430 LC deco exercise

Working on a deco for my '87 WR430. Need to find an alloy welder...

Is that through a water jacket or does it miss them?

It just hits the water jacket.

The water jacket goes almost to the spark plug; runs over the combustion dome. No way to miss it from the top.

Is it difficult to seal?

I like the ones through the side

Not sure yet. This one is a press fit into the head and it's air tight presently. I figured to have it welded just the same.

Darrel, what's this.. a decon?
I thought your 430 always started first kick with that Lectron?

I could use one though.

I'm getting fatter and lower to the ground apparently; these things are more difficult to kick these days!
Tony is working with me on making this exercise automatic via a vacuum operated decompression valve. Should this prove successful we may have to make more of them. I don't figure the operators are getting any younger...

I'd definitely like to do this on my 500. I'm not old but an easier start never hurts.

an easier start never hurts

especially on the side of a steep single line trail in the snow with a sawn log pressing in your back and the rear wheel hanging on the edge of a slippery rock .....in the immortal words of Jerry Harrison...."how did I get here??"

I'm interested in one. And yes I'm approaching ancient, esp. with a re-manufactured left hip

A couple repairs doesn't put ya in the ancient category does it haha

A lot of talk here on decompression release devices, I honestly don't understand it. If everything is working as it should and you learn the technique, what's the big deal. I have a 430 Auto which definitely doesn't make things any easier, I don't have a problem. I'm in my 50's 160 pounds 5'9", I don't see the big deal. I like gadgets and appreciate the effort, but don't see the need.

I know I'll take some flack for my opinion, and I am not bashing anyone's clever engineering. I just don't see the need.

While we're at it, it pains me to watch some one stand beside there bike and kick with their right foot. It looks sooooo damn awkward, I know we call this section left kickers for where the kicker is located, but lets embrace it and actually kick it with our left boot.

Paul

I don't know about your machine, but mine has a big fat pipe on the left side, which makes it hard to get a good purchase on the kick lever with my left foot...sometimes right just works better!
JT

you are correct, the single shock bikes in this thread and palitos auto are much different than your 74.

for some reason, its a heap easier to kick back with the right foot when your off the bike. left footing is for tight spots only...

a lot of +55's struggle to light these things up....as you will find out, your capabilities at 50 are very diminished after 55.

at 57 - 58 im just falling a f*kn apart. I can now see that I probably wont be able to ride in two to three years whereas two years ago I was thinking of riding the 4 day enduro here on the 400. that's just out of reach now.

ive always wondered what foot husky riders use when they are on a rh kick machine. i tried standing on the right side and using my left leg to kick and that wasnt happening, lol. on lh kick machines i use my right leg if the terrain dictates.
most of the 70s huskies just suck to kick in general. awful levers

Would go with the vacuum diaphragm type connected to the carb manifold if I had the liquid cooled motor had one on my 2001 360 worked great and no chance of dirt getting in the mechanism or head.