Topic: new bikes with kick arms

[snoop]

Are there new bikes out there with kick arms?  I dont get why bike are not made with them anymore.  I dont know how I would work on my cb550 with out one.

[kslrr]

let's see.  No kick starter, less parts, less labor to assemble engine, can stock less replacement parts, etc.  Also, at least for Harley, it was a signal of better reliability.

[merc2dogs]

  Electric starter and a move towards alternators instead of generators, which helped make the electrical system more reliable, so no more need for it.
 
 Many makers started providing an installable kick lever under the seat to show how reliable they were, bmw for one, then as Kslrr says, somewhere in the late 70's, early 80's they realized how much money they could save by not installing one.

 I prefer a kickstart, no real reason why, just prefer having them, seems a bike does'nt look right without one.

Ken.

 

[physician]

only dirt bikes that don't have betteries are kickstarted.

i'm not sure about the suzuki drz400sm though..

install a modern dirt bike engine in an old cb350 frame....

[Gordon]

Doesn't the W650 have a kickstart?

[physician]

according to this site:
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/kawasaki/kawasaki_w650%2005.htm
you can clic the picture to enlarge it,

it seems that yes! it have kickdstart