...and when you get that starter motor turning over strongly and reliably, you start breaking sprags. I've given away the idea of having a working electric start for now, after several bad experiences. Including having the sprag engage while riding, all on it's own, thereby trying to make a generator out of the starter. Awesome engine/regenerative braking :shock: Not really funny, almost threw me over the bars. And it certainly can be problematical with the Boyer, it may have the voltage to crank over at a good speed, but it drops enough to see no spark. Often starts as you release the button. I have a four-pole conversion, heavy leads, and a larger battery. If the sprag simply failed to engage and you had to kick it, no problem for me, but when it does jam on, it locks the motor, and you are stranded. Has happened to me twice now, so it can stay off for a while until i get too old to kick it. At 56, that should be a fair way off , yet. :wink:
And if I did have a working version, it would be saved for stalling in traffic, that sort of thing..has anyone actually used them as the electric assist touted in the original brochures, kicking at the same time? Never got around to trying it, myself...