TrustMeImALawyr
03-22-2017, 01:23 AM
Hi Everyone,
I'm a new member who recently purchased his first 1985 225DR. I have always wanted one of these ever since I was eight years old--my teenage neighbors next door had one, and I always had to watch with extreme envy as they rode around on theirs... my mom would never let me near it..."Too dangerous! Don't ever let me catch you near that or else I'll tell your father!" Back then, that was enough of a reason to keep me away from such a 'death machine.' Haha.
Anyway, I finally found one on CL and brought it home last week (sorry mom). Plastics are perfect, but it was obviously loved over the years--a few missing pieces, no battery, a broken taillight, ZERO brakes, leaking front shock, etc. Unfortunately, during my excitement of test riding the 225DR, I never put it into reverse... After I got it home, I happened to notice that the reverse gear shifter had been removed in the past. All that remains is the rod that attaches to it, with the other end still attached to the transmission. I wasn't super-concerned with this initially, since as I said, there are a few miscellaneous pieces that are missing to begin with...
The trouble started when I attempted to push the rod back with my hand, mimicking what the shift lever would have done-- I already figured out that the machine has to be in first gear. BUT, when I pushed the rod rearwards, I heard and felt a grinding noise... Am I doing something wrong? Please tell me I don't need to replace something in the transmission! It shifts into all forward gears with no grinding at all. Is it possibly something as simple as adjusting the clutch? I did attempt to rock the entire machine backwards a bit on a second try at reverse with the same result (although I barely rocked it an inch or two backwards).
I am really stressing out about this. Any suggestions? PLEASE help!
I'm a new member who recently purchased his first 1985 225DR. I have always wanted one of these ever since I was eight years old--my teenage neighbors next door had one, and I always had to watch with extreme envy as they rode around on theirs... my mom would never let me near it..."Too dangerous! Don't ever let me catch you near that or else I'll tell your father!" Back then, that was enough of a reason to keep me away from such a 'death machine.' Haha.
Anyway, I finally found one on CL and brought it home last week (sorry mom). Plastics are perfect, but it was obviously loved over the years--a few missing pieces, no battery, a broken taillight, ZERO brakes, leaking front shock, etc. Unfortunately, during my excitement of test riding the 225DR, I never put it into reverse... After I got it home, I happened to notice that the reverse gear shifter had been removed in the past. All that remains is the rod that attaches to it, with the other end still attached to the transmission. I wasn't super-concerned with this initially, since as I said, there are a few miscellaneous pieces that are missing to begin with...
The trouble started when I attempted to push the rod back with my hand, mimicking what the shift lever would have done-- I already figured out that the machine has to be in first gear. BUT, when I pushed the rod rearwards, I heard and felt a grinding noise... Am I doing something wrong? Please tell me I don't need to replace something in the transmission! It shifts into all forward gears with no grinding at all. Is it possibly something as simple as adjusting the clutch? I did attempt to rock the entire machine backwards a bit on a second try at reverse with the same result (although I barely rocked it an inch or two backwards).
I am really stressing out about this. Any suggestions? PLEASE help!