200es hard to shift

[Davex]

My Honda 200es is intermittently hard to shift and sometimes impossible to shift through the gears. It will happen a couple of times and then all of a sudden be ok for a while.When it happens I find that it is not gear specific as it is hard to shift into all gears. I have adjusted the clutch by backing of the slotted screw (CCW) untill I get resistance and then turning it in (CW) 1/4 turn. I am totally new to three wheelers. The shift lever feels sloppy but I don't know what a new one is like anyways. Its strange because this problem comes and goes. Its like something is stopping the shift lever. Need help on this.

[mike84bigred]

Is it deaccelarating when you try to shift it? What I mean is even if its just a little, the throttle could be sticking when you let off and that could make it hard to shift.

[Davex]

No the engine speed is ready for the next gear. No rpm loss.

[mike84bigred]

Try goin the other way with the screw. If its sloppy, its probably to loose. When you adjust the screw the other way, you might have to do a couple of trial runs till you get it right.