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kick starter retrofit available for a 1975 R60/6?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:35 pm
by motaman38
Is their an option to retrofit a kick starter kit on these airheads?
Don't know if there is a
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:39 pm
by schrader7032
Don't know if there is a "kit", but you would need to get a new rear cover and source the internal/external parts needed. They seem to show up on this diagram:
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=23_0255
Most would say that the kicker is strictly for emergencies as the internals were not as robust as the /2 kick-only bikes. Just wondering...what is the goal to adding the kicker?
Kick start kit
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:18 am
by pokie
There actually used to be a "kit" available to retrofit a kick starter to a /6 transmission. In the day, I retrofit many transmissions. Yes, the kick start was capable of starting the engine but it was a bit frustrating to use if you compare it to a /5 kick start. As far as I know, the "kits" haven't been available for some years. Now, like has been said, you have to go through and order the parts individually. It can be pretty expensive.
kick starter retrofit
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:20 am
by motaman38
It would be a nice to have, i.e. a kick starter, as a backup to the electric start, for cold mornings, etc.
I had a Yamaha 650, that had both and the kick starter came in handy on the cold morning starts....