Popa Fry

i understand about age-vs cold  i used to go deer hunting regardless of temp  but now i prefer to get my deer early  i still go out if it's not below 20 degrees....never been  bear hunting  when I was younger and only hunted with my bow  I said I would do that some day  just never got around to it ... we don't have bear in these parts.. I have never been to the upper peninsula and looking at a map you are at the top ...  797 miles  north from my house in Kentucky according to Google.. Good luck  with your hunting.  We can hunt deer in September  but i believe it is to HOT  lol  it's about meat spoiling..  some idiots believe they can kill a deer that time of year and then go show it to their buddies instead of skinning and quartering it or get it to a cooler  ... sorry my rant!!   Hey men look forward to hearing from all of you about Honda   ATV"s  - Food - [  Woxxx (to old for that besides my wife of 50 years might object ]     May our trails be smooth and our hunts successful and  Gods Blessings on us all  !!!

Hey Retro IT APEARS YOU ARE QUITE TALENTED INDIVIDUAL !!. The Honda Community applauds you. Thank You for all the Help I have received and the continued friendships I plan to Keep       OK enough of that .. Oh I was wondering where you live I would think  you have more opportunity to use a snowmobile than a 4 wheeler . I guess your a master at that too  lol  between  Pints 

Located  Central Kentucky  I bought it out of a boys garage when i was asking everyone around if they knew if a Honda was for sale   I had been looking on Craigs list and after i sold the Polaris I fixed up Carb-tires-stator -Cdi-coil--clean up paint racks ) i was wanting a Honda 400  -- came across the 300 and was told it just needs brake adjustment ( You men know the rest ) it was reasonable price  not cheap --Long story short replaced rear axel and bearings brake drum-shoes -etc.  ( I did not know you could ride one with the drum  froze up) carb kit and [ VIOLA ]  a decent ride starts  and runs so good hate to get rid of it but don't have a place to store it and really don' NEED it   Price goes up at hunting time  LOL

Great information  but for now i don"t see it happening ..... have a nice  1999  300 4trax  sitting here but with the 400 running it most likely will find a new home come hunting season.... That will help pay for the rebuild and getting the 400 going  LOL

You men enjoy  i have a limited budget to go along with my conservative  views .....the more i change add on and non stock items the more likely I will screw something up..  FOR ME I USE THE KISS principal !!    KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID

Wearing a tux well   that dog don't  hunt.......  Deer   .hunting or Turkey Hunting    so you just stay  impotent    you couldn't   get that contraption thru the trees where I hunt   LOL 

 must admit I like the rims

Fish  there is NO WAY I would ever do that to my ATV  it's not for Show  it is for Going hunting  I could not get out of the driveway with an outfit like that.... Simple man Simple ATV i want it like me  Old and Strong  LOL  but i need it to run longer !!!

i would gladly donate  to help the cause  please provide  required  information ...and i  have enjoyed and actually looked forward to hearing from all of you 

i hope i can maybe help someone like you have helped me  so  i guess i need to troll the new listings and see if i can add my 2 cents maybe even try the chat but that would be new ground to plow

the choke cable appears to move the full  travel ... when disconnected from the carb it moves  freely ......... and  i do feel i have found some new friends.. 

i have one ordered should be here tomorrow  

BUT WITH AGE  COMES WISDOM ...

the starter jet might my problem with the choke only partially works but it starts without any help just push the button 

that's young compared to its rider ...

i don't have a problem with the food always a good subject ....i must have missed something i didn't see link ???       On with the Show  lol...

yes on item # 15 i doubled checked to have the spring correct also..... easy in both directions now .....  First thing !!    at 72 years old (heal slowly)  and weighing in at  about 250  (  I am not fat I am just  a foot short ) and you are most correct i want to keep my ride in good condition  for hunting and fishing and such . and you men will help me do just that. 

Wow that took a Hard left turn form Working on Honda's   I need to stay on track until i have this thing running correctly ..

attached partial  boned out deer meat and mushrooms   i hape i did that right 

actually i use that for grilling  keeping it covered with marinade while cooking.  my son says i need a food truck .  I also have a fairly large garden  Retro need to come South  he has the Beer we have the cooking  LOL  my favorites

;  Stuffed mushrooms  sausage lots of garlic- Country Hams- Dumpling like my grandma made -  check mix at Christmas  - oh don't forget Burbon Balls-and sweets  Homemade butterscotch Pies.  to name a few  LOL i need to close for now i am hungry.

last name Fry ..my fathers family from Indiana   Had a lot of Fry nick names over the years my son gave this to me over 40 years ago     it was what all the kids called me on his ball teams and playing cards with the boys  BUT  I do like to cook 

Enjoy 

it is a Shindy as you recommended .. thanks for the clutch check and yes i will make sure their are no pets or small children in the area also can...ok  i could not wait !!      I found a safe place and did the following  stoped  the ATV   shifted into reverse to check it working  back to neutral then to firsr normal and everything worked  returnned to neutral   I lifted the shifter like normal maybe a bit slower and the neutral light went out and I could feel the gear chane as i held the shifter completly up there was NO movement  I reved the engine and there was NOT any movement until i releasde the shifter and it moved forward like it should    I AHD TO KNOW   that is a simple and effective test...

i never realized that such a small change in RPM could make that much difference !!

thanks men i have been riding iy  as much as possible  in and out of reverse  first to nuteral and then theu all gears both slow and med hich speeds. i believe you men are correct on several counts but as i ride and it is better i think my problem is in the carburatoe and idol speed  today it slowed down and all gear changes immediately improved  i am sure that several of you have told me that before  and I will know better when i rebuild the carb with the new kit  THANK YOU SO MUCH and even if  it don't have a pinched plate i learned so valuable information  i am forever grateful to everyone that has helped me  but if the carb fixes it i am going to miss you guys..  maybe i need to follow others and see if i might be able to help  I am fairly well familiar with a 400fw foreman from top to bottom  lol 

...when handling the clutch upon removal  the disc tried to come out i realigned the  one disc plate into the clutch  and it went back together  ... i did not completely dissemble the clutch, if i can pinch one it is the first one on the clutch i suppose that is possible ...what is the cure  ???

will using it get  the disc to  separate themselves after getting the oil and heat from use ??

i did not disassemble the change disc  i am not sure about prior problem i bought it with a bad motor  was not my machine.. i will admit  some of the disc tried to come out but i was careful to align them back correctly   if they were no aligned  would you be able to assemble the motor???  the clutch was never completely dissembled just maybe the first one or two elements.

when it goes in gear it slows some but not much  the change is what i would call normal in gear it is under a load therefore it slows somewhat. Just out riding some more making a lot of gear changes up and down  it does seem to change better to more i ride it   it was not running for about a year after the motor went south from no oil. it is just when i change into first it jumps and even some into upper gears at slow speeds ..higher speed everything gets bettet it appears.  I think it is still a work in progress and some time spent using it might smooth everything out ( except the carb and i get another kit tomorrow and will put on my new