Floppy RGM Kickstarter
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These kickstarters have an annoying tendency to loosen up like you describe. The lack of a detent is a major design flaw, especially considering the price.
I just tighten it up once in a while. Fortunately when it loosens, which it will, your right leg keeps it from flopping out too far.
I just tighten it up once in a while. Fortunately when it loosens, which it will, your right leg keeps it from flopping out too far.
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The T160 style kickstart lever?
Not so much a design flaw but RGM's apparent decision to delete the leaf spring (arrowed) and retaining bolt from later levers that originally held it at both the folded and unfolded positions.
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Mine I only got to nip it up once every 6 months, but the shaft bolt stays tight, better than the stock kicker I had to tighten it up after a few kicks on the shaft, now that was annoying.
So yes mine does come lose slightly on the fold out bolt but not enough that it flops about, mine has been on the Norton for over 10 years now and it's so much better tucked away and no longer having a kicker in the back of my leg and having my right foot just on the edge of the foot peg, so the RGM T160 kicker is so much better than the original kicker by far on my bike and a lot easier to kick the Norton to life with the longer arm, was money well spent.
Ashley
So yes mine does come lose slightly on the fold out bolt but not enough that it flops about, mine has been on the Norton for over 10 years now and it's so much better tucked away and no longer having a kicker in the back of my leg and having my right foot just on the edge of the foot peg, so the RGM T160 kicker is so much better than the original kicker by far on my bike and a lot easier to kick the Norton to life with the longer arm, was money well spent.
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Hard to beat a detent ball and spring.
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I bought some thin belleville springs - currently have 2 pushed in - on the upper side. Works well for me.
Got them on eBay - these ones are no longer available but there are plenty of other suppliers...
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KICKSTART, OUR OWN DESIGN, SWIVELS AT BASE
FOR DIMENSIONS OF ALL OUR KICKSTARTS PLEASE CLICK LINK BELOWhttps://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/rgmnorton/fs/pdf/kickstartdimensionspdf.pdfFOLDS NEATLY AWAY,
www.rgmnorton.co.uk
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KICKSTART, OUR OWN DESIGN, SWIVELS AT BASE
FOR DIMENSIONS OF ALL OUR KICKSTARTS PLEASE CLICK LINK BELOWhttps://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/rgmnorton/fs/pdf/kickstartdimensionspdf.pdfFOLDS NEATLY AWAY,www.rgmnorton.co.uk
Yes, the original assembly had the leaf spring.
The lever is T160 (and late T150) although the 'Carrier' (Triumph's name for it) to fit the Norton shaft is RGM's.
"999, 050179, KICKSTART FITS NORTON SPLINES FORGED, FOLDING OUR DESIGN BASED ON T160"
http://www.rgmmotors.co.uk/images/full/full_957.jpg
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I cut a rocker spindle thrust washer in half and inserted it between on the inside of the kicker and shaft. Worked a treat. Had to grind a few thou of the kicker away to make it fit.
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Any pictures, video or more info on this?
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