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Dirtcrasher
10-25-2007, 07:53 PM
I don't see it in my manual and I just read yet another auction that claimed their 85 350X is a 5 speed. Are they 5 speeds or not? Or are they the same 6 speed motor as the 86 350X aside from the stator/flywheel, the cam chain adjuster and the clutch cable routing?? I can't think of any other differences.....

I'm confused.....VERY confused :wondering
hondaracer11
10-25-2007, 07:55 PM
yes the 85 was a 5speed
jcraig
10-25-2007, 07:59 PM
well what i have read and seen they are six
Dirtcrasher
10-25-2007, 08:02 PM
I need some 85 owners here..... I have seen countless people claim that there 85 is a 6 speed. The only external way I can tell an 86 from an 85 is the cam chain adjuster which protrudes from the head quite a bit longer.


Hey Mr Jcraig.. you get that dam kicker in yet? Take a road trip up here and I'll hook ya up... I saw you looking at another motor in classifieds, you better not give up that easy!!

EDIT - maybe SOME 85's were a 6 speed, maybe it was when they were made in 1985?? If that is the case, I wonder if they got the cam adj. upgrade too??
andnuaa
10-25-2007, 08:06 PM
I have two 85 350x and they are both 6speed
bp739
10-25-2007, 08:08 PM
I'm pretty sure my 85's a 6 speed, I'll have to look though....never rode it ,bought it, stripped it down, started restoring it ...but never rode it...:crazy: huh.
jcraig
10-25-2007, 08:12 PM
look at the honda brochure at the 3 wheeler world page. It tells all right there. i have the 85 cam tensioner lifter in mine but the 86 will work just the same.
Dirtcrasher
10-25-2007, 08:42 PM
Then WHY are guys still saying there 85 is a 5 speed?? WHATS UP??!!
jcraig
10-25-2007, 08:52 PM
they are probably from NC!!!
factoryX
10-25-2007, 08:57 PM
lol______ ___
Tri-ZNate
10-25-2007, 09:04 PM
all 350xs are 6 speed. Brapp had the same problem till he realized he didnt go far enough :lol: :rolleyes:
NOS_350X
10-25-2007, 09:29 PM
i got 6 85 350x's and they are all 6 speed.
threewheelin-feelin
10-25-2007, 10:10 PM
my 85 is a six speed...my manual says six too
p26575r16
10-26-2007, 12:57 AM
My '85 is a six speed, my '86 is a six speed. Every 350x I've ever been on is a six speed.
Dirtcrasher
10-26-2007, 05:46 PM
yes the 85 was a 5speed


OK bud, where you gettin this from??
rally4x4racer
10-27-2007, 02:05 AM
mines a "SICK SPEED" but I never get the thing out of 4th....
sandpuppi101
10-27-2007, 07:55 AM
Yeah there 6 speed's for sure as Swinehart showed with the documentation,and FYI there are more than 50 differences between the '85 and '86 350x model year's also..
Dirtcrasher
10-27-2007, 04:57 PM
I still would like to know why I have read so many times that an 85 is a 5 speed.....

50 Differences?? Elaborate please....

Stator, flywheel, rims, cam chain adjuster, front brake, clutch cable routing, swingarm, carrier, brake stay and plastic...

Ok, I'm done - what are the other 40??
sandpuppi101
10-27-2007, 05:49 PM
:w00t: Could'nt of said it any better myself John !!
mike from long island
10-27-2007, 05:59 PM
I wonder if people are thinking about the 200x??Isnt the 85 a 5 speed then the 86 went to 6 speed??I better go check the 85 in my barn before I get linched!!!!! :lol:
Dirtcrasher
10-27-2007, 06:32 PM
Yep it's the 200X that changed from 85 to 86.

JESW... is right, I think the people that have posted that "their" or "my" 85 350X is a 5 speed don't actually OWN one!! I've honestly seen it so much that recently a friend wanted an 85 and I said, "yeah but you won't have 6th gear" thats what led me to this topic. I was convinced that maybe the earlier 85 models had 5 gears and then Honda changed it.

But anyhoot, MYTHBUSTERS has answered the question and ALL 350X's have 6 speeds.

And S-Puppy, I'm still interested in the 50 differences your aware of that I didn't mention. That is if you have the time....

EDIT - I looked at the link. Never knew that the oil pump pickup changed, that is a great upgrade!! I like the 86 better anyhow but a 350X is still a sweet machine any year. Too bad some guys can't find 6th gear LOL....
SWIGIN
10-27-2007, 06:36 PM
the 50 differences are mostly odd little thing like a guesset here or a tang there on the frame
sandpuppi101
10-27-2007, 07:07 PM
Dirtcrasher,just do a search and you'll find the difference's,if ya can't find em' we can start a thread on it but somewhere in our wealth of knowledge on 3ww it can be found.Like swinging said there were alot of frame mod's and I'm almost 100% sure that there are 3 different type's of the 350X frame also.Being an 85 -85 1/2 - and the 86.
Dirtcrasher
10-27-2007, 07:32 PM
Dirtcrasher,just do a search and you'll find the difference's,if ya can't find em' we can start a thread on it but somewhere in our wealth of knowledge on 3ww it can be found.Like swinging said there were alot of frame mod's and I'm almost 100% sure that there are 3 different type's of the 350X frame also.Being an 85 -85 1/2 - and the 86.


Thanks bud, yeah I don't care about the little BS. It's the bigger improvements like the oil pump which is something I learned today :w00t:

I think I mentioned most of the other "important" ones. Of course were getting off topic now and I can see the reasoning behind the other changes but I wonder why the stator and flywheel were changed? Maybe is was accomodate the extra rotating mass of the 6th gear :lol: