing the plunger and spring!Thanks again