Topic: Lose your starter button spring?

[Jonesy]

Don't panic. Grab that Bic clickable pen in your pocket and remove the ink tube inside. Take the small spring off it and snip off about 4-5mm of it. The pen probably won't work anymore, but at least your starter button will.

[CBGBs]

Yes, this works like a charm. I did this last weekend. Thought I was pretty crafty. I see I wasn't the only one.
Its a tough job getting the spring seated. I made a little split fork out of thin aluminum sheet with a dremel, to hold back the spring and allow for the buttons pin to slide through the fork. That also worked very well.

[mrbreeze]

Don't panic. Grab that Bic clickable pen in your pocket and remove the ink tube inside. Take the small spring off it and snip off about 4-5mm of it. The pen probably won't work anymore, but at least your starter button will.

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[CrisPDuk]

That's all well and good Jonesy, but what if you've still got the spring, but can't find the button

[Jonesy]

"Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor- not a miracle worker!!" 

Not sure what to tell you on that one. I'll have to figure out a quick one for that...

[CrisPDuk]

I know Dammit Dan, but who is Dammit Jim


Don't worry too much about it Jonesy I'm putting some later CB controls on her anyway, until then I'll have to do the same as I do with the wife in morning and kick some life into her

[CrisPDuk]

And if MrsD reads the above, this could well be the last you ever hear from me

[Jonesy]

"Dammit Jim" was from Dr. McCoy in Star Trek. Some of his most popular sayings began with "Dammit, Jim I'm a Doctor, not a (fill in the blank)".

[crazypj]

That's all well and good Jonesy, but what if you've still got the spring, but can't find the button

I think Mikes XS (the Yamaha guy) has stock and solid metal replacement button for Ymah, look same as Honda ones to me
 Personally, I'd make a shiny stainless steel one
PJ

[Jonesy]

Out of curiousity I purchased one of those replica ones from PartsN'More. They are a spot-on match. (Have yet to install it and see how it works, but it can easily be modded to fit.)

[luckysox]

Buy a new one from Honda!  The button and spring are still available   35317-001-310 Button      35318-259-000 Spring

[Gordon]

Buy a new one from Honda!  The button and spring are still available   35317-001-310 Button      35318-259-000 Spring

This is the "Tricks and Tips" section, not the "Buy it from the Dealer" section.

[BobbyR]

You can also use a pen spring if you lose one of the mixture screw springs.

[Jonesy]

Buy a new one from Honda! The button and spring are still available 35317-001-310 Button 35318-259-000 Spring

I looked at those, but they are only for the early controls. Has anyone tried the said switch in a later model bike?