dmc2028372 Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Evening all. My 06 4rt unexpectedly almost backfired and kicked back earlier which resulted in the kickstart flying back up and jamming in a more vertical position than usual. I managed to persuade it free by hitting the kickstart with the palm of my hand. The bike started ok but has a slight clicking noise around the mechanism when running. Im assuming the infamous kickstart stop has broken internally. What does this job entail? How do you fix the damage? Is the casing weldable? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 The usual consequence was the stop retaining bolt being ripped out of the casing as it was only a short bolt. The casing could end up in any degree of a mess. This was all a bit hush hush at the time and Honda did provide replacement engines as presumable it was recognised as a design fault. Mine was replaced. The design fix I belive was fitting a longer bolt. The only other fix is by welding depending on how bad the damage is. If weld repair is possible, if casing bits have gone into the gearbox they obviously can't be left there so stripping and clearing out would be necessary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsunt Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Yeah, they're fixable. Do you know al the spanner who worked at whites? He has done plenty in his time. Think he trades under al span now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc2028372 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 1 hour ago, jrsunt said: Yeah, they're fixable. Do you know al the spanner who worked at whites? He has done plenty in his time. Think he trades under al span now. Thanks for that john. I know you say he trades under al span but where would I find him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig10 Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) From the Gas Gas dealers list: Alspan Motorcyles North England 15 Nelson Street, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9HJ 07900288705 alspan.aw@googlemail.com Edited March 19, 2018 by craig10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc2028372 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thankyou gents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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