kick 1000 ?

[Jd Powell]

any one ever convert a 1000 or 1100 to kickstart? do the 1000 /1100 cases even have the machining for the kicker?

[SqDancerLynn1]

The cases were redesigned when the did away with the kickstart

[aosmith]

i can't imagine it would be very easy to kick start a 1000cc bike

[t3rmin]

My 650 still had a hole in the case (internally) for the kickstart. The clutch cover didn't, though. I always wondered if you could get another cover and bolt a kicker on there. Can't remember if my 750 has that.

[80GS750]

my 750 and all 3 of my 1000's dont have anything for a kickstart...

[txironhead]

Was there ever a 750 kicker? If there's still a hole on the inside, and a cover could be swapped or machined, I'd love to have a dual start.

[Steve]

1979 was the last year for kick starters, but I don't think that all models still had them that year.


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[Jd Powell]

So do the 750 and 1000 share the same cases? could a set of 78' 750g (or 850g) cases be mated to an 80' 1000g topend? 1000cc fours are dead easy to kick.... for fun try kicking an oldklr 650single.....thats another story.

[Tom MLC]

My '78 GS750 had both a kicker & electric starter. But it was a Japanese domestic model. I bought it new when I was stationed there.

[8trackmind]

79 850 has a kick and the same type clutch cover as a 1000. I have no idea if it would work, but it looks like a good place to start

[Jd Powell]

nice, I belive more research is in order. but it looks like we are dealing with quite similar powerplant. I'll see what else I can find out.

[8trackmind]

nice, I belive more research is in order. but it looks like we are dealing with quite similar powerplant. I'll see what else I can find out.

Keep us posted.

[Grandpa]

i can't imagine it would be very easy to kick start a 1000cc bike

I had a 79 GS850G 10 years ago; it had a kickstart. In the two riding seasons I rode it, I must have used the kickstarter maybe once, just to feel what it was like.

It wasn't pleasant. One throw of the kickstarter would move the crank only a little bit, and then not very fast.

I used the old reliable electric start. It worked every time. That's because I kept the bike in top condition at all times.

I can't imagine why anyone would want to kickstart a bike with a four-cylinder liter engine. To each his own, I guess...

[t3rmin]

I can't imagine why anyone would want to kickstart a bike with a four-cylinder liter engine. To each his own, I guess...

Dead battery?

My father-in-law has a first gen 750 with a kickstart and when he gets a dead battery kicking it over is much easier than jumping it or bumping it. Starts easy-as-pie with the kicker, too.

[Billyboy]

The GS1000 mill is ten punds lighter that the 750 it's based on. The loss of the kick apporatus is largely responsible for that.