Im am looking into buying a lakota sport. Now i heard that neutral is all the way down on them. is this true? is it 5 up? or is it like 1 down 4 up?

 

Yep, they are all up. Except for reverse that is. You have to twist a **** on the right side of the quad and push down past neutral for reverse.

 

really ? wow thats pretty neat. I think i might like that more than a regular quad. I just gotta keep track of what gear im in. does the *** turn easily? have you ever hit reverse on accident?

 

The reverse **** turns easy, and stays easy if maintained properly. I'm pretty sure the Lakota is like the Mojave and the reverse **** operates a cable to release the "safety" so you can use reverse. That way there isn't any that accidental shifts that tear out your tranny. A riding buddy of mine had an '88 Mojave that was beat to death and he had the occasional gear grinding down shift into reverse. I think his quad logged about as many miles rolling over as it did on it's wheels. I'm sure that had a little something to do with it.
I think that is still how it works anyhow, I haven't had any trouble with it, so I haven't messed with it much. There are some guys with some pretty trick Lakotas on this site that would probably know for sure.

 

The **** does turn very easy. Reverse is very easy to use. I have never hit reverse on accident. The **** is a saftey so unless something is wrong it will not go into reverse w/o turning the ****. The cable will stretch after awhile. There should be 2-3mm play between turning the **** and cable movement. There is an easy adjustment on the cable where it attaches to the engine case. I recommend getting a Clymer's manual. It'll make your life a little easier. All 5 gears are up.