If I can figure out how to do it, I'll get it 3d scanned and print out one for you. It won't be metal but if you paint it no one will know.

Hmmmmm... I seem to remember someone on this forum is a pretty good machinist.

Trust me, that's on the list. Actually the school he goes to has a full prototyping facility. I asked the guy that runs the facility if he knew a good machinist. We talked about what I was doing. He said "I've got the equipment if you know how to use it". Unfortunately I don't. There isn't much I can't do with my hands but that is on the list. He will be my machinist when he gets a little older. ;-)

Tom, how did you ship my frame? Or rather who did you use to do it? I don't remember.

Anyone Know the best way (most economical) way to ship a simplex. It's in pieces so it can be spread across a few boxes. I just don't want to pay a fortune to get it here. I'm not really worried how long it takes.

Any ideas?

Hmmmm... That's pretty tempting. could you post some pics of what it looks like as it sits? All of it?

Rick, what were the production numbers like per year? That sounds like around 200 a year. Is that right?

Looks like we MAY have a winner here....

I did a search on the starter using the part number. STARTER MOTOR ASSY. 31200-Z0L-821

It brought me to this page http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/honda/H-31200-Z0L-821.html Down at the bottom it lists all the engines that the starter is compatible with.

At the bottom you'll see HRX217. I did a search on HRX217 and it took me to this page.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Honda-21-in-Variable-Speed-Self-Propelled-Electric-Start-Gas-Mower-HRX217HZA/100643623

Look at the second video on the right. (Edit) It shows the use of the electric start and talks about the onboard charging system. Not sure if everything swaps over but it may be promising.

If you look through the parts list it shows a plug in the wall charger for the battery. Looks like onboard charging is still not available as a factory option. The starter still looks like it will work though.

It seems to me that even if available, by the time you buy a starter, flywheel, and charging coils, and add a battery, you have added weight, cost and complexity to the bike.  Why not just use a kick start?  These motors fire up so easily, I would think they would start on the first kick 90% of the time.

I guess I don't have a great answer and you are correct that a kick starter is the obvious answer. My wife will probably end up riding this and I'd like to make it as easy as possible for her to enjoy. In addition, I like solving technical problems and helping folks. Even if I go with a kick start the information on if this is even possible will be available.

As far as a battery goes I was thinking about the newer lithium polymer batteries. I have one the size of an Iphone that will jump start my 4 cylinder car. It's pretty amazing. with something like that, the weight addition would be less. The net gain would be the weight of the starter and coils and should be around 5 or 6 pounds.

The battery looks like this...

One of the users of the GC-QEA engine appears to be something made by arctic cat. The part number for the starter is STARTER MOTOR ASSY. 31200-Z0L-821

As part of the assembly it lists a part which is WIRE, TERMINAL GROUND 32222-Z0L-830 that is used to ground the negative side of the starter to the motor itself. This wouldn't be the case with a 120VAC starter. This starter almost has to be for a 12v application. At least that's how it looks.  Here is the link to the parts lists for that motor.

http://www.kenssportsarcticcatparts.com/oemparts/l/hen/50947552f8700230ac8cc388/gc190a-qea-parts

The parts lists don't show any charging coils for the flywheel. A news release that honda put out said they would have a motor that was started via the battery off of a rechargeable tool like a dewalt or something. Maybe this was it?

Also, I realize it's not the easy path. I also fully realize that I'm going to regret this later. Somehow... I can't seem to help myself.