OK, is the 85 350X 5 speeds or WHAT??!!

[rally4x4racer]

mines a "SICK SPEED" but I never get the thing out of 4th....

[sandpuppi101]

Yeah there 6 speed's for sure as Swinehart showed with the documentation,and FYI there are more than 50 differences between the '85 and '86 350x model year's also..

[Dirtcrasher]

I still would like to know why I have read so many times that an 85 is a 5 speed.....

50 Differences?? Elaborate please....

Stator, flywheel, rims, cam chain adjuster, front brake, clutch cable routing, swingarm, carrier, brake stay and plastic...

Ok, I'm done - what are the other 40??

[sandpuppi101]

Could'nt of said it any better myself John !!

[mike from long island]

I wonder if people are thinking about the 200x??Isnt the 85 a 5 speed then the 86 went to 6 speed??I better go check the 85 in my barn before I get linched!!!!!

[Dirtcrasher]

Yep it's the 200X that changed from 85 to 86.

JESW... is right, I think the people that have posted that "their" or "my" 85 350X is a 5 speed don't actually OWN one!! I've honestly seen it so much that recently a friend wanted an 85 and I said, "yeah but you won't have 6th gear" thats what led me to this topic. I was convinced that maybe the earlier 85 models had 5 gears and then Honda changed it.

But anyhoot, MYTHBUSTERS has answered the question and ALL 350X's have 6 speeds.

And S-Puppy, I'm still interested in the 50 differences your aware of that I didn't mention. That is if you have the time....

EDIT - I looked at the link. Never knew that the oil pump pickup changed, that is a great upgrade!! I like the 86 better anyhow but a 350X is still a sweet machine any year. Too bad some guys can't find 6th gear LOL....

[SWIGIN]

the 50 differences are mostly odd little thing like a guesset here or a tang there on the frame

[sandpuppi101]

Dirtcrasher,just do a search and you'll find the difference's,if ya can't find em' we can start a thread on it but somewhere in our wealth of knowledge on 3ww it can be found.Like swinging said there were alot of frame mod's and I'm almost 100% sure that there are 3 different type's of the 350X frame also.Being an 85 -85 1/2 - and the 86.

[Dirtcrasher]

Dirtcrasher,just do a search and you'll find the difference's,if ya can't find em' we can start a thread on it but somewhere in our wealth of knowledge on 3ww it can be found.Like swinging said there were alot of frame mod's and I'm almost 100% sure that there are 3 different type's of the 350X frame also.Being an 85 -85 1/2 - and the 86.

Thanks bud, yeah I don't care about the little BS. It's the bigger improvements like the oil pump which is something I learned today

I think I mentioned most of the other "important" ones. Of course were getting off topic now and I can see the reasoning behind the other changes but I wonder why the stator and flywheel were changed? Maybe is was accomodate the extra rotating mass of the 6th gear