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[vandall69]

:Bounce hello this is my first post, i have a 83 200e big red and tonight i just bought a 80 185 with a rear rack for $70! thats the one i am gonna need some help with. the guy i got it from said it ran awhile ago. i guess he went into the hospital and when he got out somebody stole parts off of it! he didnt want to mess with it anymore. i will post pics tomorrow to see if somebody can help me see whats missing. thanx to all!

[vandall69]

141608 the odvious things are front tire, seat and coil. looks like really good shape for the year. plastic doesnt even look that faded! the guy pumped the tires up when i got there and the front one blew up. does anyone know if the seat from a 200 will fit this? i havent tried yet but if it does hoping i can build one to fit. i need a gas tank too. anyone know which ones will fitt? would love an oversize one. thanx!

[unclecracker]

Looks like you got a decent deal there. In my opinion you should just rig a small gas tank or way to get fuel to it and get it running before you buy different parts for it... Will a seat from a 200s or 200x fit, I don't think so. But you should look through the classifieds (when you're able to) or post a thread in here looking for those parts (it's usually better price and more knowledgeable people to buy from here than ebay)

and: Welcome to the site!

[vandall69]

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[MonroeMike]

Welcome.

I see you have fork extenders and that exhaust is not stock.

Manual
http://www.oscarmayer.net/atc/manuals/honda/Honda_ATC185s_200_Service_Manual.pdf

[vandall69]

Welcome.

I see you have fork extenders and that exhaust is not stock.

Manual
http://www.oscarmayer.net/atc/manuals/honda/Honda_ATC185s_200_Service_Manual.pdf

thank you but what do the fork extenders do? besides the odvious answer of extend the forks. i have never seen a set on one of these machines and want to make sure that they work right? i did notice the exhaust is not stock too. did they make aftermarket ones for these? this thing looks really unmolested for as bad as some i have seen.

[vandall69]

Looks like you got a decent deal there. In my opinion you should just rig a small gas tank or way to get fuel to it and get it running before you buy different parts for it... Will a seat from a 200s or 200x fit, I don't think so. But you should look through the classifieds (when you're able to) or post a thread in here looking for those parts (it's usually better price and more knowledgeable people to buy from here than ebay)

and: Welcome to the site!
thank you for the tip, i like this site because you guys and gals know everything and are really nice. it is hard to beat experiance when dealing with an issue on an antique!

[MonroeMike]

thank you but what do the fork extenders do?

Found by a search...

...additional front tire to fender clearance, eliminating mud build-up. Total ground clearance is also increased to aid in preventing engine hangups over rocky terrain.


http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/40874-Honda-ATC200-ATC185-fork-extensions?p=273291#post273291

[JasonB]

good looking deal for 70$! I dont know much about interchangability but theres an over abundance of the 185/200s bikes on here so finding those parts shouldnt be hard

[vandall69]

the pic of the recoil, is there anything special to remove the recoil with the indicator? my recoil is unwound, does that mean i need a new one? or is there just a broken spring most likely? can anyone see anything else missing besides a coil? was there a key for these? there is a kill switch on the handlebars and it works smoothly still.

[redsled]

Usually when the recoil is unwound, the spring is either broken, or has slipped out of the retainer. You'll have to remove the recoil cover to find out which, but should be a simple fix.