Download a copy of the 2014 owner's manual. It has the wiring diadgrams for both kick and estart. Compare them and you will see that the kick model has an AC powered CDI (single winding on the stator connects to the CDI).
The estart model has a DC powered CDI (single winding on the stator is not used). It is interesting to note is that both models use the same voltage regulator/rectifier.
The kick model gets a capacitor instead of a battery. This is probably to assist the reg/rect to function correctly. When removing the estart system you should keep the battery (or install a smaller battery if you are after weight savings). Perhaps your reg/rect is no longer working.
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2011 EC250E
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