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So im installing a kickstarter on my bike, i ran into an issue installing it. The v twin kit kicker ratchet gear that meshes on the back of the clutch plate included a bushing that proved to be too long.
Basically, the v twin kit provided clutch ratchet plate would allow the extra bushing space to fit, and the kicker ratchet gear and the clutch ratchet plate would mesh properly. HOWEVER, I intend to use an OEM clutch hub with an already attached ratchet plate and therefore the bushing and v twin ratchet gear will not work.
I came to this conclusion after assembling the whole primary and finding that the kicker was not engaging my clutch. The spacer / bushing were not allowing the kicker ratchet gear to fully engage.
So I have ordered more OEM replacement parts to try to sort out this fitment issue. More $$$ into this project....
My question is regarding the kickstart function to help my fundamental understanding of how it works and how to fix this issue.
Okay here goes:
If the kicker ratchet gear needs to engage with the clutch hub to turn the primary drive and start the motor, how does the ratchet gear disengage when the clutch hub is spinning thousands of rotations per minute??
I really dont understand how the ratchet gear is supposed to disengage from the clutch ratchet plate, or how the teeth of the ratchet gear are supposed to disconnect and reconnect from the kicker arm gear? Wouldnt the first time I start this bike up, the whole assembly tear itself apart? Am I missing something? Can someone explain this better to me?
Thanks!
Here's a few pics:
This bushing can be lowered, but then it displaces the transmission shaft spacer and the kicker ratchet gear has no room to move into the recess of the kicker arm gear to stop its motion.
OEM clutch basket & OEM ratchet plate
OEM clutch basket & Vtwin non assembled v twin ratchet plate
Bike in question
Basically, the v twin kit provided clutch ratchet plate would allow the extra bushing space to fit, and the kicker ratchet gear and the clutch ratchet plate would mesh properly. HOWEVER, I intend to use an OEM clutch hub with an already attached ratchet plate and therefore the bushing and v twin ratchet gear will not work.
I came to this conclusion after assembling the whole primary and finding that the kicker was not engaging my clutch. The spacer / bushing were not allowing the kicker ratchet gear to fully engage.
So I have ordered more OEM replacement parts to try to sort out this fitment issue. More $$$ into this project....
My question is regarding the kickstart function to help my fundamental understanding of how it works and how to fix this issue.
Okay here goes:
If the kicker ratchet gear needs to engage with the clutch hub to turn the primary drive and start the motor, how does the ratchet gear disengage when the clutch hub is spinning thousands of rotations per minute??
I really dont understand how the ratchet gear is supposed to disengage from the clutch ratchet plate, or how the teeth of the ratchet gear are supposed to disconnect and reconnect from the kicker arm gear? Wouldnt the first time I start this bike up, the whole assembly tear itself apart? Am I missing something? Can someone explain this better to me?
Thanks!
Here's a few pics:
This bushing can be lowered, but then it displaces the transmission shaft spacer and the kicker ratchet gear has no room to move into the recess of the kicker arm gear to stop its motion.
OEM clutch basket & OEM ratchet plate
OEM clutch basket & Vtwin non assembled v twin ratchet plate
Bike in question
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