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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 193839" data-attributes="member: 1650">It would be a good thing to learn on all right.&nbsp; It's hard to imagine that the lower end problems are keeping it from starting.&nbsp;&nbsp; I hope you have a manual.&nbsp; Kawasaki used to send pretty good ones.&nbsp; One easy check (that is hardly thorough) is to remove the cover over the flywheel rotor.&nbsp; Once off you grasp the rotor and lift up and push down hard on it.&nbsp; For me it easiest to stand on the opposite side of the motorcycle and reach over.&nbsp; If you feel ANY movement at all you can stop there and begin teardown before you ride again.&nbsp; It only proves that one of three lower end bearings is bad.&nbsp; The other two (lower rod bearing sometimes called the &quot;big end bearing&quot; and the primary side main bearing) could still be bad.&nbsp; That easy method only gives you an indicator of the condition of the ignition side main bearing.Of all the tools you may like to own,&nbsp; a real and intended for your bike flywheel puller is about the only have to have tool.&nbsp; Don't be tempted to use a gear puller.&nbsp; Other than that it is simple enough to do with a set of wrenches and normal hand tools.&nbsp; Making a square/rectangular frame out of 2x4 or 2x3 about 8&quot;x10&quot; will make the job a whole lot easier. You use that as a stand or jig to hold the engine as you work on it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 193839, member: 1650"] It would be a good thing to learn on all right. It's hard to imagine that the lower end problems are keeping it from starting. I hope you have a manual. Kawasaki used to send pretty good ones. One easy check (that is hardly thorough) is to remove the cover over the flywheel rotor. Once off you grasp the rotor and lift up and push down hard on it. For me it easiest to stand on the opposite side of the motorcycle and reach over. If you feel ANY movement at all you can stop there and begin teardown before you ride again. It only proves that one of three lower end bearings is bad. The other two (lower rod bearing sometimes called the "big end bearing" and the primary side main bearing) could still be bad. That easy method only gives you an indicator of the condition of the ignition side main bearing. Of all the tools you may like to own, a real and intended for your bike flywheel puller is about the only have to have tool. Don't be tempted to use a gear puller. Other than that it is simple enough to do with a set of wrenches and normal hand tools. Making a square/rectangular frame out of 2x4 or 2x3 about 8"x10" will make the job a whole lot easier. You use that as a stand or jig to hold the engine as you work on it. [/QUOTE]

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