YZ-450 Can I Convert to Electric Start?

[Wendell #527]

Yea, I know. It sounds wimpy. Truth is I hurt my back bad racing my 5 open car. I'm lamed up for a few more months, but I still want to putt around with my kid during my recovery. Kick starting my bike would hurt like all get-out. My 2006 YZ-450 needs to be electric start for this old man to ride it. Has anybody done such a conversion or do you know anybody that could do it?

Thanks

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[BGRANT]

I would think new cases would be needed?

[Ol' Curmudgeon]

Find an XT225 or similar. Park 450.

[dirtdudeaz]

Yea, I know. It sounds wimpy. Truth is I hurt my back bad racing my 5 open car. I'm lamed up for a few more months, but I still want to putt around with my kid during my recovery. Kick starting my bike would hurt like all get-out. My 2006 YZ-450 needs to be electric start for this old man to ride it. Has anybody done such a conversion or do you know anybody that could do it?

Thanks

It would be cheaper/easier to buy a bike with the E-start already installed. I know on the honda's it wouldn't work because the engines aren't exactly interchangeable; I assume it would be similar with other makes of bikes.

Sell your bike and get yourself a YZF (of CRF) and be done with it

[Wendell #527]

I was hoping somebody who knows would post. If there is a flywheel, battery, and starter, that would fit, I'd rather go that route than junk this one. Its got a whole new motor and everything...

[dirtdudeaz]

You have two people who know and have posted.

To put a starter on requires a case that has a mount/hole for the starter to fit into. Then you have to buy the starter and hook up the electrical system to it and find a place for a battery....We haven't said it's not possible, but you would only be using your frame/suspension and everything else would be different (motor/electrical system)

If you don't believe the people on here and if you want to see if anyone else with your bike has tried/done it go search the forums on thumpertalk.com