Just got word from a service tech at Honda shop (buddy of mine) he tells me that a Honda 500 Rubicon starter one way bearing will fit a raptor you just have to turn it around backwards when you install it and it only costs about $50 bucks!!!!! Maybe he said $20 check prices on this and give it a try hope it works and saves all you guys some hard earned cash........

 

Thanks for the heads up. That's worth checking into.

 

what does this mean, or more specificly, whats it do? i dont even have a atv yet but im pretty sure im gonna get a raptor as soon as i can get enough for one.

 

Start the Raptor in Neutral. The starter gears are one-way. Anyone that has ever started a Rappy will tell you the clutch sticks and the bike lunges forward. If it doesn't start and rolls back it could damage the starter gears. My Wife's 03 will do it every time! Now if I can just get her to put it in neutral [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

 

werid, are there any other important things i should know besides this? maybe a faq or somthing about quirks with raptors?

 

this is a bunch of bull not true.

 

how do you know tundraoto? he may be telling the truth. no?

 

To get it to start only in neutral, but also be able to still use the start in gear feature when I need it, this is what I did.

I got a parking brake block off plate and a new clutch lever so I had to either just unplug the parking brake connector and plug the clutch sensor wires together (then it will start in any gear without the clutch pulled) or figure something else out.

What I did was unplug the parking brake sensor and tape it up good. Then for the clutch switch, I unplugged that. Normally, you would plug the male end into the female end and be done. Then it would start in any gear without the clutch pulled. I didn't want that. I got a waterproof switch and rigged up a bracket for it that is mounted up on the headlight support bracket under the fender. I spliced that switch into the "start in gear" circuit by plugging it into the male and female connectors.

Now when I want to start in gear, I flip the switch under the fender and it starts right up. Otherwise, I leave the switch in the open position and then it will only start in neutral, clutch pulled or not. I wanted to keep the start in gear feature in case I get stuck on a hill or something and need to start in gear but didn't want it to be able to start in gear without the clutch pulled in. Works like a champ.

 

a lot of probs with the one ways is with jetting. if it is too lean it can cause damage...if you have the idle to low it can damage if it stalls...that is the nasty noise when it stalls besides the decompression......

I gotta try this on my buddies tho...a rubicon u say ehh?

 

That only includes the one-way bearing itself...the entire one-way clutch is $145 retail...
I'm gonna order one and figure it out for sure.