2011 EC300 E-Start

[webmaster]

Originally Posted by jhendr3702

http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/sho...hlight=e+start

2nd post...

He is in a very cold climate - so adding a thinner synthetic grease would definitely be helpful.

jeff

[twowheels]

Originally Posted by Neil E.

Comments:

2) The rear handholds are a good idea, but are very narrow

You may have mistaken the rear-of-saddle air intakes for handholds - be careful, as there is only your butt and a single little screw holding the seat down

A better spot to lift is underneath the exhaust can - by the fender above it leads to knuckle/silencer interference, and we all know who will win that one.

Congrats on the new bike!

[Neil E.]

Yes the battery should get charged up for a fair test of the system. Engagement will be slow if it can't spin up quickly. It was 40*F when I tried it although the bike was sitting in a 50*F warehouse (which most of you would think is cold). Lighter grease may be in order.

Oops, those air intakes are narrow! Good thing I didn't try and lift it that way. I did grab the muffler to put it up on the stand.

I started making up some parts to eliminate the auto retract on the sidestand. This bike will be a good tinkering project over the winter.

[jhendr3702]

Originally Posted by Neil E.

Yes the battery should get charged up for a fair test of the system. Engagement will be slow if it can't spin up quickly. It was 40*F when I tried it although the bike was sitting in a 50*F warehouse (which most of you would think is cold). Lighter grease may be in order.

Oops, those air intakes are narrow! Good thing I didn't try and lift it that way. I did grab the muffler to put it up on the stand.

I started making up some parts to eliminate the auto retract on the sidestand. This bike will be a good tinkering project over the winter.

this was the fix for the older kickstands.. not sure on the new ones

http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=8

[Neil E.]

That's the simple method. The spring eye on the current cast mounts sticks out farther and partially blocks the spring path. I want something tucked in closer to the frame, so I'm making a small stainless bracket. I'll start a new thread with pictures when it's done.

[fury1]

make a few extras if you can get it to work,probably make a few bucks on them from guys with the newer models

[Neil E.]

The sidestand spring modification turned out to be a bit more effort than I expected. I added a post to the official sidestand thread.

http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/sho...ed=1#post52524