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roofer006601
04-28-2012, 05:27 PM
ok having some issues just bought it today 83 200x i can hit first no problem but its rough to get into other gears what is the fix and what is the pattern for the gears ive had it up to 3rd but it was real hard to get there

hippyplz
04-28-2012, 05:59 PM
The pattern is 1 down and 4 up. Is it grinding when you try to shift? One of my yfz didnt want to shift right last week. Thought I was having major prob but end up I had a half quart to much oil. Drained some out and it works perfect. Not sure if the 200x is that touchy tho.

roofer006601
04-28-2012, 11:43 PM
me either this is my first one ive had for the 200x had a polaris scrambler once it went to hell right away had a 200 big red i miss that thing slow but reliable just sold my raptor 660 wish i wouldnt have so i picked this up for 400 bucks it rides great and actually looks nice i get in to first ride shift up with a big pull up hit nuetral 2nd is rough to find weve had it up to 3rd gear but is a pain to get there kinda hoping something simple i checked the oil its good

yaegerb
04-29-2012, 12:59 AM
In my opinion, sounds like third gear dogs (teeth) may be bad. The 200x was notorious for this failure with third gear. It could also be a bent shifting fork. If you keep trying and just can't get it into fourth, my recommendation is to pop the cases and have a look at the transmission. Before you do that, you could try fresh oil, but my money is on the latter comment.

You can read this article about the third gear problem and how they used to fix it on race bikes back in the 80's.

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gomer202
04-29-2012, 01:20 AM
you will love your X 10x better than your big red and they are very reliable, mine has never let me down yet! hope your problem gets fixed

roofer006601
04-29-2012, 11:17 AM
thanks for the input guyts really appreciate it ill get into it and see what comes out of the prob