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General Discussion => Penton Talk => Topic started by: wfopete on February 16, 2010, 08:42:38 PM

Title: Kick starter interchange
Post by: wfopete on February 16, 2010, 08:42:38 PM
My 81 GS250 needs a kickstarter.  What other bike/years (KTM or otherwise) kickstarters will work on this bike?

Pete Petrick
175 Jackpiner
Slow but Good
Title: Kick starter interchange
Post by: adrian_goold on February 18, 2010, 04:22:14 AM
A yamaha PW50 has the same spline. You can modify one to fit. ie modify the fold out piece to work in reverse.

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Adrian Goold #101
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'73 175 Engine Rebuilding.
'74 400 Now Racing!
'78 250 running soon!
'81 250 Now Racing!
'81 495 Engine Work stage.
'84 125 Now racing! (Well the wife is)
'07 300
Title: Kick starter interchange
Post by: wfopete on February 18, 2010, 08:04:47 AM
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!

A PW50 kick starter FITS?![:0]

Pete Petrick
175 Jackpiner
Slow but Good
Title: Kick starter interchange
Post by: marsattacks on February 18, 2010, 08:59:00 AM
Amazing. So that's a PW50 motor in that Mint 400 you are flicking about in your video Adrian? Ha ha!:D

Mars Attacks!

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Title: Kick starter interchange
Post by: adrian_goold on February 18, 2010, 04:25:59 PM
With some heat you can modify one to fit.
The other option is to use one of Al Beuhners reproduction 14mm kick starters for the early 175's. But some heat needs to be applied to modify the anlge of the lower section to get it to sit further out. Photo below - one on the left....
(http://www.pentonpartsusa.com/images/3-%20ktm%20photos/KTM%20kick%20start%20levers.jpg)

Regards,
Adrian Goold #101
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'73 175 Rebuilt.
'74 400 Now Racing!
'78 250 running soon!
'81 250 Now Racing!
'81 495 Engine Work stage.
'84 125 Now racing!
'07 300