safe to ride without the starter installed?

[oldrookie]

Have just ordered the rebuild kit for my dead starter. The starter is out of the bike.

If I put the cover back on...any issues possible if I bump start the bike and ride it?

[tkent02]

It might shoot a lot of oil out into the starter cavity.

[JEEPRUSTY]

Yes and draw in crap through the drain hole.
The gears for the starter clutch mechanism would alos suffer would they not?
On my bike they would mis align and bind I am pretty sure.

[tkent02]

If you took those gears out and blocked the hole I don't see how it could hurt anything.

[tkent02]

Sticking the dead starter back into place might be easier.

[oldrookie]

This place is a fount of knowledge.

Thanks all.

[tkent02]

This place is a fount of knowledge.

Thanks all.

Mostly we just make this sh;t up as we go.

[oldrookie]

That's how I operate in the garage...so I feel right at home here.

[GateKeeper]

Mostly we just make this sh;t up as we go.

With these old girls it's just how we gotta roll....

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Mostly we just make this sh;t up as we go.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[1_v8_merc]

Mostly we just make this sh;t up as we go.

Haha!

I think most dealerships live by those words today.

[oldrookie]

Put the starter back in, bump started (not always as easy as it looks) and rode for about an hour.

Discovered that the front brake still has an issue.

Love old bikes. Instruments of frustration and aggravation, but fun when they work.