Topic: Kickstart lever swap out

[AirCanuck]

My CB550k has a 550f pipes and thus a 550f brake arm to fit the piped. This means that the kickstart is kicked it scrapes along the brake arm. If I pull the trigger on a 550f kickstart lever (around $40USD?) will it just be a straight take off/bolt on swap?

Cheers

[BomberMann650]

Yep.  Same splines.

The F kicker has an extra bend about it where it will rest upon k model side covers.

[AirCanuck]

Yep.  Same splines.

The F kicker has an extra bend about it where it will rest upon k model side covers.

So it normally rests on side covers? Mine doesn’t have side covers - is that a problem?

[BomberMann650]

The k lever would go almost straight up and hang near the carbs.  Never touching the side covers.
The f lever’s kink moves it over the frame triangle.  With the small f-series covers, they don’t contact.
I only noticed it as an “issue” because I’ve fit k covers to my f bike. 

If you have no side covers, it won’t matter.

[spotty]

I've used one off an RD250LC and an XT or XR , same splines but shorter in length so easier to get your hoof up to the kicking bit. as a bonus it looks a lot less antique then a stock one and its black

[AirCanuck]

I've used one off an RD250LC and an XT or XR , same splines but shorter in length so easier to get your hoof up to the kicking bit. as a bonus it looks a lot less antique then a stock one and its black

Hmm. Which do you most recommend?

[spotty]

the LC and XT ones are the same so if you can find one go with that, the XR one was slightly longer and straighter from memory

[jonda500]

My CB550k has a 550f pipes and thus a 550f brake arm to fit the piped. This means that the kickstart is kicked it scrapes along the brake arm. If I pull the trigger on a 550f kickstart lever (around $40USD?) will it just be a straight take off/bolt on swap?

Cheers

sorry to shatter this idea for you, but the 550F kickstart wont work with your 550K foot peg - 550F has a folding foot peg which must be folded up before kickstarting and which has a mounting stud on the frame that is unique to the F frame...
John 

[BomberMann650]

My CB550k has a 550f pipes and thus a 550f brake arm to fit the piped. This means that the kickstart is kicked it scrapes along the brake arm. If I pull the trigger on a 550f kickstart lever (around $40USD?) will it just be a straight take off/bolt on swap?

Cheers

sorry to shatter this idea for you, but the 550F kickstart wont work with your 550K foot peg - 550F has a folding foot peg which must be folded up before kickstarting and which has a mounting stud on the frame that is unique to the F frame...
John

Damnit, jonda is right.  The foot peg even presses against the kickstart hinge.  Totally forgot about that.

[AirCanuck]

My CB550k has a 550f pipes and thus a 550f brake arm to fit the piped. This means that the kickstart is kicked it scrapes along the brake arm. If I pull the trigger on a 550f kickstart lever (around $40USD?) will it just be a straight take off/bolt on swap?

Cheers

sorry to shatter this idea for you, but the 550F kickstart wont work with your 550K foot peg - 550F has a folding foot peg which must be folded up before kickstarting and which has a mounting stud on the frame that is unique to the F frame...
John

Damnit, jonda is right.  The foot peg even presses against the kickstart hinge.  Totally forgot about that.

Drat! Well at least I found out before I pulled the trigger... what now I wonder?

[Swoop]

If it doesn’t have to move far, is it feasible to heat up and bend the one that you have?

[AirCanuck]

If it doesn’t have to move far, is it feasible to heat up and bend the one that you have?

I may be back to that option.

[AirCanuck]

the LC and XT ones are the same so if you can find one go with that, the XR one was slightly longer and straighter from memory

What year model do you recommend for this?

[AirCanuck]

the LC and XT ones are the same so if you can find one go with that, the XR one was slightly longer and straighter from memory

Doing some eBay checking I may need to tweak you on this at some point. Do you know for a fact that these will fit with 550f pipes and brake arm?

[spotty]

sorry, my bad, I only know these to fit on 750s, if you were closer i'd send you one to try but freight to and from canadia is both prohibitively expensive and slower than a side valve Harley
i'd bet on it fitting on the shaft but as for clearance with the pipes .....

[FuZZie]

I think i have both the k + f could put them side by side for a pic it would help?
maybe a 500 too if i dig a bit...

[AirCanuck]

I think i have both the k + f could put them side by side for a pic it would help?
maybe a 500 too if i dig a bit...

Problem is as someone pointed out the F needs to have a folding foot peg which only mounts to an F frame so that won’t work. Maybe I’m back to hearing and bending... which a mechanic already tried after I told him not to and now it looks like #$%*

[AirCanuck]

sorry, my bad, I only know these to fit on 750s, if you were closer i'd send you one to try but freight to and from canadia is both prohibitively expensive and slower than a side valve Harley
i'd bet on it fitting on the shaft but as for clearance with the pipes .....

Hmm... does anyone know if the 750 and 550 have the same splines and thus the RD250 LC would work? I see one on eBay but it’s about 80 bones so I’d like to be sure...

[FuZZie]

I think i have both the k + f could put them side by side for a pic it would help?
maybe a 500 too if i dig a bit...

Problem is as someone pointed out the F needs to have a folding foot peg which only mounts to an F frame so that won’t work. Maybe I’m back to hearing and bending... which a mechanic already tried after I told him not to and now it looks like #$%*

You have a pic of what he did? 

[AirCanuck]

I think i have both the k + f could put them side by side for a pic it would help?
maybe a 500 too if i dig a bit...

Problem is as someone pointed out the F needs to have a folding foot peg which only mounts to an F frame so that won’t work. Maybe I’m back to hearing and bending... which a mechanic already tried after I told him not to and now it looks like #$%*

You have a pic of what he did?

Finally, yes!

https://imgur.com/gallery/3NwJ2

[seanbarney41]

My CB550k has a 550f pipes and thus a 550f brake arm to fit the piped. This means that the kickstart is kicked it scrapes along the brake arm. If I pull the trigger on a 550f kickstart lever (around $40USD?) will it just be a straight take off/bolt on swap?

Cheers

sorry to shatter this idea for you, but the 550F kickstart wont work with your 550K foot peg - 550F has a folding foot peg which must be folded up before kickstarting and which has a mounting stud on the frame that is unique to the F frame...
John 

funny thing is...I can see this stud that Jonda is talking about on your frame now that we have some pictures to work with

[AirCanuck]

My CB550k has a 550f pipes and thus a 550f brake arm to fit the piped. This means that the kickstart is kicked it scrapes along the brake arm. If I pull the trigger on a 550f kickstart lever (around $40USD?) will it just be a straight take off/bolt on swap?

Cheers

sorry to shatter this idea for you, but the 550F kickstart wont work with your 550K foot peg - 550F has a folding foot peg which must be folded up before kickstarting and which has a mounting stud on the frame that is unique to the F frame...
John 

funny thing is...I can see this stud that Jonda is talking about on your frame now that we have some pictures to work with

As in, this may be an F frame?

[seanbarney41]

My CB550k has a 550f pipes and thus a 550f brake arm to fit the piped. This means that the kickstart is kicked it scrapes along the brake arm. If I pull the trigger on a 550f kickstart lever (around $40USD?) will it just be a straight take off/bolt on swap?

Cheers

sorry to shatter this idea for you, but the 550F kickstart wont work with your 550K foot peg - 550F has a folding foot peg which must be folded up before kickstarting and which has a mounting stud on the frame that is unique to the F frame...
John 

funny thing is...I can see this stud that Jonda is talking about on your frame now that we have some pictures to work with

As in, this may be an F frame?

I don't know 550's that well, but that little pin that keeps your footpeg from rotating is the same one a 400f peg uses which I am assuming is the same for 550f.

To confuse matters even more the 750f uses that same little peg to prevent the footpeg from rotating.

[AirCanuck]

I feel totally at sea about this. I may be back to bending a 550 kickstart in a press...

[seanbarney41]

real men bumpstart evertime anyway