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Hi, i have a 2005 trx 350,es fe 4x4 that as the title suggests i want to change to es system to a manual foot change. The previous owner said that it can be fixed, it just needed a new part which was a cogsome moving part which would be like 100 and something to buy, but the labour from a mechanic would cost more than the part. Honda foreman snow plows, honda foreman winches, and honda foreman heated grips. That is, when it is time to upshift, back off the throttle slightly, shift up to the next gear, then reapply the throttle.
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