How to use the mechanical reverse

[stephenpen]

I just got a nytro this weekend and I broke off the plastic reverse handle trying to put it in reverse. Do I pull and then turn. My machine has a custom paint job so there are no stickers tell me how to use it.
I pulled it and went to turn it and it broke off. As soon as it broke my reverse beeper came on. Now its stuck in reverse.
My dealer wants $45 for a new handle.

 

[shadow44]

pull lever out and goes down....no turning

 

[Maine-Rider]

1.) Pull lever out untill it stops
2.) With lever out move downwards untill it stops
3.) Then you will feel the lever wanting to go in and let it do so

If the lever doesnt want to go in (step #3) dont force it. Bring it make to the normal postion (forward) and rev the sled up untill it moves alittle and try it again.

 

[towerrigger]

Replace it with a Billet handle. Yamaha sells one, as does CR racing. The plastic one will continue to break.

 

[bradthebest]

lube lube lube.

lube everything every single moving piece on that handle and linkage , i used chain lube for my dirt bike it is sticky as well chain lube and works awesome .

i could barely move mine and then i just put some chain lube on it and i could move it with one finger . it made a huge difference .

it should go in very easily . make sure it is idling as well .

 

[stephenpen]

I have it working pretty good now. It was stiff but after functioning it a few times it works with very little effort. I think I'm going to weld up my own custom lever .

 

[rxrider]

stephenpen - welcome to the site.
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[AKrider]

Yep, lube the linkage but also be aware that the reverse is mechanical and acts like an automobile stick shift transmission. Sometimes the gears are under tension/load and simply won't engage. Because you don't have a manual clutch, you'll need to rock the sled back and forth to relieve pressure on the chaincase and it will slide right into reverse. I've also had issues with the chaincase not wanting to go into forward speed due to load on the gears. Same thing, rock the sled.

The electronic reverse on the 2-strokes is not bullet proof and I'd rather deal with a mechanical system. I have been in a situation where my machine slid backwards into a trench, loaded the gears and did not want to shift into reverse to help me pull and back it out. That is one circumstance where the 2-stroke system would probably be better. I've also seen plenty of 2-stroke sleds die when going into reverse for whatever weird reasons they act that way.

 

[sgilbert]

I avoid using reverse when possible. If I plan to use it, I come to a slow coast stop and shift it just as it stops and same to go forward. common mistake is to bury the sled, then try to force into reverse. reminds me last year giving my buddies ole lady the speach when she parked on a hill. she told us where to go, so we went 100yds away and waited. when the sled was upsidown on top of her she chewed us out again for leaving her.

 

[yamadoo]

My experience-APEX- is stiff when frozen free when warm.
So I always park the sled so I start in forward in the morning and then after underhood temps are up above freezing it shifts easy all day. If I try and shift it when frozen I fear for how hard I have to pull - so I don't. Never broke one myself but have seen and heard of others.

Yamadoo

 

[gapl1953]

I avoid using reverse when possible. If I plan to use it, I come to a slow coast stop and shift it just as it stops and same to go forward. common mistake is to bury the sled, then try to force into reverse. reminds me last year giving my buddies ole lady the speach when she parked on a hill. she told us where to go, so we went 100yds away and waited. when the sled was upsidown on top of her she chewed us out again for leaving her.

Women! They are never happy!