First reason I did it is because the lever is worn big time and will barely pull on the cable. I can post a photo if you want but it is worn through more than half of the lever and I think that chips that came out of it would show up periodically in the oil filter.
Second reason there was a big slack in the cable and when I tried to fix it I overtorqued (not the last time I would do that) and broke the thread (see my gallery).
I have been kickstarting this bike without the kickstart autodecomp since day 1. Maybe it explained why I had issues... Maybe not. I thought it became more of a grease and grime catcher than anything useful.
Anyway, following Dale's reassurance that the cable (and the lever) could be removed, it's gone since yesterday. I plugged the hole with a nice big bolt and a bit of silicone gel. The bolt sits nicely in the groove where the spring used to sit and therefore should not be hit by the kickstart assembly.
Am I the only one to have done that?
Second reason there was a big slack in the cable and when I tried to fix it I overtorqued (not the last time I would do that) and broke the thread (see my gallery).
I have been kickstarting this bike without the kickstart autodecomp since day 1. Maybe it explained why I had issues... Maybe not. I thought it became more of a grease and grime catcher than anything useful.
Anyway, following Dale's reassurance that the cable (and the lever) could be removed, it's gone since yesterday. I plugged the hole with a nice big bolt and a bit of silicone gel. The bolt sits nicely in the groove where the spring used to sit and therefore should not be hit by the kickstart assembly.
Am I the only one to have done that?
