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250sxman
10-10-2012, 08:28 PM
What is the lever on the front right side of the motor for? I've looked through the manual but can't find anything on it.
Flyingw
10-10-2012, 08:32 PM
On the top of the cylinder head, right side..... decompression lever. If I recall, 81-82 were a manual lever but the following years were actuated via a cable tied to the pull start.
captainweezy
10-10-2012, 10:10 PM
Flyingw is correct!
250sxman
10-10-2012, 10:21 PM
So it is used to help with pullstarting? Mine has a cable attached to the lever on the head but disconnected on the other end. According to the vin on my frame, mine is an '82, maybe I have an '83 motor...
Flyingw
10-10-2012, 10:59 PM
no worries. I never used mine. They start easy enough without decompressing the motor.
MonroeMike
10-10-2012, 11:08 PM
The 82 185s owners manual, says "the decompression system is interlocked with the recoil starter".

Page 17.
http://campaigns.hondampe.com.au/Motorcycles/manuals/atv/own82atc185s.pdf
Flyingw
10-10-2012, 11:45 PM
ok, then the 81 was the only manual type.
250sxman
10-11-2012, 06:31 PM
Thanks for the quick info guys!