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  • #96593

    Dwayne O
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    :(
    Busted the starter button today before I left for work:angry:

    Fell apart under the thumb, so its off to Kawasaki for a new assembly $72 later,and a day off the road,,,,

    Also got wife to enquire about the optional Kick Starter and $$$ figure to set it up,,,,,
    She was told to forget it, it aint viable & would cost half the price of a new bike :blink: WTF

    So why is it an OPTION when they are purchased new I ask ????? WTF

    Anyone got any input into this saga, or has anyone here actually had one fitted aftermarket??
    I might enquire around & try to acquire the parts cheaper & put em in myself,,,:unsure:

    #139087

    glenn
    Member

    EAGLE`02 wrote:

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    :(
    Busted the starter button today before I left for work:angry:

    Fell apart under the thumb, so its off to Kawasaki for a new assembly $72 later,and a day off the road,,,,

    Also got wife to enquire about the optional Kick Starter and $$$ figure to set it up,,,,,
    She was told to forget it, it aint viable & would cost half the price of a new bike :blink: WTF

    So why is it an OPTION when they are purchased new I ask ????? WTF

    Anyone got any input into this saga, or has anyone here actually had one fitted aftermarket??
    I might enquire around & try to acquire the parts cheaper & put em in myself,,,:unsure:

    There the same kick starter used on the drz weapon and I ogt told about a grand not fitted???
    If you fing a cheaper one let me know….

    #139088

    Dwayne O
    Member

    Yeah, What a crock of S%&# I reckon,,,,,

    I will be on the scrounge for a better deal :(

    #139096

    Greg
    Member

    Eagle you need a starter button is that all? Why do you need a genuine Kawasaki one :huh: , go to the wreckers and get any starter button! No drama

    Boony $350 I was quoted for a DRZ kick start kit last year for a mate

    TB

    #139089

    Dwayne O
    Member

    Yeah, but missus already ordered genuine assembly this morning & paid for it to boot:huh:

    Plus the stop button was playing up anyway, so I wasn`t using it which was a pain in the A%#

    AT least the wiring loom will be correct and plug straight on;) No stuffing around

    #139109

    Greg
    Member

    Whatever Trevor

    #139090

    Dwayne O
    Member

    :P
    That $350 for the DRZ kiker kit is a good price TB, Is Boony dreaming that it will be the same as the KLX ???

    Sounds a bit strange to me,,,,,
    Anyway Boony, there ya go $350 is a damn sight cheaper than your original $$$, even if ya have to add a bit to that ;)

    #139111

    EAGLE`02 wrote:

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    :P
    That $350 for the DRZ kiker kit is a good price TB

    Thats sounds about what I was quoted when first looking at the DR’s plus fitting. When I asked for one the guy wouldn’t sell me one, said they were a waste of money cause they wouldn’t work unless you had electrical charge anyway.

    #139091

    Dwayne O
    Member

    Got new assembly next day, fitted in 15 mins & ready to rock;) (Even starts & stops:P )

    Now I just have to wait till monday to commute to work again in the 4-8 degrees range BBBRRRRRI Love It:laugh:

    #139234

    glenn
    Member

    8 degrees warmer than up here this morning

    #139092

    Dwayne O
    Member

    :blink:

    Don`t scare em off now Boonski , BOON SKI get it, get the skis out for the banana at Nundle:woohoo:

    #139244

    Bruce Curtis
    Member

    WTF :ohmy: a kickstarter is an option on a DIRTBIKE, when did this happen? if I had to one or the other, the right leg is the one I’ll choose (or left leg if it’s some euros or an old honda CR).

    Bruce

    #139257

    Dwayne O
    Member

    Mr Blue wrote:

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    WTF :ohmy: a kickstarter is an option on a DIRTBIKE, when did this happen? if I had to one or the other, the right leg is the one I’ll choose (or left leg if it’s some euros or an old honda CR).

    Bruce

    :laugh: Have you been hiding in a cave Blue ????:P
    Sadly we have all been softened with the Electric Leg, and more & more bikes it seems have the good old Kicker as exactly that, an option:( Pity the option is so damn expensive on a few as well:angry:

    Funnily enough, I couldn`t wait to get rid of the old XR with the kicker for a push buton job,,,, Now I`d love to have the kicker back, (as an extra, anyway);)
    Cheers

    #139258

    glenn
    Member

    Mr Blue wrote:

    Quote:
    WTF :ohmy: a kickstarter is an option on a DIRTBIKE, when did this happen? if I had to one or the other, the right leg is the one I’ll choose (or left leg if it’s some euros or an old honda CR).

    Bruce

    Bluey the bit that gets me is the electric dtart 2 stroke,,,WTF

    #139112

    EAGLE`02 wrote:

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    :P
    That $350 for the DRZ kiker kit is a good price TB, Is Boony dreaming that it will be the same as the KLX ???

    Sounds a bit strange to me,,,,,
    Anyway Boony, there ya go $350 is a damn sight cheaper than your original $$$, even if ya have to add a bit to that ;)

    Think Boony might be thinking about the KLX400 not 250.
    KLX400 and DRZ400 same bike different colour.

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