Like it says in the title. I just bought this rig for my 11 year old daughter today and it runs and drives great except for when you first take off it’s weird, the rear suspension kind of pops up. I have looked it over and don’t see anything wrong so any advice would help.

I’ve got a mid 90’s Big Bear that will not recognize that it is in neutral. The neutral light will not light up and it will not start. It will start with the hand brake engaged but not with no brake in neutral as it should. It is manual shift. Any ideas?

I’ve got a mid 90’s Big Bear that will not recognize that it is in neutral. The neutral light will not light up and it will not start. It will start with the hand brake engaged but not with no brake in neutral as it should. It is manual shift. Any ideas?

Hi again,

So having diagnosed a reverse sensor faulty, I am on to fixing the annoying problem of my H L R lever being very difficult to move from reverse back to High.

If the engine is not running, it moves real easy, but if the engine is running, the lever is very stiff to move from reverse.

I have checked that the cable is adjusted correctly so that the clevis pin lines up with the hole in the shift mechanism. But it seems to be the shift mechanism in the transmission that is stiff.

Any help appreciated.

thanks

I had a 95 Timber Wolf years ago and bought some new take off tires and wheels from a mid 90s Wolverine to put on that machine. Never did and sold it to a guy I worked with. I just bought a 2008 350 Grizzly. Will those tires and wheels from the Wolverine fit the Grizzly? I can buy them back real cheap.

Hi,

I’ve recently replaced the handbrake cable on my 1989 350 BB and took it for a test ride. It changed gear fine and selected H, L and Rev fine – except when I went out of reverse back to H, the "reverse" light stayed on. And when I shifted into Neutral, the Reverse light stayed on, and Neutral light didn’t come on. Of course this meant, when I switched the engine off, the damn thing wouldn’t start again.

So I tried to trace any probs with the wiring, using the japanese manual, it seems to point to faulty reverse sensor. So I took it out of the casing. If I touch the plunger on the sensor on the engine casing, the Reverse light goes off and the neutral light comes on.

Does this indicate the reverse sensor is faulty?

thanks in advance.

I would like for my big bear to be easier to shift gears. Which way should I turn the adjustment? Increase or decrease?

Thanks,

Working on a 2008 Grizzly 450, guy brought it to me saying the bike cut out under a load like crossing a ditch or in a mud hole. I went through the bike, found trash in the tank and carb so pulled both cleaned thoroughly, cleaned air filter, new spark plug, all vent lines clear, float level good, tuned a/f screw, played with number of washers under needle and the bike still does the same thing once warmed up. The bike runs perfect otherwise, but also starts to sputter over 40mph. I’ve also opened carb 4-5 times since initial cleaning and its spotless so its not trash that may keep getting stuck. This thing is driving me crazy

So, first of all, thanks in advance for any answers!

This question is not about a Yamaha, but a Kawasaki Bayou 300, a 98.

It’s hard to find the right words to describe the problem.

When it is running in neutral, and you put it in gear, it wants to just go….. normally when you put it in gear, you would have to rev it up to make it go. Now it seems like the clutch is always applied? I changed the one way bearing, but that wasn’t the problem.

I had the centrifugal clutch out and it looks good, like there is nothing wrong with it, The springs move freely and are not weak.

The way I understand it, is that when you rev the motor, the centrifugal clutch expands, and that’s what makes the machine go. So, theoretically, if it just goes and when you come up to a stop, it will chug and die. Just like if you are in a car and you don’t push in the clutch.

Do I have a bad centrifugal clutch?

So, first of all, thanks in advance for any answers!

This question is not about a Yamaha, but a Kawasaki Bayou 300, a 98.

It’s hard to find the right words to describe the problem.

When it is running in neutral, and you put it in gear, it wants to just go….. normally when you put it in gear, you would have to rev it up to make it go. Now it seems like the clutch is always applied? I changed the one way bearing, but that wasn’t the problem.

I had the centrifugal clutch out and it looks good, like there is nothing wrong with it, The springs move freely and are not weak.

The way I understand it, is that when you rev the motor, the centrifugal clutch expands, and that’s what makes the machine go. So, theoretically, if it just goes and when you come up to a stop, it will chug and die. Just like if you are in a car and you don’t push in the clutch.

Do I have a bad centrifugal clutch?