Kdx200 1990 kickstart mechanism

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Kdx200 1990 kickstart mechanism

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Anyone any ideas with this kickstart mecanism top one is what was fitted middle one the Kawasaki year specific replacement and bottom one what I changed on a 96
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Re: Kdx200 1990 kickstart mechanism

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1fletch wrote: 03:14 am Apr 29 2026 Anyone any ideas with this kickstart mecanism top one is what was fitted middle one the Kawasaki year specific replacement and bottom one what I changed on a 96

What exactly is your question?

The top and bottom both appear to have considerably more wear than the middle. Have you ran all three of these? And all three are causing issues?
Have you replaced the spring that pushes the ratcheting halves together? They get quite weak over time and will allow the kicker to not fully engage, which instantly leads to a slipping kickstart motion. The OEM spring's stiffness is a bit weak, and leaves a bit to be desired as it ages.
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Re: Kdx200 1990 kickstart mechanism

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Hi the top one is the one that was fitted and has more splines , the middle is the oem replacement I ordered for the 1990 year that runs through to 2006 , so does not fit
Is it a possibility this is off say a kx or something else
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