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bike is stuck in neutral kicker stuck any ideas was fine when put in storage.Ll

How long had your KHK been in storage?
What were the storage conditions? For example was it in a high humidity area?

climate controlled was ok last year dry 70 degs. shifter will go up and down kicker wont turn engine.

Petcock leaked and the cylinders are filled with fuel?

Kick through with plugs out?

jugs are loose heads are off. seems to be locked up in tranny or kicker mechanism. will keep on working on it . any other ideas would be helpful. ps magneto is out this is my brothers bike and he wants to get it going again . THANS BIGAL883.

This may be totally out there in left field, but for what it's worth, I had a KK motor that was locked up when I got it. Turned out to be the oil pump gears. Is there any way water could have gotten in there over winter?

Does the gear lever "flop" or are the pawl carrier springs returning it to the mid level position ?

My thinking here is the gear lever has taken a "hit" while in storage and the ball end has jumped out of the socket on the carrier or, broken off.

Gears might now be halfway through a shift, not in neutral.

NO MOISTURE STORED IN PART OF FINISHED BASMENT. SHIFTER GOES INTO CENTER WITH SPRING EITHER UP OR DOWN NEUTRAL REAR WHEEL OF FLOOR TURNS FREELY BUT WONT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. MAY HAVE TO DISSASEMBLE ENGINE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT i FIND. THANKS ALL FOR HELP. BEEN WORKING ON KHK/XLCH /XLR'S FOR 60 YEARS NEVER CAME ACROSS THIS. BIGAL883