Hey could you install a kick start on a Z400 and remove the starter and battery. I think it would be cool to have one? Can you buy one?

 

Did the DRZ400 dirtbike that the Z's motor is based on have a kick or electric?
If it does have a kick then it's a possibility that you could make it work.

 

If you have enough time and money you can pretty much do anything. Question is why??
I had a Mojave with kick start. Said many things while kicking it over, "cool" was never one of them.

 

LOL GLDIVER! Even on the mighty 450R, I would be willing to bet that 90+% of owners will be letting a few choice words fly sooner or later. Actually, I've already seen it happen. Now a kicker to back up the e-start, that could be a good thing.

 

A kick start on a Z would be like putting a rotary dial on your cell phone..... What's the point? Brused shins? The weight savings could be negated by a 3 mph head wind. And if your battery takes a crap on you just jamb it in second and push start it! You could have someone pull start you but then you have to accept all the BS. I've pulled a few polaris's with my Eiger and made them sign and date the tow strap... That really pisses them off!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

you can have the kick start, I have problems using a kickstart never enough leg kick to start it

 

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If my memory is correct, I think there were 3 bikes that used a variation of this motor (2 dirt and one trail) and at least one did have a kickstart. In fact, electric start may have been an option on one of them.

This may sound crazy but I'm actually a fan of kick starters on pure performance machines. I'm not sure why, I guess I'm just old fashioned. I'm a descent sized guy and I've never had trouble firing up one of my Zilla's or lt250r's. Actually, the hardest quad I have to kick start is my little 230 qsport. Sometimes when those little buggers are warmed up and you shut the engine off, they can be a bear to start back up. But suprisingly mine fires right up when it's cold with a little choke action. Even though I like kick starters, I'm still considering getting a Goki electric start kit for my qsport just to be different.

 

well it would be a lot of work to make it a kickstart,have to change alot to make it kick forward.maybe you should just wait and buy the new 450 in aug,its going to be kickstart

 

Just curious, but how do you know the new 450 will both be out in August and have a kickstarter?