Kick Start Conversion!? - Kawasaki KFX450 Forum

kylepittenger · 01-23-2009, 11:01 AM

I need to know if anyone has done a kick start conversion. Where can you pick one up at, how much and how difficult if it to assemble?

conrad426 · 01-23-2009, 11:22 AM

The guy that rides for the same dealer I do put a kicker in his bike and ended up going back to electric. The thing about these bikes is your not loosing much weight by going to kick start because you still need the battery to power the fuel injection and electronics for start up. As far as installation I don't think it was hard, just pulling the side case and installing the kit you can get from Kawi. The new 09 450 bike has all the same electronics and fuel injection but starts off a kicker and has no battery. They did this with an AC generator on the crank shaft and hopefully they will incorporate this into quads eventually.

masterp0606 · 01-23-2009, 02:32 PM

I wouldn't mind having a kick start for the back up in case the battery dies. But i wouldn't want to get rid of the electric start for just a few pounds. I would go with both.

For the kick start I believe is 300 bucks or so. You can get one on ebay or from Kawasaki.

offroadhunter · 01-24-2009, 11:04 AM

I paid about $260 for mine...had my buddy install it for me, wasnt too painful (so i was told) and took around 2 hours. You can pm dlkfx450, i think he may sell them

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masterp0606 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 49	I wouldn't mind having a kick start for the back up in case the battery dies. But i wouldn't want to get rid of the electric start for just a few pounds. I would go with both. For the kick start I believe is 300 bucks or so. You can get one on ebay or from Kawasaki. __________________ 2008 kfx 450 White and Black 13 In dasa pipe FCI Intake Pc3 KX cams Je piston 12.8:1 Other Toys 2004 Pontiac GTO Mods coming soon Pocket rocket 49cc High performance carb,and Nos LOL

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01-23-2009, 11:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
kylepittenger Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 29	I need to know if anyone has done a kick start conversion. Where can you pick one up at, how much and how difficult if it to assemble?

01-23-2009, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
conrad426 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 25	The guy that rides for the same dealer I do put a kicker in his bike and ended up going back to electric. The thing about these bikes is your not loosing much weight by going to kick start because you still need the battery to power the fuel injection and electronics for start up. As far as installation I don't think it was hard, just pulling the side case and installing the kit you can get from Kawi. The new 09 450 bike has all the same electronics and fuel injection but starts off a kicker and has no battery. They did this with an AC generator on the crank shaft and hopefully they will incorporate this into quads eventually.

01-24-2009, 11:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
offroadhunter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Anthem, AZ Posts: 637	I paid about $260 for mine...had my buddy install it for me, wasnt too painful (so i was told) and took around 2 hours. You can pm dlkfx450, i think he may sell them

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