Hello everyone! As of today, we have 90 registered! That's going to be a great turn out!
Just a reminder that rally registration closes on May 9 so that we can place our t-shirt order for the rally.
If you are coming, but have not sent in your registration, do it TODAY or TOMORROW!
After that, we will not accept any orders for t-shirts. We order a few extra of the most common sizes for the rally. You can only get what is available.
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See you all soon!

Starter questions

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Eydugstr
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Starter questions

Post by Eydugstr »

On my bike ('90 XII) have noticed that the bike is a little reluctant to start when warmed up, and after searching through the forums have learned that Ma Kaw changed the starter from a 2-brush model to a 4-brush model at some point during the production run. Have looked online and found some new starters available on ebay for about $100, has anyone had any experiences with these? Is there anything I should look out for if I'm going from the older style to the newer one? Thanks
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Re: Starter questions

Post by triton28 »

The 4 brush starter is plug and play, nothing to do but hook up the wire.
They are bulletproof and I haven't come across a bad one on eBay yet, and I have purchased 3 so far. Admittedly I did
polish the commutators, checked them for internal shorts, of which there were none, and checked the brushes for wear, which was negligible.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy another if I should have the need.
Dave
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Re: Starter questions

Post by Eydugstr »

TY triton, that's the route I'll go.
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