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The lonely starter pinion...no spring and no thrust washer.

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johnnymot1:
This story has an interesting ending. I looked everywhere for that spring and washer....Specialty shops, etc....Nothing.

I finally ended up at a semi local MC shop. The guy there had no idea what an "Ascot" was, but said he had a "honda guru" in his shop. A tech emerged and told me he actually had some spare FT500 starter parts at home, and to give him an hour to go check.....About an hour later I got a call, and he had my precious spring and washer....The price....Free! How cool is that. He was glad to see the parts used to bring a machine back to life.

J6G1Z:
That's awesome!

It's so cool when these types of things take place.

J.

johnnymot1:
They definitely won a customer and future work I can't do at home. Definitely nice to see someone who wants to see a part that has sat unused for years, used to bring a machine back to life. The sign of a true enthusiast with a passion for bikes.

Luke:
That is so cool ... great karma all around!

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