06 joyner hard to shift into reverse

Posts: 1094

hey guys i have a question for ya on all other joyner 250cc model's do you have to roll your kart to get it to shift in to reverse on mine i do if i have the lever where its soposed to be then i roll the buggy a little bit back wards or forward it clicks in now this is dangerous to me because if you forget to roll it then it pops in at high rpms i was wondering if this was common

Posts: 49

My 150 did that until I adjusted the cable. Might want to check and make sure its engaging properly.

Posts: 34

when my joyner 250 doesnt shift into reverse i rev it in neutral 4 a second let the RPM's go down then pop it in to reverse.

Posts: 1094

thats what i do chris just wondering if any one else was havein the same haps thanks

Posts: 15

If it doesn't want to go into gear right away then shift it to another gear, back to neutral, then try again. Always works for me. I never need to roll the buggy.

Posts: 158

Yeah the owner manual for the '07 model suggests that you rev, let the rpm go back down and shift. I normally go back to neutral rev then re-shift, so I would say yeah it's pretty common.

Greg

Posts: 1094

ok just wanted to be safe

atpalmer have you been down to our buggy bash section yet

Posts: 633

That must be common with the hi-lo trans. My Hammerhead 250 is tough to get into reverse, too. I've been doing the same thing, revving it, letting it idle down, and then shifting. Glad to know that's in a manual somewhere. Very Happy

I was afraid I was going to do some damage.

Posts: 1094

sam here supersoxy i just wanted to make sure i was doing no harm

Posts: 633

Just out of curiosity, does the Joyner have the shifter tied into the brakes so that you have to put the brake on before shifting?