New to the forum...

[UPNATM]

Hi guys, its been a long time, ive been away from the fun for over 20 years.
I have a 85 Honda 250sx that ive had since new. Way back in 92 while out
riding with friends I heard the infamous rear end growl. Once home and torn
apart I found that my rear diff was cooked. Fast forward to about a week ago.
I decided after all these years that it was time to put it back on the road. I
guess family, life, work, and a ton of other hobbies had got in the way, but I
was finally ready to get it going again. I have already ordered, and recieved
the rear diff bearing and seal kit, but it looks like im going to need to find a
rear diff, or at the very least a ring and pinion. I dont have the pinion out yet,
and the teeth are good on the ring gear, but unfortunatly where the carrier
bearings ride is badly scarred up.
I am going to try and post up a wtb add tonight and see what I cant find.

Anyway, It looks like I have came to the right spot. I have already read a bunch
of posts, and there seems to be a ton of knowledgeable people here. :w00t:

~Aaron

Edit: And the new guy has already posted this in the wrong section. Mods feel
free to move this post to the new member commencement page.

[mooseknuckle]

Welcome aboard. Now how about some pics!

[kebby28]

Definitely, we like to look at pics here. Especially the sx. Its my favorite bike that I don't own because there are none around me. :)

[trike savior]

i got what ya need send me a pm

[UPNATM]

Thanks for the replys guys. Its not much to see at the moment, I have it all torn apart, but I will shoot, and post up some pics of it for ya.

Trike Savior........thanks, pm sent.

[UPNATM]

Definitely, we like to look at pics here. Especially the sx. Its my favorite bike that I don't own because there are none around me. :)

Ok, here are some quick pics I took tonight. I want to still, once its up and running to polish out the plastics, and give it a nice clean up. ;)

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t73/dalbey58/20130223_182541_zps6f9ab964.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t73/dalbey58/20130223_182506_zpsc66fe746.jpg

[UPNATM]

Oops, double post.

[Halex25]

Very nice looking

[mooseknuckle]

Real nice trike you got there, glad to see you are gonna revive her! Also glad to see you get back into the hobbie/sport. I too am coming back to atc's after many years of life circumstances. The addiction has hit me hard, i have only jist begun with my big red and am already thinking about getting a sport trike(200x/350x). And I wouldn't mind a fine looking sx such as yours either! Ahhh....my wifes gonna kill me

[whtcamaro]

Welcome to the group!

[ColtonGG33]

That's a nice sx you got there looks really clean, is that a supertrapp exhaust on there ?

[UPNATM]

That's a nice sx you got there looks really clean, is that a supertrapp exhaust on there ?

Thanks, since the pics were taken I have actually cleaned it up even more.
Im getting real excited to get it back up and running. I sent my rear diff off today,
(thanks Jon, aka trike savior) for a rebuild.
Yep, thats a supertrapp pipe on it. :)

[ColtonGG33]

Sweet keep us updated!

[UPNATM]

Hey guys, quick question. I downloaded the 250sx service manual, but does anybody have a link to a parts manual? I wanted to look up some parts and get some numbers checked to see if they are still available from Honda.

Thanks!

[trike savior]

your diff is on its way. all you need to do is go to hondapartshouse.com and look at their atv oem parts. they have all the microfiche's and show what is still available and the cost. thats where i found the options for the shims we needed. their prices look cheap but after shipping they are not. it is still cheaper to go to a local dealer if there is one near you. they listed those shims for like $8 but with ship it was like $13 and local dealer was $10.

i wasnt able to find bolts for you. sorry i forgot to text you back. you can get new ones from hardware store. if i remember right its just a m8 flange head bolt about an inch long. they wont look the same though. otherwise order from honda or ebay. for proper looking ones.

[UPNATM]

Thats great, I cant wait to get the diff, thanks again!! :lock:

And thanks for the link. Thats exactly what I was looking for!

[3Queen]

Hi and Welcome to the site, I see the guys are taking care of you.. :welcome:

[UPNATM]

Well guys, here is the finished product. I took her for the first ride in over 20 years, and its still a blast!
I am still having some carb issues, (if you stab the throttle it stumbles) but other than that she is good to go!
Again, thanks to trikesavior for the rear end rebuild.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t73/dalbey58/20130330_121747_zps44d0d600.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t73/dalbey58/20130330_121800_zpsad03e050.jpg

[three_sum]

welcome! I'm new too. Nice looking 3wheeler.

[ColtonGG33]

That's a gem, keep it nice, that is one of the cleanest ones I've ever seen

[kb0nly]

Very sweet trike... Sounds like your enjoying it once again!

[UPNATM]

That's a gem, keep it nice, that is one of the cleanest ones I've ever seen
Thanks, I have been lucky enough over the years to have been able to store it indoors, so it wasnt subjected to the elements. So, after getting her running again, I only had to do a little clean up on her.

[JasonB]

dang man! That is one clean SX! Dont see alot of that year being so clean! welcome to the boards, great job putting her back together!

[dougspcs]

Funny thing..I opened mine just yesterday to find a similar condition..

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But I got lucky and found a guy on CL with a BR that had been involved is a crash many years ago and was in great shape (except the frame) and super low hours..

Went to his house last night and removed it myself and scored a beautiful clean diff for $125..

It's in and back together already.

[jermtoad]

Vary nice i love my 85 sx i saw another post about them being hard to find heck there all over up here. good luck and have fun great bike.

[trike savior]

glad to hear its back riding. and glad I could help. now that I see some better pics im jealous man. none of mine look half as nice but I brought those back from the dead. enjoy it man.

as far as carb.

if your using the old jets and the bike never stumbled 20 years ago. chances are there is a little tarnish on main jet makin the hole a bit smaller than it should be. they sell little round carb cleaning rods that have rough area to sand tarnish off.

if you bought rebuild kit make sure new jets are same size as old. it should be stamped on the jet near the tip.

other wise it may have needed it and you didn't notice 20 years ago. the midrange fuel mix is set by the needle on the carb slide. they are a pain to change on these bikes but its gotta be done. move the retaining clip down a notch on the needle and you should be good. moving clip down a notch on the needle actually moves needle up when assembled which will make it run richer in midrange.

[UPNATM]

Thanks for the tips on the carb. I pulled it out again (third time), last night
but havent gone into it again yet. Maybe thirs time will be the charm. We shal see.
Thanks again.

[Worden18]

Wow what a nice looking trike. Congrats on bringing it back to life. It's really awesome that there's so many people here willing to help. Have fun!

[honda200xguy]

clean sx you got there.
goodluck on fixing the rear diff
and welcome to the forums