broken starter gear?

[rjmorel]

Originally Posted by chadzu

Abuse as in I use the starter with the bike in gear to drive the bike through particularly difficult sections, no neutral or clutch safety. Abuse as in climbs that don't go well and bike stalls and rolls backwards which causes the starter clutch to engage and shock the whole system.
In general I think dirt bikes are just harder on the starters than a street bike.

I just thought it was interesting that Zong updated the design.

Wow you must be getting into knarly situations chadzu. Using the starter to propel you thru rough stuff has got to be hard on the gear. Honda Goldwings and maybe others have a reverse that uses the starter to back the bike up but it may be designed different to withstand the abuse more. rj