I went with a friend to pick up a brand new 2002 400 as soon as the dealer received their first one. He kept it a year or two, sold it to another friend who rode it for about a year before trading it in at the dealership that I worked at. In the 3 years I was around this thing, no one was ever able to kick start it - not once. Many tried, everyone failed. Fortunately, the electric start worked well enough because the backup kickstart was completely useless.
Sorry I have no advice on fixing the problem, just thought you might find it interesting that another 2002 model had the same issue from the time it left the showroom floor.
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Old GGs: 01 XC300, 02 XC125, 03 DE300, 03 DEO200, 01 SE300, 2011 EC300
Current: 05 DE250, Showa forked frankenbike 300, 05 DE300, 19 YZ250X
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