Let me unload all of my information on the bike, might be a lengthy explanation, so just bear with me. I'm also attaching a link of a video I made with the bike, recommend watching it, its about 5 mins long. Anyways, I just bought a 1974 cb200 from marketplace, but it has some issues. So the previous owner tore down the motor because the timing chain tensioner was failing and he believed that the worn down metal from the tensioner would be in the motor causing issues (he showed me the old tensioner and it was VERY worn down), so he fully disassembled the motor and transmission and cleaned everything using the Clymer manual. From my knowledge he also replaced the clutch, base gasket and tensioner of course, along with all the other little gaskets and stuff. The bike did run and drive before the work, just useful info. Now also he showed me pictures of when he did the rebuild and he was very organized, labeled everything and even highlighted things in the manual. Not saying that he couldn't have made a mistake, everyone does, I just wanted to give you guys some background on him, like he isn't a messy mechanic. But here is the big issue. The bike seems to lock up in neutral, like something is binding or the shifter fork isn't engaging neutral entirely. The video gives a better visual explanation. Its like when I get into what I believe is "neutral", the clutch still engages the back wheels when released, and so does the kickstart. So am I just loosing my mind? I did also take off the right side cover and inspected the clutch and everything checks out visually, I also followed the procedure for setting the correct clutch cable tolerance. What are the odds that the previous owner made a mistake when re-assembling the gears/transmission and or gear selector? And if he did, where the first place I should look? Obviously, I am prepared for an entire breakdown if needed, which what its looking like. Just seeing what the wise Honda guys! I'm preparing to open the bottom of the motor of access the gears, and such, just want to see if anyone can point me to a specific area, or give me a little direction with this. Here is the link for the (video) or the entire link if some of you prefer:
. Anyways, thank you in advance!
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CB 200 neutral stuck/binding
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The first place I'd start would be to sit beside the left side of the bike and start working the shift lever while moving the rear wheel back and forth to be absolutely sure you find first gear, and then true neutral a half click up from it. There are false neutrals in every transmission if you look for them, and these transmissions won't shift correctly sitting still. If the transmission is not in neutral the kickstart lever will rotate the rear wheel because the kickstart mechanism drives through the clutch and transmission. It takes a fair amount of gear movement internally for the engagement dogs to align for even a simple upshift to 2nd gear from 1st sometimes. Once you truly find the real neutral, then you can find out if the clutch is working as it should because the kickstarter drives the engine through the clutch.
And, since you just joined and we're not yet familiar with your depth of knowledge on these older engines, here is a good video showing the internals of a constant-mesh transmission.
And, since you just joined and we're not yet familiar with your depth of knowledge on these older engines, here is a good video showing the internals of a constant-mesh transmission.