Patent ID: 7140339
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: F02N

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle kick start modification kit for modifying a hand button activated electrical motorcycle electrical engine starter system to a simulated kick start starter comprising: a cover body mountable onto a portion of the motorcycle; a rotating shaft rotatably fixed to and extending outwardly from the cover body; a foot pedal assembly coupled to the foot pedal shaft, the foot pedal assembly designed to receive a force placed by a foot and transfer it to the rotating shaft; a switch engaging cam fixed to the rotating shaft; an electrical switch fixed to the body cover with leads electrically engageable to the electrical engine starter system; the switch engaging cam movable from an at rest position, when the cam is out of engagement with the electrical switch, to an actuation position, when the cam engages the switch; and means for biasing the rotating shaft so that the switch engaging cam is in the at rest position when no force is placed on the foot pedal assembly and for providing increased force against the force placed by the foot as the switch engaging cam is moved toward the actuation position where the switch engaging cam engages the switch to activate the electric starter system.