kick starter

Hello all you wise people, I've got a C200 as my first bike. It was parked in a garage for 35 years, and I got it running and riding fine but now it is giving me troubles. I'll let you know all the info that might be related to the issue. It's been hard to kickstart. About 50-75% of the...

Just bought a project CA95 and the kick starter only moves a few inches. Pulled both side cases and I can turn the crankshaft backwards but if I try to to turn it over with the kick starter it locks up. Anyone seen this before? Am I looking at removing the bottom case to access the kicker shaft...

My kickstart shaft broke, so I bought a new one, but I'm having trouble getting everything to fit properly, so the kickstart just feels very spongey when I try to kick it. I can't find the punchmark on the new shaft, which is part of the issue, but then even if i do get everything to fit, I...

Hey all, thought I'd share this in case anyone has the same problem. I had a "mechanic" replace the rusted-out exhaust pipes on my CB175, and the ones he used blocked the kick starter. Instead of replacing the mufflers again, Russ Lang on the old forum tipped me off to replacing the kick...

I'm gradually putting together my CB350 motor. A piecemeal approach. You can see where I am just now in the first photo. One issue troubling me now is whether I've got the kick starter plate guide correctly positioned (circled in photo). It seems a bit off. Doesn't allow for the ratchet or the...