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The clock spring has finally broke. When that happens you will be able to ratchet the starter lever to its end of travel. Since the spring is broke, there is nothing to unwind the limit chain inside. Find another used, unbroken spring in its "L" case cover and swap out.

Also, the spring can be wound up tight inside case cover and is no threat unless you try to take it out of the case cover. Its bolted in place with security torx screws. (edited)

There is a way to convert it to kickstart and get rid of the wind up spring. You tube that shit.

You need to find someone parting out an NC50. Make sure the spring is not broken already.

I have a broken spring Ive weld back together and yet to re install back into case. I overlapped the joint when welding back together so I'm sure it would work for awhile. I was curious to see how long it would last.

After I sell my running express, I would probably be willing to sell a spare motor I have with good spring that has 600 original miles on it.

Ya, those springs are something you want to have a spare of laying around cause they will eventually break.

After converting mine back from the janky kick start, I installed a used spring and got about 1700 miles out of it before it broke. So, I'm on my second spring with this ped in the 2200 miles ive ridden it. Everytime you wind one up is one less time before it breaks. Be glad it didnt happen on the road somewhere. (edited)

Id be interested in this when someone can figure out how to keep the trans oil inside of the case.

It's just about have to be done on the right side of motor

Im all ears and would consider it.

I suppose if I couldn't find any used wind up springs I'd delve much deeper into this.

I tested my other L Cover from another working express of mine and it didn’t work on when put onto the other L-case, it also wouldn’t release the spring. To be sure I wasn’t going crazy, I put the thought-to-be shot L cover from the other bike onto my working express’s L-case and it works fine. So there’s something going on with the case starter lever instead of the release spring on the cover. It all looks good though and so now i’m stuck... any advice?

i had this issue and had to replace the C clip on the lever that releases the starter spring.