05.Banshee.SE Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Yeah, so my kick starter straight up rattled right off my bike! Lol. Just wondering if anyone has had theirs completely come off... A screw fell out of my plastics (I knew it was going to, because it was to small,) and I was riding when I saw one of those little flags with the metal wire. I stopped, got off the bike, grabbed the wire and wrapped it through there for a temporary fix while I was out (it was annoying me.) I went back to start it, and was like "Damn, I know I haven't rode this for about a month and a half...but I can't find my starter!" (You know how you know exactly where it is, so you don't really look, you just glance over the side for reference, and swing your foot around and kick it without looking.) Then I actually looked, and I was like WTF. Lol...anyone elses do this? Quote
shee4speed Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 damn dude that blows. Did the kicker slide off the shaft or what? You didnt tighten the bolt? Quote
SAVAGE420 Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) Yes mine fell off last fall never to be seen again. There is a few different ways to stop them from rattling..The hollyman(sp) way or there is a way i did it also, and they both work good and shut them the fuck up too. I have a new kicker now and did the "shut the fuck up kicker mod" to it also. :thumbsup: Edited January 24, 2009 by savage420 Quote
05.Banshee.SE Posted January 24, 2009 Author Report Posted January 24, 2009 My screw was tightened right...but I guess my bearing, or whatever you want to call the steel ball, from the rebuild kit didn't seat well. I did it all right, and used the grease and everything, but apparently I didn't do it right. I didn't have any problems installing it except for that bearing, so that's why I'm blaming it. EDIT- And I only went down 3 trails, all straight and open, and I took my truck down there and got out and walked around down 'em. Didn't find anything.... Quote
SAVAGE420 Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 You make sure the spring was behind the BB right? I red lock tight the screw now :thumbsup: Quote
Michael Jackson Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 hahah this happened to me up in the hills of PA, was dark out, end of the night, stopped to talk, and look down to start her up and its gone,, haha.. luckilly i stopped at the top of the hills so i just pop started it back down and rode back to the truck Quote
05.Banshee.SE Posted January 24, 2009 Author Report Posted January 24, 2009 I know for a fact it was the BB that started anything that did occur. The BB was being a huge bitch going in... Everything else went perfectly smooth. I knew it wasn't 100% perfect, but it held for months so I figured it'd be fine. I should have Loctited that screw too though, now that I mention it. I'm having the hardest time keeping damn screws on this thing, lol. Quote
05.Banshee.SE Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Posted January 25, 2009 hahah this happened to me up in the hills of PA, was dark out, end of the night, stopped to talk, and look down to start her up and its gone,, haha.. luckilly i stopped at the top of the hills so i just pop started it back down and rode back to the truck We don't have any hills here... If I go out riding, and it stalls, I'm fucked. Especially if there's no one to tow me... I was thinking of going riding tonight too, this sucks. Now I gotta wait for this bitch to ship in... Quote
SAVAGE420 Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 We don't have any hills here... That sucks... Push start the dirty whore....I had to for a month. Quote
05.Banshee.SE Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Posted January 25, 2009 That sucks... Push start the dirty whore....I had to for a month. Torn rotator cuff, right shoulder. I can get the adrenaline to ride it, and cruise around, but I can't get the adrenaline to push start it without f*cking up my shoulder more. Trust me, I tried push starting it today before the diesel showed up to tow start me, and my shoulder quit. Turning the bike is a hell of a lot easier on my injury than is push starting it. (Injury = why I have not rode it in so long, and the cost of it.) Quote
SAVAGE420 Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 (Injury = why I have not rode it in so long, and the cost of it.) Cost of what? The kicker? Quote
bode1 Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 That happened to me before, I just made sure I stopped infront of my buddy with a utility quad and he push started me the rest of the day. When I replaced it I safety wired the two halves of the kicker so if it did wear out again I wouldn't lose it and be stranded. I can just keep it in a pocket the rest of the day Quote
05.Banshee.SE Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Posted January 25, 2009 Cost of what? The kicker? No..the cost of truck gas to the nearest legal riding spot (hard to ride out on cops being injured), cost of Banshee gas, and banshee oil. I went on vacation for 2 weeks, and only so much of it was paid...then factor in my injury leave time, and not having my surgery until next week, I was trying to be responsible and not spend all the money to ride. Honestly, I only sleep like an hour at a time with this damn shoulder lately...so riding and getting ass kicked by the 'Shee hasn't been so easy to do. Quote
speed-racer Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 Lost mine in the sand at Little Sahara in Oklahoma. Hard to push start one in the sand. Thats where I learned an alternate method. Put it in 6th gear and have a friend lift on the grab bar while you turn the rear wheels by hand. Works well with paddles too. Starts way easier than you would think. Quote
05.Banshee.SE Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Posted January 25, 2009 Lost mine in the sand at Little Sahara in Oklahoma. Hard to push start one in the sand. Thats where I learned an alternate method. Put it in 6th gear and have a friend lift on the grab bar while you turn the rear wheels by hand. Works well with paddles too. Starts way easier than you would think. Huh. I'm going to try this lol. Quote
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