Try our new info resource - "Aladdin's Cave" (Main menu)Just added a separate link to Ash's Dropbox thread (shortcut)
I seem to remember Bikepusher had a complete assembly for sale a couple of months ago, maybe worth trying, look him up on ebay...... It won't be cheap though!!!
Since the 400 kickstart knuckles are getting harder to find and more expensive has anyone tried to repair a cracked or broken one? There is a definite design fault on the knuckle, there is just not enough metal outside of the kickstart pivot hole. I guess with metal fatigue they will all fail eventually, if used.If not concerned with absolute originality would it be possible to take off the chrome and weld a circular plate onto the outer face of the knuckle. This would beef up the area that breaks and spread the load over a wider area. When re-chromed it wouldn't appear much different to standard.
This is all very intreaguing 🤔🤔🤔 Out of interest, how often do owners use the kick start on their bike? In 5 years, I have used it once due to a flat battery, started 1st kick, and again after the engine rebuild to get oil around the engine and. build up a bit of pressure before pushing the electric start button.
Quote from: Nurse Julie on December 11, 2019, 01:32:49 PMThis is all very intreaguing 🤔🤔🤔 Out of interest, how often do owners use the kick start on their bike? In 5 years, I have used it once due to a flat battery, started 1st kick, and again after the engine rebuild to get oil around the engine and. build up a bit of pressure before pushing the electric start button.I've never used mine to start the engine, just to prime the oil round the engine after rebuild like you. But, if I need to use it for real I don't want it to break!