Kicker Issue

One of my biker buddies is having a problem with his kicker. It used to start between 1 and 3 kicks every time. Now it seems more like 100. He has an 83' Shovel with a Morris magneto. We've replaced the points twice, adjusted them several times, checked and rechecked the timing several times, replaced the plugs and wires, etc. Nothing seems to help and we've run out of ideas. Once it's running it runs great. Push starting doesn't seem to work well either. Does anyone else have any suggestions? Unfortunately, I through out my dwell meter back in the eighties along with my beta max and eight track player and haven't looked at a set of points since. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

You mentioned you checked spark but did you check the coupler to make sure the mag is snapping over enough to get a spark?

Do you get a good hot spark with the plugs out and the wires grounded to a fresh plug? Blue is good yellow is iffy at best.
You should get good hot spark when you kick.

Are you getting fuel? Are the plugs fuel fouling or remaining clean?
If he follows his established start procedure that did work, it should get spark, fuel and air. One of the three is missing or inadequate.

If you have hot spark, good fuel and you know the top end is sound then I would reseal the intake. A kick start bike must have a near perfect intake seal or it will be hell to start. With engine idling spray WD40 around the intake seals and listen for a change in RPM. Any change indicates a leak.

If everything checks out, then it is time to check compression and valve guides and seals if installed.

IF the intake has not be resealed in a year or so I would lean toward that first.

Intake Seal

We will try the intake seal. That's the one thing we didn't look at. It seems to get plenty of fuel and we changed the plugs. The spark looked blue so I think the seal will be the next logical step. I don't think it has been done for at least two years when when we put it together.

Thanks

Intakes tend to start leaking after a year so that may well be the fix.
Keep us posted.