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So my 14 starter was pretty good until recently, I thought I was maybe a lucky one.

One day, the bolts that secure the flywheel ring gear came loose and fell out. It made a minor crunch noise as it stalled the idling bike out. I replaced the bolts with thread locker and went about my usual buisiness. The starter worked good for about a week after this, and then started free spinning.

I took the bendix out to find the problem, expecting to have to order the Honda scooter bendix to fix it right. What I found is this:
The fine tooth gear at the top of the shaft has spun on the shaft and is no longer a press fit. When I hit the button, the gear just spins on the shaft.
The rest of the bendix is working properly.

So now unless I can figure out a backwoods way to secure the gear to the shaft I think I'll be stuck ordering a new bendix from GG. Anyone have suggestions?