kickstart mod

[jason frost]

How to get the GP type kickstart working right.
GP one on the right with the ramp as part of the end plate, these never seem to work right and it must put some pressure on the end plate each time the engine is kicked over

cut off the ramp

and shape it up

Inside the GP crankcase side

this needs drilling and tapping to M6 use the Li ramp as a guide

take a little off the shaft to clear the clutch top plate

this new one was also deeper

you can see here the part to grind away

and after grinding

it now fits and clears the bolts

you can now use the ramp to set the kickstart so it kicks at the top and not half way down

with the standard washer it had to much play in and out

so a over size one is fitted


and there you go a kickstart that works hope that is of some help.

[Bilko]

As usual, top work Jase.

[ArKaTxU]

Nice job!

[byron]

good guide. thanks
I need to do exactly this on my next build. but have an Li endplate so was going to use that.

[J1MS]

Brilliant......Top class....

[rog60]

Thanks for that. Already done it on my GP but the pics and description are first class.
By the way are Indian and Italian end plates slightly different in thickness because I used an Italian GP end plate to cut and had to re-shim the gearbox quite radically on my Indian GP.

[J1MS]

I dont know if they are thicker, but I believe they are supplied as a machined matching pair, End plate and case....

[lockman69]

Thats excellent, i was about to ask the very question - cheers

[rossi46]

Can you still use the orginal GP kickstart ? and just fit the Li piece in the end plate cover ?