What's missing from this picture?

[TemecuCoastie]

Here's the story:

Been bouncing off the walls for weeks getting ready for the D38/Interstate 8 Dezert Racers "Speedlimit 100" race out at Plaster City, CA. I mean, I was pumped. I had mised the previous events either to work or illness.
While in camp, after a ride with my Brother, I glanced over at the bike and something didn't look right:



This is the evening before the race, mind you. I called all over the place - even called Forza in Escondido, CA (which never called me back, by the way). I was willing to drive back to San Diego if I could get my hands on a kickstart assy. BTW, not one Husky dealer in all of the Imperial Valley. Oh sure, there's a Beta dealership, but not a Husky dealership.

With my dreams of becoming the next Malcom Smith/JN Roberts/Steve McQueen dashed (although I am almost as cool as Steve McQuen already), I resorted to my backup plan:



The next event is to be at Pala Raceway in May. Maybe something positive will happen by then.

 

[Dirtdame]

 

[Motosportz]

that sucks!!!

 

[TemecuCoastie]

that sucks!!!

Yup. Kind of like receiving deployment orders....sinking feeling in the stomach and all.

 

[Motosportz]

I bet you loc-tite the crap out of the new one

 

[Coffee]

Did you think about bump starting it?

 

[Dirtdame]

Admittedly, a kickstarter is not an item that any motorcycle dealer usually stocks.... If you are like me, at least for a while you'll keep imagining your kickstart lever lying in the dirt somewhere out on the trail.

Did you retrace any of your route to see if you could find it?

 

[Motosportz]

Admittedly, a kickstarter is not an item that any motorcycle dealer usually stocks.... If you are like me, at least for a while you'll keep imagining your kickstart lever lying in the dirt somewhere out on the trail.

Did you retrace any of your route to see if you could find it?

Bills had 2 125 kick starters in stock when I broke mine.

 

[TemecuCoastie]

Admittedly, a kickstarter is not an item that any motorcycle dealer usually stocks.... If you are like me, at least for a while you'll keep imagining your kickstart lever lying in the dirt somewhere out on the trail.

Did you retrace any of your route to see if you could find it?

Yup, took the Jeep out and combed the entire area from our camp, to the hills and back. Nada....

 

[TemecuCoastie]

Bills had 2 125 kick starters in stock when I broke mine.

You got wicked lucky!

 

[TemecuCoastie]

Did you think about bump starting it?

I could've bumped it, but not for the race.

 

[troy deck]

thers one in the field across the hiway from granny&cawpaws house loc tites cheap kickstarters r 100 bucks LOL

 

[robertaccio]

S,
Anything like this happens again and I'm not in the wilds of Tecate/Baja. Call me, my "sponsor" GP would for sure allow us to rob one from an in stock bike in an "emergency" case like this. Also I still have my TE310 and would have gladly yanked it for you. R

 

[Motosportz]

S,
Anything like this happens again and I'm not in the wilds of Tecate/Baja. Call me, my "sponsor" GP would for sure allow us to rob one from an in stock bike in an "emergency" case like this. Also I still have my TE310 and would have gladly yanked it for you. R

thats a really good point. A "urgent" post on CH might have saved you.

 

[TemecuCoastie]

S,
Anything like this happens again and I'm not in the wilds of Tecate/Baja. Call me, my "sponsor" GP would for sure allow us to rob one from an in stock bike in an "emergency" case like this. Also I still have my TE310 and would have gladly yanked it for you. R

Thanks Rob. Hopefully I don't have to go through it again.

 

[robertaccio]

Another lesson for the constantly go through the machine pre and post ride inspections for torque, missing items and potential failures.
from our ride, I lost a forward pipe guard screw and thankfully right near (within 1/2 mile) the finish of our ride -my 02 sensor bung (ok beavis and butthead) plug came out.
I thought that friggan Honda that I was following lost his silencer until I realized it was my bike making all the racket. I looked for the plug and did not find it. (went to the hardware store got a 14mm -1mm thread pitch bolt and cut it off to good length, the dang crush washer stayed in place so I have a cad steel bolt screwed in my BUNG now****************************************!

 

[TemecuCoastie]

Another lesson for the constantly go through the machine pre and post ride inspections for torque, missing items and potential failures.
from our ride, I lost a forward pipe guard screw and thankfully right near (within 1/2 mile) the finish of our ride -my 02 sensor bung (ok beavis and butthead) plug came out.
I thought that friggan Honda that I was following lost his silencer until I realized it was my bike making all the racket. I looked for the plug and did not find it. (went to the harware store got a 14mm -1mm thread pitch bolt and cut it off to good length, the dang crush washer stayed in place so I have a cad steel bolt screwed in my BUNG now !

I "usually" do the pre-ride inspect. The one thing I didn't check happenend to be the one thing I lost. I've got one on order now (96.00). Not happy about the wait (10 days).

 

[robertaccio]

If you are needing one ..like today until your comes in, to ride hit me up, borrow my used one and hand it back when your new one comes in. I've got my bikes in C-Nado.

 

[TemecuCoastie]

If you are needing one ..like today until your comes in, to ride hit me up, borrow my used one and hand it back when your new one comes in. I've got my bikes in C-Nado.

Thanks Rob! I'll let you know for sure so we can line up a time.

 

[pvduke]

whats missing in that picture? loctite and a pre-ride bolt check! sorry....couldnt resist. i feel ya.

i lost one off my CR. my buddy ran it over thank god. so my ride was saved.

he made me change his flat though ............ and pay for his slider too ....cuzit spun up in the tire and WHAM. fak!

that was a pricey day. over a stupid loose 8mm bolt. i hate bolts. factory should use more pop-rivets!