What a time to kick the bucket, just as the weather is warming up.
Problem:
I was out for a spirited ride on saturday, after a really enjoyable spell on the twisties and losing two mates on sportsbikes I slowed to take in the scenery and let them catch up. I noticed the engine on the kicker side sounded a little louder than usual, like something a possibly a bit loose. No lose of torque/power and idling as normal so I decided I was going to fill up then limp home.
After stopping at the petrol station it refused to start again. My bike has been a good starter, 3kicks from cold and 1-2 when hot. I kicked for 15 minutes with little success, sometimes there was nothing and sometimes it seemed to want to go. When my mate decided to try, somehow the kicker locked in the top position and wouldn't budge. We dropped it into gear and managed to turn the engine and it free'd off the problem. I then kicked a few times and it started, I was relieved being 30miles from home.
However.... after a couple of seconds the engine seemed to react badly inside cutting it dead. Now the kicker just seems to spin internally, not engaging anything. I will start stripping the bike tomorrow. I'm a confident mechanic but I'm wary as this will be my first venture into the bergs internals.
Thanks for reading my post, any comments/thoughts welcome.
Dan
Problem:
I was out for a spirited ride on saturday, after a really enjoyable spell on the twisties and losing two mates on sportsbikes I slowed to take in the scenery and let them catch up. I noticed the engine on the kicker side sounded a little louder than usual, like something a possibly a bit loose. No lose of torque/power and idling as normal so I decided I was going to fill up then limp home.
After stopping at the petrol station it refused to start again. My bike has been a good starter, 3kicks from cold and 1-2 when hot. I kicked for 15 minutes with little success, sometimes there was nothing and sometimes it seemed to want to go. When my mate decided to try, somehow the kicker locked in the top position and wouldn't budge. We dropped it into gear and managed to turn the engine and it free'd off the problem. I then kicked a few times and it started, I was relieved being 30miles from home.
However.... after a couple of seconds the engine seemed to react badly inside cutting it dead. Now the kicker just seems to spin internally, not engaging anything. I will start stripping the bike tomorrow. I'm a confident mechanic but I'm wary as this will be my first venture into the bergs internals.
Thanks for reading my post, any comments/thoughts welcome.
Dan
