Hi members ...on an Indian Rally this weekend in Raymond Terrace New South Wales, beating the drum for 101 Association members and riding my trusty ‘29 101 steed, which covered a 130 mile distance well, on some testy terrain, with steep inclines.  The steed had a Goulding chair attached, two riders and some personal belongings.  Considering this weight, the trusty steed did well.  Close to the end, on starting the bike, the kick starter did not release, but remained fully extended.  After some 10 seconds, it disengaged and returned.  Prior to this, I did notice a weak return spring, where, on starting the bike, the starter would not return, requiring me to manually, with my heel, nudge it back to position.  Is it just the return spring that needs replacing, or is there now some other underlying problem that needs attention also.  Moreover, has the weak return spring caused a secondary problem, by allowing the starter to remain engaged, for sometime, after the bike starts !

Compliments to Carl Renquist and his technical expertise.  Removing the kicker stop bracket and winding, in an anti clockwise direction, one full revolution,increased spring tension and the kicker returns well.  Great advice Carl Renquist ...worked a treat !!  The best part ...it even cleared that chain guard, whilst chainguard remained in place.  How easy is that !