mikeh36
XS650 Enthusiast
A couple of weeks ago I did the electric starter fix and had some issues getting the side cover back on. I'd inadvertently let the kickstarter slide out enough that it wasn't seated properly. I fixed it by putting the lever back on and rotating the assembly until it popped into place. I'm 90% sure that I checked that the starter engaged and rotated the crankshaft but I never tried starting the bike with the kickstarter as that wasn't what I was fixing.
A couple of days ago I started after wiring up the pamco ignition and while it was on the center stand put it gear and noticed the clutch cable was really loose so I popped the adjustment cover off on the left side and attempted to adjust the clutch. Everything I've read said to turn the screw until it stopped and then back it off a bit. I was merrily turning the screw when I heard something pop and went "Oh Shit!". I back the screw off a 1/4 turn and tested the clutch lever and it was working as it should so I didn't think anything of it.
This afternoon I want to fire it up to show my wife how it sounds with the new exhaust, forgot that I'd actually used the kill switch earlier, so when it wouldn't start I tried to kick start it. I got nothing. The lever just rotates and returns but there's no resistance to it.
Before I drain the oil and pull the cover off, is there a chance that the popping sound I heard when I was adjusting the clutch and the kickstarter not engaging are related? Can I fix it by backing the adjustment screw off further? Or have I potentially done something really bad am now funded?
A couple of days ago I started after wiring up the pamco ignition and while it was on the center stand put it gear and noticed the clutch cable was really loose so I popped the adjustment cover off on the left side and attempted to adjust the clutch. Everything I've read said to turn the screw until it stopped and then back it off a bit. I was merrily turning the screw when I heard something pop and went "Oh Shit!". I back the screw off a 1/4 turn and tested the clutch lever and it was working as it should so I didn't think anything of it.
This afternoon I want to fire it up to show my wife how it sounds with the new exhaust, forgot that I'd actually used the kill switch earlier, so when it wouldn't start I tried to kick start it. I got nothing. The lever just rotates and returns but there's no resistance to it.
Before I drain the oil and pull the cover off, is there a chance that the popping sound I heard when I was adjusting the clutch and the kickstarter not engaging are related? Can I fix it by backing the adjustment screw off further? Or have I potentially done something really bad am now funded?