About Rich Johnston Expertise I have honda repair experience on all vintage Hondas from 1972 through 1980. I worked in a Honda dealership while going to college and have experience in all types of honda motorcyle repair. I don't have any experience on other brands.
Experience
Education/Credentials BS degree in mechanical engineering, Honda technical school graduate of 1975
Question My father is resorting a Trail 90 that sat in his garage for over 25 years (Colorado). All is going well until time to ride. It starts up, idles well but won't go into gear. What's up?
Answer Karen, the transmission is still probably dry and needing lubrication. It could also have some rust that is binding up the shift forks or inteh gears. I'm not sure how to free things up without taking it apart. It will probably free up if you run the engine for a while as oil gets splashed around inside. Keep trying to applying some pressure on the shift lever as you run the engine. Hopefully, it will break free.
