Trans Mission System - Suzuki RV50 Service Manual

Inside the kick starter pm1on is installed a ratchet mechanism consisting of a pawl, pawl roller and pawl
spring. When the kick starter lever is depressed, the kick starter shaft turns in counter-clockwise direction
as seen from the lever end of the shaft. When the kick starter shaft turns counter-clockwise, the kick starter
pawl clutches with the teeth machined on the inside of the kick starter pinion and the kick starter pinion
turns, as the pawl moves at a right angle to it.
Once the engine is started and the kick starter lever is released, the kick starter shaft is returned to its
original position by the return spring and the pawl is pushed back out of the way by the kick starter shaft
stopper so that the engine revs are not transmitted to the kick starter shaft.
CD Kick starter pawl spring (?) Kick starter pawl roller
Q;) Kick starter shaft �Kick starter shaft stopper

Trans mission System

The transmission is a constant mesh 4 speed. Construction and operating methods are explained in this
section.
Engine power is transmitted to the drive shaft through the clutch, countershaft, gears on countershaft and
gears on the drive shaft. From the drive shaft to the rear wheel, the power is further transmitted through
the drive sprocket, drive chain and driven sprocket. Each set of drive and driven gears is used for each speed
and these two gears are always paired so that one gear is free and the other gear is fixed on the related shaft
in its turning direction.
The sliding gears shown m the illustration can rnove and clutch their facing free gears with dogs, which
enable the free gears to be fixed with the shaft.
This movement is done by the gear shifting forks.
C; D Kick starter pawl
Driveshaft
Neutral position
CV
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Kick starter pinion
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