83 185s help with shifting and clutch

[83wheelrAtc185s]

i have my honda running with the pull string rewound and new plug and cap cleaned the wires up runs now the clutch handle is very firm no movement with the handle whatr should i do?also i have no manual and the guy i bought this from could tell me nothing where is neutral and when i start it up im holding the rear brake down cuz it wants to move but since the clutch dont work i think its gonna buck me off help me out please. wanna get this running reliably and cheap.

[drummer4321]

hi, i'm fairly new here too, and recently bought a 1983 185s. to get to neutral, keeping lifting the shift pedal up, it is the highest spot, then kick it down to go through the gears. it is a straight shift pattern. five speed. I don't believe that there is a clutch lever, it is semi automatic.

[just ben]

I have never owned a 185s but my friend did and it was really weird, his clutch lever was really stiff also and every time you pulled it the back brake would engage

[zackwhite]

185 dont ahve a clutch lever they just have the 5 speed shifter

[just ben]

185 dont ahve a clutch lever they just have the 5 speed shifter

no kidding

[83wheelrAtc185s]

well guys i think i got this thing figured out now but ima have to start a new thread now.lol

but wait is there a reverse?

[rdlsz24]

it was really weird, his clutch lever was really stiff also and every time you pulled it the back brake would engage

haha


No reverse on the 185s, just 5 forward gears. You click the shifter down to shift up, neutral is all the way at the top and 5th is all the way down.

You can download the 1982 owner manual from here: http://campaigns.hondampe.com.au/Motorcycles/manuals/atv/own82atc185s.pdf. Main difference between 82 and your 83 is front suspension.

Rob