What's the deal with the kick and the power button function?

[Faylool]

I can't figure it out. 1st, my kick goes in crooked like and it started not firing. Like the power button is jammed.i get the feelinging it's too tight a fit. So I can't use it anymore due to constant adjusting. I had the Delrin cap on the power button so took it off and that helped. How is the locking feature affecting my powering up? It seems to be activated by the kick if that makes sense. I just want to put the kick in and it's straight and it stays there right and not fiddle. Anybody else had a problem like this?

 

[Ratman]

Yes, the kick does not fit in and stay put due to not being supported on all sides like it is in a tub mod. Search for kickstand in this forum and you will find the kick thread showing some home made solutions including the kickstand and the eraser mod. I found it easiest to just run a stiff wire from the kick ground spring to underneath the reo bottom spring and I wrapped a little electrical tape around my kick to make it fit more snugly. Worked just fine but a kick stand is the hot setup!!

 

[Ratman]

bumped the thread up for you so easier to find.

 

[unloaded]

Do yourself a favor and sell the Kick and buy a RM2. It's much better to dial in your coil instead of your voltage or wattage. My Kick has been gathering dust since I went to RBA's. The extra 15mm of battery size is worth it.

 

[chohan]

I can't figure it out. 1st, my kick goes in crooked like and it started not firing. Like the power button is jammed.i get the feelinging it's too tight a fit. So I can't use it anymore due to constant adjusting. I had the Delrin cap on the power button so took it off and that helped. How is the locking feature affecting my powering up? It seems to be activated by the kick if that makes sense. I just want to put the kick in and it's straight and it stays there right and not fiddle. Anybody else had a problem like this?

Take Ratman's advice and read through that "Kick and the 18490" thead. One of the easiest ways I found there was wrap some more thin strips of plastic (think bubble wrap after you pop the bubbles) around the lower portion of the kick that is insulated by plastic, It makes it thicker and holds it up against the inner middle support better. Try placing the spring straight towards the back and when you slide the door shut, it'll put slight pressure against the spring and keep a good ground.

But I must agree with unloaded, the reomizer 2 with a decent coil setup pretty much makes it irrelevant. I'm in love with my Grand/rm2 combo.

 

[Faylool]

I have a RM 2. I like my kick too. I put a WTB add in classies for the Kick Stand if anybody has one for sale.