Paddy
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Funny thing happened on the way to work today. My battery was a bit run down so I gave it a bit of help kicking with my foot and the engine started right up. No problem.
Except that on the first decent right turn I was startled by a scraping sound and stopped the bike. Fearing the exhaust has disconnected, I looked down and I see the kick start lever had wound around and was pointing at the pavement.
I managed to pull it back up to its normal position and carried on.
The same thing happened on the way home but I was waiting for that.
So what on earth is happening here and is it easily preventable?
Any help would be very nice indeed.
Paddy
Except that on the first decent right turn I was startled by a scraping sound and stopped the bike. Fearing the exhaust has disconnected, I looked down and I see the kick start lever had wound around and was pointing at the pavement.
I managed to pull it back up to its normal position and carried on.
The same thing happened on the way home but I was waiting for that.
So what on earth is happening here and is it easily preventable?
Any help would be very nice indeed.
Paddy