Kick starter question

[HawkTwoFifty]

So I was doing a little bit of easy riding for a few minutes and noticed that my kick starter lever kept swinging outward while riding. The kick starter bolt was tight and I see no way to tighten up the play in the kick starter to prevent it from swinging outward so freely. Has anyone else had this issue? My bike only has 14 miles on it, and I only recently tried using the kick starter due to a dead battery.



Anyways, while looking at it closely, I noticed about 3/16" of spline exposed behind the kick starter on the shaft which the kick starter mates to. Is it normal to see spline on the shaft behind the kick starter? When I loosened the kick starter bolt to try and push it back further onto the spline, it wont budge. So I took the kick starter completely off and when reinstalling it, it seems that it can only go so far due to a grove in the shaft spline to allow the kick starter bolt to install. Is this a defect, or it this normal? Does anyone else see about 3/16" of spline showing on the shaft behind their kick starter?



Also, before putting the kick starter back on, I didnt take note of how exactly the kick starter is supposed to be orientated on the shaft, and so I may have the kick starter incorrectly orientated on the shaft. When looking at my kick starter, it is orientated where the kick starter is straight up. I saw photos online which show this is the correct orientation, but then while watching a video of a popular Hawk 250 owner, his kick starter shows the kick starter level angled back a bit, rather than straight up.



So can anyone please tell me if they see about 3/16" of spline behind their kick starter on the shaft, and also it their kick starter is installed straight up or if its slightly angled rearward once in place?



Thanks.