1974 commando kickstart gone crazy

Hey guys,

Here is a video

This morning, I tried to start my commando with all the advices received in my previous post. Suddenly the kickstart became « free ».

In the video you can see that the lever blocks at some point. Any ideas?

Thanks

The kickstart pawl or other part of the ratchet mechanism has probably broken, but whatever it is the inner cover needs to be removed.

If you put the bike in a gear and it turns the back wheel then it's not the kickstart pawl.... Then, more likely it's a clutch related issue... It could be anything from heavily notched clutch basket splines to the shaft circlip has slipped out of it's groove.