kickstart

Hi all My kick start gear has broken on the transmission side as in the picture. Is it possible to replace the gear without splitting the crank case or potentially get someone to weld in some metal on the teeth? From my understanding the e-start doesn't work off that same gear so potentially I...

Hey everyone hope you guys had a nice Memorial Day weekend! Bike: I have an 79 xs650 bored out to the 707cc with a Boyer ignition system installed to give me the bare minimal wiring for a chopper style bike with a kick only setup. Issue: I do have spark. The only way I can get the bike to...

Hi guys, I've just bought an xs2 as a project and I didn't get an ignition key with it. Does it need a key or will this bike never have had a key? Can someone give me advice on how to start it without a key pleaseeeee Thanks!

I just did the electric starter delete. After removing my right cover, and deleting the gears from the starter assembly, I checked my clutch basket, and reassembled. I noticed that the kickstart arm was kinda loosely in place, but it went back together just fine. I put the kickstart arm on...

Hey all my kick starter is not engaging. It spins the clutch, but it doesn't turn the pistons over. I read this article http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=772 and I am guessing it would be my kick clip. The thing I am not understanding is how to replace it. The article is kind of vague...

The photos tell the story. The exhaust pipes run on the right side of the engine, but that means the kickstarter cannot return to its position. I have to ride with the kickstarter out. Anyone any ideas? I am looking for the inexpensive option, so no re-fabricating pipes to run down the...

(Now with Video) Help please another noob with clutch issues hey guys, i have so far been a lurker on this forum but i guess now that i need some help i should introduce myself. I have recently gotten a 79 xs650 special from a friend. I will be posting a build thread shortly. I got the...

Ok, so 1 day and a half mile ride after I get the ignition sorted out, the kickstarter stops working. It feels like there's no compression, but it was running strong yesterday, and sat in a garage overnight. After a few tries and a roll back and forth, it feels like there is compression in one...

My 73 tx650 is only kickstart. PO made it that way. Now I am not great with electricals on bikes, but i would like to put back the electrical start just incase i need to use it at those critical times when I am riding with a group and still keep the kickstarter. The Decompression...

Hi guys, I've picked myself up a 78 XS650 as a half-finished project, dual front disk brakes, solid alloy wheels - otherwise pretty stock. I've had a fair few bikes but this ones the first thats older than me - looking for something simpler and a world away from the other Japanese 4's I've...

I read elsewhere that if you run a kick only setup you can use a considerably smaller battery. Can anyone else verify this? Or have experience with it?

Hi all, yesterday I started my new XS for the first time, but it was a really hard work kickstart the big bore 860 engine. If you climb up to the kickstarter lever with all your body weight the lever don't fall down, unless you jump down on the lever with all your energy. And you must kick down...

My kickstart lever is stuck on the splined shaft. I removed the bolt that clamps it down but it still refuses to come off. There is a little bit of play between the shaft and the lever and when I put pressure on the lever I can see the lever is moving slightly in relation to the shaft, so I'm...

Model differences - early..XS1,B and some F had a 26 tooth gear and smaller ended shaft.. early shaft later shaft 25T gear - XS1, B also used a thrust bearing between the seal and the spring guide instead of a washer and had no circlip on the shaft to hold the mechanism in place - here...