Dual-sporting a 2010 TE 450, with cheap tricks

I would be hosed if I had no E start, I have never even successfully kicked my 07 510. I just can't find that sweet spot to get it to fire, not even ever close.

Haaa! Never been able to kick start my 08 510 either! Cold, warm, hot start lever- never been able. Plus after seeing the nightmare threads where the case breaks open at the kick starter, I'm afraid to try!

Guys, you really have to get that kickstarter to working, it's a benefit, believe me, all the bikes on the last ride had kickstarters, KTM, and 3 CRF450s.

Here's a cold start, first kick, in my house shoes....right before I kick it hard, you can see me comp release the compression stroke with a little short push.

I totally agree and frankly I'm dumbfounded at why I can't get her to fire...This is the first e start bike I've ever had too so it's not like I've never done it before.

I had a starter relay go out on my '09 310 two years ago... I kick her for about two months. Always started quickly on the kicker... no broken cases or anything else for that matter.
Time for a new bike?

Fell on rocky single track last year and bike would not e-start after. Knocked wires lose on clutch perch. Was a total pain to kickstart on uneven ground.

Not me!

Dang! You didn't even have to kick it all the way through! I got my 250 to the point now that it'll kick over in one kick cold usually. Same process as you, but with choke and a pump of the throttle.

Bat was not powerful enough to turn my 08 TE450 over after a long sit and I forgot to plug it into the tender. Well, after about 3 kicks cold a finessing the decomp lever, she spit to life. Motor rebuild has 400 miles on it, only had to kick it maybe twice in its life but it's easy.

Does anyone know if there's any way to make the fuel pump not prime every time I move the kickstart shaft a little bit, or is that just an 08' EFI thing?

Mine does that as well, it's the relay re-sending the priming charge, you can actually press the starter button or kick the kicker when it's priming and it's not a problem.

I could not kickstart my 2012 TE310. I was not getting full rotation on the kick lever. Removed foot peg, which allowed another 1/2 inch rotation, then very easy start. So I moved the lever one spline forward on it's spindle, and ground off a bit of the foot peg to reduce interference. After some trial and error, everything much better. No lever interference on top when tucked away, not quite touches peg on downstroke. According to my dealer, bike comes with lever installed at factory, and they do not try the kicker during their set up and inspection.

Thank you for the clarification OHR

Wow, very interesting!

Thanks for reading, it's been a trip these 3 years on the TE 450, alotta miles, very few problems that were not of my own doing....

Getting close to 17,000 miles, had a great ride in 30-40 degree F weather, cold as hell when slabbing it, then sweating like a pig in the trails, managed to stay dry on this ride.

Getting closer to the 17,000 mile report, I was on a rough urban dual sport ride this past weekend and knocked one of the HID lights in the Lynx loose...again, I've spent alot of time repairing the Lynx and the lights, it's time to get back to basics as I make the final run to 20,000 miles, so I stripped the Lynx off and had all the OEM parts from 3 years ago to go back to stock. I also am sending my exhaust cam off the Bill's Motorcycle Plus and Bryon is gonna press a new ADC lobe ring on and a new bearing, that should cure my starting problems. I am looking forward to having a reborn bike soon.

Mailed the cam to Salem OR on Dec 30, I got it back today, Jan 6, looks great, better than the old one, hope to get it back in the bike on Tuesday, Bryon even sent the old parts back, I love that !

Thats awesome! I love seeing that the bike is still going.

SUCCESS !

The e-start is working perfectly, cold, hot, all the time, fine cranking action, I can even kickstart it without using the manual decomp, just start wailin' on it, and the ADC takes care of the compression for me! Amazing, like having a new bike!

AND, everything works fine with the Lynx fairing off and the stock headlight back on! Amazing!

Pics tomorrow when the weather's a little better.

How was the condition of the old bearing. What do the other cam bearings look like?