Emgo kicker lever

concours · Feb 18, 2013

Looks like a curved profile rather than some straights and bends as the original on this '74 850. Any ideas if this has the same muffler clearance? More? Same?

bwolfie · Feb 18, 2013

The one on the bike is the MK3 style with more clearance, the Emgo one is a MK2 style, less clearance.

concours · Feb 18, 2013

bwolfie said:
The one on the bike is the MK3 style with more clearance, the Emgo one is a MK2 style, less clearance.

So was thte MKIII style kicker originally fitted to the '74 850? Or likely retrofitted later?

L.A.B. · Feb 18, 2013

bwolfie said:
The one on the bike is the MK3 style with more clearance

The same style of kickstart lever was also fitted to the 850 Mk1A and 2A models in order to clear the 'A' model annular discharge silencers/mufflers however, the Mk1A/2A levers did not have the detent ball and spring.

htown16 · Feb 18, 2013

This is an Emgo kicker that I bought from RacingNorton. It has a 3" offset. The other one with the rubber is the stock 72 version. I had to go with the new one to clear the muffler and it still occasionally dings it on the return stroke. I don't know if Emgo makes several versions or not. Seems like I heard the after market mufflers available today won't work with the stock kicker.

grandpaul · Feb 18, 2013

A lot can be done in properly mounting and TIGHTENING the exhaust system in place to yield at least 1/4" more clearance, if you are methodical.

I work from the head to the tail in setting them up "finger tight", then another pass front-to-back checking everything like shifter (toe) contact, brake pedal range, pipes, etc., then one last pass back-to-front to allow max clearance at the pipes, while keeping symmetry as close as possible for aesthetics.

I have, at times, inserted some shimming where required to ensure clearance, while final tightening.

concours · Feb 19, 2013

grandpaul said:
A lot can be done in properly mounting and TIGHTENING the exhaust system in place to yield at least 1/4" more clearance, if you are methodical.

I work from the head to the tail in setting them up "finger tight", then another pass front-to-back checking everything like shifter (toe) contact, brake pedal range, pipes, etc., then one last pass back-to-front to allow max clearance at the pipes, while keeping symmetry as close as possible for aesthetics.

I have, at times, inserted some shimming where required to ensure clearance, while final tightening.

I have my exhaust tucked in TIGHT, Z-plates with no washers, rubber mount studs trimmed, tucked in within .060" of the swing arm. Clears the existing kicker, but I won't bother with the Emgo one.

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