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#1 |
Join Date: Jan 2024
Posts: 3
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CG250 with reverse
I'm interested in using a CG250 engine with reverse on an ATV project. I noticed that reverse is typically where 1st gear would be (R-N-1-2-3-4). Would it be possible to accidently go into reverse while moving forward? Are there any disadvantages to using this engine over the 5 spd dirt bike engine?
AJPMike |
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#2 |
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 1,611
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Yes you can hit reverse while moving foreward ,scary on a dirt bike ,that’s all the disadvantage you need to know if you are putting it in a dirt bike .They are usually electric start only.I put one in an xr200 frame,no good so swapped it out for a bike engine
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#3 |
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,907
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Unlike a normal motorcycle engine where you can shift past neutral, in an ATV engine it takes 2 clicks of the gear lever to get from 1st to reverse or reverse to first.
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#4 |
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 1,611
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One click after 4th with the common circular shift pattern and you are in reverse hell .
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#5 |
Join Date: Jan 2024
Posts: 3
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Are you saying you can shift past 4th gear and end up in reverse?
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#6 |
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 1,611
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Yes if you have the circular shift pattern .
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#7 |
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,907
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I've never heard of a CG engine with reverse that also has a circular shift pattern. It wouldn't make sense.
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#8 |
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 1,611
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I have had 4-5 come through my shop ,all the same make and model ,I don’t do much Chinese atv work and I no longer work on those particular machines as they are garbage by the time I see them .I agree ,they do not make sense ,actually any circular shift pattern bike are a dumb idea as well ,but they are out there unfortunately .
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#9 |
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,907
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I own a 2018 Taotao Rhino with a CG engine that is approaching 3000 hours with zero engine issues. It has only had oil changes and valve adjustments and a new spark plug. I used to have a Taotao ATA250d that I bought used that also had zero engine issues. Very reliable engines. Both have reverse gear.
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#10 |
Join Date: Jan 2024
Posts: 3
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I think I will get one for my project. I can live with the shift pattern. I was just concerned that you could hit reverse accidently but I don’t think it will be a problem. Thanks for the help.
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#11 |
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 549
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Many years ago, my wife had a Bridgestone 175 Hurricane Scrambler, that had a dual shift pattern, it was either conventional, or rotary, depending upon which you selected.
![]() ![]() The pics are not of her bike, it was a bike that was sold at auction last November. |
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