Yamaha YZ450 Kick Starter

RailinRuts450
Edited Date/Time 11/9/2015 10:41am
Hey fellas. Dumb question. Seems my kick starter on a 2014 YZ450 is getting loose. How much of a pain in the ass is it to take apart and fix?
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colintrax 11/8/2015 7:14pm
11/8/2015 7:14pm
If you have to ask, you should probably ask the mechanic to look at it next time you take it in for a valve check or whatever. In the mean time try to bump start it as much as possible lol
RailinRuts450 11/8/2015 7:32pm
11/8/2015 7:32pm
Hahahaha I appreciate your concern. I've had just about everything apart that can be apart but to be honest I just never had a need to do this particular repair.
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colintrax 11/8/2015 7:34pm
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If you have any mechanical skill then you can do it. There's a ball, a spring, and an indent. About it
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Highsider 11/8/2015 7:39pm
11/8/2015 7:39pm Edited Date/Time 11/8/2015 7:40pm
Seems like a pretty new bike for that stuff to go wrong.Blink

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RailinRuts450 11/8/2015 8:03pm
11/8/2015 8:03pm
Haha it gets used quite a bit. Thankfully.
RailinRuts450 11/8/2015 8:04pm
11/8/2015 8:04pm
colintrax wrote:
If you have any mechanical skill then you can do it. There's a ball, a spring, and an indent. About it
Easy enough. We dive in tomorrow.
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x3no22 11/9/2015 12:22am
11/9/2015 12:22am
for a second i thought you were starting a kickstarter to get a yz450f...
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Josh422 11/9/2015 7:49am
11/9/2015 7:49am
Super easy. Sometimes the phillips head screw gets seized from lack of maintenance but hopefully your '14 is fresh enough... If not go pick up a impact driver and swing away. Replace 19, 20, 21, 22 and use some waterproof grease when putting it together. Should service it every so often, especially if you ride in wet/sandy conditions frequently.


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IWreckALot 11/9/2015 8:44am
11/9/2015 8:44am
x3no22 wrote:
for a second i thought you were starting a kickstarter to get a yz450f...
I clicked on this thread hoping for the same thing.
RailinRuts450 11/9/2015 10:41am
11/9/2015 10:41am Edited Date/Time 11/9/2015 10:43am
Josh422 wrote:
Super easy. Sometimes the phillips head screw gets seized from lack of maintenance but hopefully your '14 is fresh enough... If not go pick up a...
Super easy. Sometimes the phillips head screw gets seized from lack of maintenance but hopefully your '14 is fresh enough... If not go pick up a impact driver and swing away. Replace 19, 20, 21, 22 and use some waterproof grease when putting it together. Should service it every so often, especially if you ride in wet/sandy conditions frequently.


Josh, thanks very much. That's easy enough. I knew someone on here would be awesome! Yeah. Lots of muddy woods racing. I take good care of my stuff but honestly never thought about the kicker. Good to know.

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