Another new kick starter

Picked up another kick starter. After getting the new exhaust welded on I found if you try and kick start the bike you end up trying to kick off the muffler. The old kick starter was too thick and rubbed the oil cap thus needing to be rotated backwards 10 degrees. Which sucks since I spent hours grinding off the thick base to try and fit it on. Luckily it only cost 15 bucks off ebay from a 1980 Yamaha XS400. This kick starter is a lot less bulky but does require a bunch of cleaning and polishing. Thus the new purchase from Harbor Freight of a 3/4 hp grinder/polisher. More on polishing later.

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