kickstart or not

[tp300ex]

well im going trade my 400ex in next week for a left over 450r...but i dont know if i should get the kick start or an electric start.?
wat do yall think?

[Gray33]

Electric man..so it is easy to start and if you re sell alot of people will want it if they are begginers

[Sjorge450R]

KICKER all the way!!!!!! Mine starts FIRST kick everytime i go out to start her. I have seen too many problems with the electric to even think about buying one. But if you do get the electric, get the kicker put on.

[tp300ex]

yea ive hurd they got problems...but idk if i want to sit there and kick and kick and kick when its cold

[whiteboycustom]

KICKSTART............i turn my gas off when i put mine up and let it run out so all i do is turn the gas on pump it 3 times turn the choke on and do one or two slow kicks just to get some lube goin then one nice hard kick and BAMMMM shes started

when already warm/hot press the hotstart and one kick shes started

[lumi]

i have owned mine for over a year and myu starter give me no problems and starts on a push of the button.


ive heard kickstart problems aswell asrising.... the wires binding up with the gears and the most common of the kickback and the cases cracking ive seen a couple cases of that


but hey if u want both, get the e-start and add a kicker for around 300-500 dollars.

[BlaineKaiser450]

Kick all the way! Mine starts up on 3rd kick at the most usually 1st.

[Vade]

Where you buying your honda? im driving down to otd cycle sports in Inglewood 6.099 otd for a 06 including taxes and fright set up im pretty sure i saw a recall for the electric models a couple of days ago

[Brooks520]

I have an 05 and it always kicks right over. Never had a problem no matter hot or cold. That's one of the things I like so much about it. She's very reliable.

[Dave400ex]

Get a kicker. I had an 06 electric and traded it in for my 07 kicker I have now. I love the kicker...

[450raider]

hey ill throw my hat in and say get the Estart, if you have a change of heart laterion down the road at least you can get a kicker on it, but it DOES NOT work the other way around (i would know)

[Huzler]

Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
get the eletric, get the kicker put on.

[MX450]

K I C K S T A R T !!!

[trx400exxracer]

I would get the kicker if i were you! I have the electric, and couldn't get my hands on a kicker because they are scarce around here. But if you have to get the electric just get the kicker installed! But if your racing mx I geuss it wouldn't matter unless you are into that weight saving crap. But mine is not the fastest starting on dead engine starts. But I get lucky every once in a while!

[mx1791]

my e-start has been perfect. just my 2 cents

[roundsy]

Originally posted by mx1791
my e-start has been perfect. just my 2 cents

mine as well!!

[stocktires]

Kickstart

It's all preference though. Less weight and no dead batterys or starters with the kicker...

[MX MaNiAc 06]

Take it from me man. Save urself a lot of hassle and just get the kickstart. My electric start is awful. I can deal with it starting slow.. but ive had to take it to the shop a handful of times because it wouldnt start. Not to mention all the times ive had to charge my battery.

[300exguy125]

I thought honda had a 450er that had electric start with the forward kick

[watts16]

I own a 05 and 06 that I race XC with. The kicker is alot more reliable. Ive had a few races on my 06 and the fuse blew. I had to push start it. And with dead engine starts, kickstart hands down. I have 2 batteries on my 06 so that helps some. I have kicker parts on order for the 06 right now.