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Offline kaw rider

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Picture of broken kicker
« on: September 29, 2010, 06:27:53 AM »
Does anybody have a picture of a broken kicker lever. Thanks
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Offline dirk_diggler

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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2010, 12:34:22 AM »
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Offline bmulanax30

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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2010, 02:26:39 PM »
been there done that just got my new kicker this weekend  its still in the plastic wished i had my old ones  broke 2 in the same place  if its cold its real easy to snap one
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Offline kaw rider

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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2010, 02:38:39 PM »
soon a better replacement will be on the market.
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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2010, 06:11:12 PM »
If you buy the new updated kicker from Kawasaki it is twice as thick at the base as the old ones. No breakage with those.
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Offline martinfan30

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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2010, 09:43:51 AM »
Anyone tried to TIG or stick weld one back together?
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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2010, 02:24:50 PM »
I've had them tigged.
Depending on the welder they will hold for a while but mine kept cracking around the weld.
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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2010, 01:28:13 AM »
yeah mine is thicker than the other 2 i broke  hope it last  and yes i tiged mine too it broke 3 kicks  just couldent hold up  so much compresson o well it happens guy at the parts house said everyone he knows has had this problem
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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2010, 04:55:18 PM »
Quote from: kaw rider on October 03, 2010, 02:38:39 PM
soon a better replacement will be on the market.
This is good news.
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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2011, 07:31:31 PM »
Quote from: 3Razors on October 03, 2010, 06:11:12 PM
If you buy the new updated kicker from Kawasaki it is twice as thick at the base as the old ones. No breakage with those.

yes i know this is an old thread and its talking about 500s
but when i bought a new kicker for my 250 the base was twice as thick and beefed up all around
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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2011, 09:34:48 PM »
Quote from: 1989kawasaki on May 22, 2011, 07:31:31 PM
Quote from: 3Razors on October 03, 2010, 06:11:12 PM
If you buy the new updated kicker from Kawasaki it is twice as thick at the base as the old ones. No breakage with those.

yes i know this is an old thread and its talking about 500s
but when i bought a new kicker for my 250 the base was twice as thick and beefed up all around

Thats because Kawasaki updated the kick lever to a more beefier unit around 1998 ? 

FYI, guys DON'T attempt to weld a broken kick lever..... aluminum is very difficult to weld with respect to high strength loads. A welded kick lever is at some point going to be a trip to the hospital with a snapped ankle, and a smashed cheese grated shin ! 
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Re: Picture of broken kicker
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2011, 05:18:01 AM »
wow 1998? then my bike must have had to original kicker on it since 89 and you can imagine how worn out it was!
it would never click in and it would wobble 2cm up and down. but i have the new updated version now.
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