I have a 2002 ds650 that wont shift into any of the up gears - will shift into 1st & neutral but that's it - Ive done a full oil/filter change all is good there - it was given to my 12yr old by a friend - it worked fine prior - please help - thnx

 

I'm not sure what the problem is, but I would caution you that a DS650 is way too much power for a 12 year old. That's a lot of bike. BE CAREFUL!

 

could be a neutral safety switch i remember reading elsewhere on the web,a plastic piece jams against the shiftdrum prevents it from rotating,hopefully thats not it gotta split cases i hear....good luck

 

Please don,t let your 12 year old ride that large machine. Start him off on a smaller one.

Hope you get it fixed for yourself to ride.

 

Thnx for the concern - he has been riding since he was 2yr lt50 - 5yr modified lt80 - 10yr modified blaster (currently) - I also have a bomb & he has riden that a few times out at Dumont - he is pretty cautious - I'll keep working on it - thnx again

 

I'd suspect 1-2 shift fork. Last year mine wouldn't shift into anything, and I thought it might have been the switch but tore into it and it was the shift drum. But since your's is going into 1st, I'd think the shift fork is the cause.

 

My 7yr old can damn near shift/ride my DS. Does that mean I should I let him ride it??? There are a lot better options our there for a 12yr old than a big fat DS. Why not a 450 class sport machine? If your fine with a 500lb quad coming down on top of your 12yr old then go for it. Just dont expect a pretty outcome. There is no stopping stupid....

 

"there is no stopping stupid" Bryce has seen stupid and can tell you first hand he rides with stupid often. So do I for that matter.

Its the shift forks JMO

 

Sounds like they are a mother to get to from what I have seen - any idea what it would cost to have them done by a shop? thnx

 

Would be MUCH cheaper to do them yourself. Really not that hard of a task. And we are here to walk you through it if you don't have the manual.