From: | Duane Taylor | e-mail: | duane-A-taylorclassiccycles.com |
Subject: | RE: 1959 165 Kick Starter | Date: | Fri Jul 3 12:36:57 2015 |
Response to: | 20603 |
BOB: KICK START LEVERS NORMALLY RETURN TO THE UP POSITION. STICKING RECOIL CAN OCCUR WITH A "TIRED" SPRING, OLD/STICKY LUBRICANT, NO LUBRICANT, RUST, ETC. DUANE TAYLOR ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- I have recently inherited my father's 1959 165 and plan to restore it to it's original condition. She is really cleaning up nicely. I'd like to check for spark, but when I kicked it gently over, the kick starter stayed down. I can easily move it back up, but I'm wondering if this is normal, or should it recoil to it's starting position. I read through the HUM EX extensively, but cannot find any posts discussing this. Thank you for any guidance you could offer! Bob |