Got rid of my electric starter motor but a doubt arised help

RealHimura · 09-03-2008, 04:24 PM

Last sunday I took my bike again to the local MX track. I found there a couple of jumps right for me and I've been jumping there. I have tried to get rid of most of the unnecesary weight (factory headlight, grille, rear footpegs, speedo, etc. etc. etc.) and yesterday I took off the electric starter motor, the starter sprocket and the battery. These items were quite heavy!!

I tapped the hole left behind (on the left cover of the motor, its opening facing to the right) with a very nice rubber plug I found at a car warehouse. My question is how tight/strong this plug should be, because I noticed the electric start motor has a nice sealing o'ring and I don't know if this side of the engine gets pressure from the oil or if it's just as pressure-less as the part of the motor where the breather hose is.

This info will be greatly appreciated folks.

09-03-2008, 04:24 PM	#1
RealHimura Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28	Got rid of my electric starter motor but a doubt arised help Last sunday I took my bike again to the local MX track. I found there a couple of jumps right for me and I've been jumping there. I have tried to get rid of most of the unnecesary weight (factory headlight, grille, rear footpegs, speedo, etc. etc. etc.) and yesterday I took off the electric starter motor, the starter sprocket and the battery. These items were quite heavy!! I tapped the hole left behind (on the left cover of the motor, its opening facing to the right) with a very nice rubber plug I found at a car warehouse. My question is how tight/strong this plug should be, because I noticed the electric start motor has a nice sealing o'ring and I don't know if this side of the engine gets pressure from the oil or if it's just as pressure-less as the part of the motor where the breather hose is. This info will be greatly appreciated folks.
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