• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Kickstarter pawl engagement mod.

highdez1981430cr

highdez1981430cr

Husqvarna
AA Class
Anyone know how to get the kickstarter to engage sooner?

I may also need to rebuild my pawl and related parts.

Who sells these parts?
 
Fantastic , helpful video , doggg ! I wish I had seen it before I did this mod on my bike . It would have saved some frustration . It really helped to get my 84 CR500 spinning over better . Now if somebody could just figure out a way to get more revolution from early 70's Husky kickers !
 
I actually went on my smart phone to view it.

Can you tell me how far forward to move the pawl ramp angle to help it engage a little sooner?

I like the dog leg lever so i dont need to be on a milk crate to boot it.

Britt from Husqvarna restorations told me he removes 5/8" from the angled portion to give you a little more throw.

What do you think ?
Is the aluminum starter a better set up for starting and i am sure that it is much lighter right?
 
Hi Huskydoggg,

That video is great. I did move the kick start round one spline which work well for a bit until an ignition issue (kicked back a number of times) damaged the kick start paw.. I think that engaging earlier gives a better chance of spinning up the motor so it fires... something that on a 500 is needed.

Stu
 
Husky37 said:
Hi Huskydoggg,

That video is great. I did move the kick start round one spline which work well for a bit until an ignition issue (kicked back a number of times) damaged the kick start paw.. I think that engaging earlier gives a better chance of spinning up the motor so it fires... something that on a 500 is needed.

Stu
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I just finished advancing the ramp angle about 2-3 mm and that should translate to maybe 1 inch of extra travel.
I may go with the aluminum starter but i am afraid that it will put the start point too high,what do you think?
 
highdez1981430cr said:
I just finished advancing the ramp angle about 2-3 mm and that should translate to maybe 1 inch of extra travel.
I may go with the aluminum starter but i am afraid that it will put the start point too high,what do you think?
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I think it depends on how long your legs are and the technique you use... I think it's a personal thing.

I am 5' 10" and I don't 'stab' at the starter. I tend to lean the bike over a bit and then jump up if I have nothing to stand on.
 
Fantastic clip. This will forsure help me, as I'm close to doing this on both my Husky's.

Also, love the gorgeous poochie at the end. I used to have a large Alaskan Malamute, and will likely bring another into my care, down the road a bit.

Thanks for the clip, really appreciate the help.

Would also be cool to see comparisons on a stock bracket, vs a slightly modified one, and the net effect at the kicker.
 
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