grandpaul
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Most of you that followed @ashman 's E-Start thread might recall that @IBA270 sold us the e-start kit, in a deal which began with me offering to trade some work on his Commando in exchange for my share of the cost. Well the deal went down the day he brought over the starter; he also brought me the bike.
And a nice one it is!
It's having issues with the kickstarter "locking up", and shifting is stiff. I initially suspected it MIGHT have one of the infamous dodgy layshaft bearings, and/or equally infamous crack in the case between the shafts, on the inside.
Of course it's "a bit of a fiddle" to get to the point where a proper inspection can even BEGIN...
It had neither issue...
So, next step is to carefully inspect the kickstart gear lump & ratchet, each cog, and the rest of the bits that can come into play. Also the shifting cam to see if it's grooves are wallowed out at all.
...stay tuned....
And a nice one it is!
It's having issues with the kickstarter "locking up", and shifting is stiff. I initially suspected it MIGHT have one of the infamous dodgy layshaft bearings, and/or equally infamous crack in the case between the shafts, on the inside.
Of course it's "a bit of a fiddle" to get to the point where a proper inspection can even BEGIN...
It had neither issue...
So, next step is to carefully inspect the kickstart gear lump & ratchet, each cog, and the rest of the bits that can come into play. Also the shifting cam to see if it's grooves are wallowed out at all.
...stay tuned....
