# 200GT. Kick Start problem

**URL:** https://forum.docgb.org/t/200gt-kick-start-problem/1921
**Category:** Singles
**Created:** [October 26, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/200gt-kick-start-problem/1921 "2016-10-26T15:30:12Z")
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### Author: ![MikeMonk-200GT](https://forum.docgb.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@MikeMonk-200GT](https://forum.docgb.org/u/MikeMonk-200GT)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/200gt-kick-start-problem/1921/1 "2016-10-26T15:30:12Z")

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Hi, I’m Mike.  
I bought the bike from a German dealer at the beginning of the year. I new it had a kick start problem and the bike was priced accordingly. The kick start would slip part way through its operation  
I stripped and rebuilt the engine and modified the kick start to replace the leaf spring with a coil spring. I checked the gears and ratchet and all seemed to be OK, but I did sometime think thank excess pressure was required to move it. It was almost as though it was ‘locking’, and the ratchet still slipped occationally.  
I obtained an MOT and registered the bike and was ready to take it on the road when I discovered a problem with the charging circuit. When carrying out checks on the alternator I was starting the bike frequently and the kick start slipping problem has returned.  
Has anyone had experience of this as I would appreciate any ideas what to look for.  
Best regards,  
Mike