babuski,
A topic shrouded in mystery.
Really though, the starter clutch problem goes both ways, with reagrds to SE or regular 02's.
For example, their was a thread about an SE in Boston that broke severly.
My personal experience, my neighbor has a 02 blue/black, with an M4? complete exhaust. His starter clutch went, but not to bad, did not come through the case. Anyway, when he picked up the bike, the mechanic said that he was suprised the the starter clutch broke because the bike was pretty much stock, except for the pipe.
His bike was manufactured in Feb, and my SE was manufactured in May 02.
But then you have the case of other SE's also breaking with no or little mods. My SE only has Yoshi RS3 slip on's, nothing else.
So, it appears that NO 02 is immune from this occurance. You can buy a larger starter gear for the 02 for $189.00, (Don't recall the web site), grinde down the inside of the starter case, and the larger gear will not allow this to happen.
Additionally, thumb the starter until the engine fires. Don't thumb, stop, thumb again immediately. Wait at least five seconds before thumbing the starter again, to allow the starter to reset it self.
I love my SE, if you want to see it look in the thread "Undertail Mods" in the modification section.
GO FOR THE SE.
Stealth
