[ReillyF]

Sorry guys I know this question has been asked a million times but I’m here to ask it again.
09 foreman 500

The bike as been in pieces for a solid month doing all kinds of work. I finally got it together and took a quick ride around my shop to make sure everything is good. When I went to put it up I put it in reverse and backed in and I tried to shift up to neutral I got nothing, not that defined click like normal. I turned the bike off and on and clicked it up fine and I couldn’t get it to do it again.

I’m wondering if any of you guys have some knowledge y’all could lay on me. I leave next week to ride in WV and I would hate for it to act up on a trail 20+ miles from the cabin.

I would love to blame that it was the first time it’s been running in a while and it was 35 degrees outside but that’s to easy. Lol

Work done since last ride
Winch
Snorkel
Choke cable/ plunger
Ran new hand brake cable and rear brake

Any information would be great ?

 

[shadetree]

is this a manual shift or es shift ?. really wish folks would read the header at each section ?, it clearly says'' BEFORE POSTING, PLEASE READ !. in other words..we need to know the full make/model/year ?, you had most of it..cept we have no idea of what model you have ??. this is why I asked. '09 foreman 500 don't tell us much ?!. what I can tell you right now, is I know the trx500's had a defective 1st set. but if your having trouble with it shifting gear to gear because it is an electric shift model ?, well..thats a different problem itself.

 

[retro]

It sounds like one (or both) of two possible things:

1) Shift buttons need to be taken apart for cleaning and repacked with fresh grease.

2) The ES system (reduction gears, bearings, shift motor, harness plugs) needs to be torn apart for cleaning, fresh synthetic greasing, waterproofing seals and cleaning/dielectric greasing of all of the harness plugs. Takes about 4 hours to accomplish because the fenders gotta come off to access all of the electrical plugs.

 

[ReillyF]

Sorry it’s the trx500 with the electric shift I thought I had typed it, should have proofread it.
I will try to clean out behind the buttons and see if that helps and go from there I guess.

 

[shadetree]

Sorry it’s the trx500 with the electric shift I thought I had typed it, should have proofread it.
I will try to clean out behind the buttons and see if that helps and go from there I guess.

follow retro's advice ^^^, he's got ya covered .

 

[ReillyF]

Has no problem shifting neutral and up, this just happened for the first time where I couldn’t get out of reverse....all I did was cut the bike off turn the key over and it upshifted fine

 

[retro]

Sorry it’s the trx500 with the electric shift I thought I had typed it, should have proofread it.
I will try to clean out behind the buttons and see if that helps and go from there I guess.

No, no, no... ya gotta take those button switches apart! There ain't no shortcuts to success!! Let us know how it goes and welcome to the forums!

 

[retro]

While you are working on the electrical aspects of your ES system, clean and dielectric grease every wiring harness plug on the bike. If ya don't...? You'll be throwing money at that bike chasing gremlins one at a time until you're blue and broke.