today i started up my raptor(after it was warm) and went to take off and it stalled before i let out the clutch and made a loud clinging noise, like metal on metal. then it started up and ran like normal. what could this be?

 

my warrior almost always does it, i think it is just something kicking back, like a little play in the timing chain and the motor just yanks on it or something ?

 

were you in first?

 

starter clutch?

 

That would be the starter clutch my good friend...better watch that really close or replace it with the L&A one way before it goes out completly.

 

i never start it in gear

 

i 2nd that comment

I waited,,,,and my bolts that hold my 1 way gear in place sheared off causing damage to my cam chain. Now I need to pull my top end.

If I had it to do over,,,I wish I had gone in and used some loctite on those bolts. They had loosened over time and you could see the wear from the kickback/stalling had taken its toll. (the 1 way gear was still in good shape)

 

where exactly is the one way starter gear?

 

magneto, left cover and you HAVE to use blue loctite AND clean them with brake cleaner, NO OIL

 

Doesn't matter.