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Old 12-12-2009, 09:15 PM
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Default kickstarting FSR515

Hi, I'm a new Gasser owner, moved up from a 2 stroke and have minimal experience with 4 strokes.

Heres my problem, no doubt someone will be able to help me out here.

I can't work out how to kickstart the thing! No idea what the story is with the Auto decompression system. I just cannot get it to kick and the owners manual is absolutely useless.

Any one able to talk me through the kicking technique for this particular bike?

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Old 12-12-2009, 09:47 PM
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Disregard.
I managed to kick my 2 hour old 515!
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Old 12-13-2009, 01:21 PM
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Disregard.
I managed to kick my 2 hour old 515!
If it's anything like my 450 that's a major achievement. I have managed it once motivated by being stuck in the middle of the woods with a broken starter clutch. Took me at least 5 mins leaning against a tree.
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Old 12-13-2009, 01:59 PM
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I wind it over slowly till I hear a whir type noise. Then give it a strong boot full.
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Old 12-19-2009, 10:41 AM
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It is tricky, I have a 450, but it helped whatching this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrwvStxwsX4
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Check out the kickstart on this fella is this the answer? Beautiful bike btw
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kawasaki-KXF-4...item4a9cb30cae
ebay uk Item number: 320456559790
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I wind it over slowly till I hear a whir type noise. Then give it a strong boot full.
Tried that, no difference on mine. Although I haven't tried since I adjusted the air bleed and it starts easier on the starter than it did before.
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Check out the kickstart on this fella is this the answer? Beautiful bike btw
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kawasaki-KXF-4...item4a9cb30cae
ebay uk Item number: 320456559790
That's kickstart's quite a contraption provided it doesn't break. I think the Gasser problem is more with how the EFI works than the kickstarter design which admittedly isn't great. It just seems to need a couple of rotations to fire and you can't get that from a kick.

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