The 450 is very prone to flooding. You have to start it like you start a fuel injected engine, and that means YOU CAN NEVER TOUGH THE THROTLE DURING STARTING WHEN IT IS HOT, no matter whether it is a kicker or the electric. On every engine I have ever owned (except the fuel injected Rancher 420), you could use the throtle during starting and it didn't care.....but not this one.

Everybody forgets this, and when you do forget it you will have to do some kicking or cranking, to clear the carb out! Once you learn the drill, it's no big deal........

 

Got an 05& I prefer kick.But then I rode an 86 250r for years so old habits die hard I guess.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: DaBeechMan

i have an 06 that i installed both kick and electric start. That way if you stall going up a hill you just electric start it</end quote></div>

 

please tell me what does it take to do that your who did it for you and a rough price that would save me so much headache i have a 450er with a 44mm electron with intake a 14 . 1 wiseco piston a port and head jobs with worked vaules and poly chrome springs and a stage two cam from bud arron in coloardo hindson cluch and there is two much compression for it to turn over so i have to pull start it thank you for any info you can provide

 

how didi you switch it over or did you just buy a new bike