Topic: starter drive removal and lite weight flywheel

[superscarf]

hello...i am a new member from east central Indiana...i am working on a couple old 750 cafe bike and need some help....i am removing all the electric starter and starter clutch from the engine....my question is ...do i need to plug the oil supply in crank that is left open when i remove the one way clutch...didn't know if it had enough loss to loose pressure to number 1 main....any info would be appreciated....thanks Bradley

[754]

I would put a sleeve over it with a flange toward the main bearing, otherwise I think you will get a drop in oil pressure.

[mystic_1]

Here's a couple of threads that mention this issue:


   
Running without a starter motor

Re: engine oil seals cb 750  (click the image links in reply #4 for pics of the spacer you'll need)


Hope this helps!

mystic_1

[nickjtc]

Incidentally, welcome aboard!

[lordmoonpie]

Errr, don't you need the kickstart pinion gear to drive the oil pump?! I can see plugging the kickstart shaft hole and the starter motor hole gear hole make perfect sense and also removing the non-return mechanism on the kickstart shaft but if you take the whole lot out, what's going to drive the oil pump?

[754]

We were only talking about the starter drive and crank are where starter gear is located.

[MRieck]

Errr, don't you need the kickstart pinion gear to drive the oil pump?! I can see plugging the kickstart shaft hole and the starter motor hole gear hole make perfect sense and also removing the non-return mechanism on the kickstart shaft but if you take the whole lot out, what's going to drive the oil pump?

Who needs that pesky oil pump anyway. Extra weight I say.

[lordmoonpie]

...and once the pistons get hot enough they lubricate themselves 
....for a short while 

[nickjtc]

But all that depends on using the right oil. "I use__________________oil". Fill in the blank. Discuss.

That speck on the horizon is me heading for the hills.

[cafe750]

But all that depends on using the right oil. "I use__________________oil". Fill in the blank. Discuss.

That speck on the horizon is me heading for the hills.

Hell, I'll pull up a chair with a couple cases of beer....and sell tickets...

[lordmoonpie]

But all that depends on using the right oil. "I use__________________oil". Fill in the blank.

In your best Irish accent.... feck oil?
Maybe that's best reserved for Father Ted viewers...

[MRieck]

But all that depends on using the right oil. "I use__________________oil". Fill in the blank. Discuss.

That speck on the horizon is me heading for the hills.

Hell, I'll pull up a chair with a couple cases of beer....and sell tickets...

Better pull up a chair and a brewery.

[nickjtc]

Whale oil beef hooked. (Say in your best Newfoundland accent.)

[754]

hey, wasnt this about leaving out starter gear??

why all the negativity??...











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[ridgeline61]

Ya, i did it on my 77K and my temporary solution to fill the hole was silicon. HAHA, maybe not a long term fix but it removes that heavy electric starter. I think there is a electric starter clutch block-off plate that is sold but whatever. Oil pressure is still good. Had to play with the wiring but just having a kick start is just way cooler!

[lordmoonpie]

LOL! I once had a Minarelli racer where the kickstarter shaft was plugged with...a wine cork!