Kick Start on a 400ex?

[416rider]

:devil: Is it possible to put a kick start on a 400ex?:devil:

[theTman]

i highly doubt it

[speedy400]

nope, unless you wanna change a whole bunch of internals and side case for a cr400. in the end if it all works out its like 1500-2000 to do. I've done some research about the topic.-darren

[hondafox440]

I thought it was only like 3-400 to replace the side case and the starting gears?

[speedy400]

oh... maybe it was if you wanna switch the whole bottom end....my mistake.-darren

[DantheEXman]

I would LOVE a kickstart. I hate thoes damned unreliable batteries.

[speedy400]

I would love one too but I did a search on here and its just not worth the trouble.-darren

fyi its a xr400 not a cr. ;)

[Chanman420q]

as far as i know the xr400 bottom end bolts into the 400ex frame, with out any modifications. but i dont know the entire truth to that

[SGA]

Seems like I remember this coming up about 2-3 years ago, which was researched in depth by some very knowlegable members. I do remember it was major $$ or it just would not work. One of the two.

[deathman53]

the kicker would proabably get in the way and its a backwards kick. Also the xr motor has different gear ratios. I might be wrong but doesn't the xr have a quick change cover? I heard that that what is used for quick change cluth covers for the 400ex and they weld the kicker hole up. I was talking to someone a bike shop a friend of mine owned and he said he used a xr cluth cover it was alot cheaper than the hinson one.

[INFANTRY RACING]

the stock ex cases would work. you would need a xr 400 side cover, all the gears, springs, and shafts, the kicker and a xr400 vavle cover so you could have a compresion release.

[deathman53]

Ijust looked at a 400ex today and the kick start hole is right where the brake pedal is, you would have the pedal and pegs in the way. I don't think it would work

[Greg Z]

Originally posted by deathman53
Ijust looked at a 400ex today and the kick start hole is right where the brake pedal is, you would have the pedal and pegs in the way. I don't think it would work :eek2: :rolleyes: :huh

[xcracer416]

ive done alot of measureing when i was thinking about it and the brake lever is in the way of it also the frame is in the way about 1/4 inch.

[44oEX]

Originally posted by deathman53
the kicker would proabably get in the way and its a backwards kick. Also the xr motor has different gear ratios. I might be wrong but doesn't the xr have a quick change cover? I heard that that what is used for quick change cluth covers for the 400ex and they weld the kicker hole up. I was talking to someone a bike shop a friend of mine owned and he said he used a xr cluth cover it was alot cheaper than the hinson one.

all hinson does it take a xr400 cover and put there clutch cover on it.

If I can find a couple xr 400 parts I'm going to try it this summer.
It would be nice to have a back up.

[hondafox440]

Originally posted by 44oEX
all hinson does it take a xr400 cover and put there clutch cover on it.

If I can find a couple xr 400 parts I'm going to try it this summer.
It would be nice to have a back up.

It wouldn't be a backup for the E-start, it would replace the E-start.

[PA440exRider]

Ive been wanting a kick start for my 400 i wish they made kits for them so u dont have to modify the whole funking engine. They make a kit for the 300 pretty sure.

[44oEX]

Originally posted by hondafox440
It wouldn't be a backup for the E-start, it would replace the E-start.

I would leave the e-start and just use the kick as back up

[INFANTRY RACING]

it could be done if someone really wanted to. porbably save about 10 pounds too

[DantheEXman]

Originally posted by 44oEX
I would leave the e-start and just use the kick as back up

I think what he meant is that you can not use the electric start with the kicker installed.

Thats just a guess. I dont know.

[Nospowered400]

Please tell me someone has done this. Electric start has got to go! I had to get pushed off last weekend cause the battery crapped out.:rolleyes:

[kawasaki_ridah]

just get a 450 :blah:

[Chicksdigme423]

haha yeah that will solve all the problems, fast, and comes in kick OR electric:o

[Nospowered400]

Haha..........Thats like saying I have a bad heart and asking for a transplant and you telling me to get a new body.:blah: I will never part with what I have now. What all would be needed?

[iwannaride202]

What is so bad about e-start.....i have ridden e-start bikes for a while....and have only had one problem....the problem was with our honda foreman and was a quick fix.....and i have still yet to run into a problem with the 400ex e-start.....although i do agree kick is nice for back up....

[Nospowered400]

Ive been having problems with mine for a while now. Its off and on but enough to piss me off. It will crank one minute and then the next it will just click or the neutral light will go out and it wont do nothing. Now the batt. isnt getting chraged I guess.