Kicking the 500s

so what do you set timing to ?. i see as much as 2.8 and plenty saying back it off from there .
not actually sure where my timing is at but it didnt kick back much and had plenty of power .

I was told by vance smith that the motoplat coil with the necked down end has a auto retard feature in it.I put one of these coils on my mix and match 380 husky I built and it made a big differance starting.I still use the -go pass tdc,recock and kick method-

I run a Vulcan decomp on my 500. Wouldn't even think about not using one. Also great on my 78 390 as it protects the delicate kickstart mechanism.

You can adjust the engagement on the 500 by packing out the tapered bar/ guide ramp the guides the sliding engagement pawl. Set it so it is just out of engagement when the kickstart is not in use. I had to pack mine out by at least 1 mm to make it work properly.

are you sure u are describing a husky 500 kist start ? i dont recall a tapered bar? or a guide that would be b affected by shimming ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bikers-Choi...Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cda633dc5&vxp=mtr

or ebay / wherever u shop "vulcan compression release" or any compression release

work the same as chainsaw ones but built better .

500 auto. Kickstart is different to gearbox bikes.