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Hey I recently bought a tw 200 as a first bike and am very satisfied with it. One problem I have encountered is that the kick start very rarely engages. When it does engage it starts right up but most the of the time it doesn't work. Any thoughts?

 

[Gerry]

Can't provide you with a 'detailed' answer, but having installed a kick starter on my 06 I would be inclined to say you can fix it yourself without much fuss or expense. What year is the bike ? it maybe a retrofit that someone did incorrectly. There is a 'spring' that places some drag on an engagement collar that can be positioned in such a way as to cause problems. Gerry

 

[pgilles]

Take off the cover on that side of the engine and compare what you see with the instructions for the kicker installation. I recall someone else having a similar issue and it turned out the return spring retainer was no longer retaining. I'll see if I can find that post.



But best bet is to remove the cover, it'll need to be removed to fix the issue so remove it to diagnose it.

 

[pgilles]

http://tw200forum.com/index.php?/topic/354-kick-start-case-on-non-kickstart-engine/