atctrike
08-29-2014, 04:57 PM
Hey gang,
Getting close to full access to the site, yeeha!
Here is the 84 225DX I just picked up. Got this trike and a matching donor for $200 from a local farmer. His dad bought it new here where we live and it came with the original owners guide and certificate of origin from 1984! The guy I got it from had the camshaft seize in the head so he bought the other one (complete minus plastics) and swapped over the head and he never got it running after he did the work years ago. Major carb cleaning and minor timing adjustment and she took right off! EVERYTHING works: front and rear brakes from foot and hand controls, electric start, headlight high/low beams, taillight, original owner added horn and the custom made trailer hitch and cargo rack, the aftermarket straight open exhaust sounds awesome. The only thing it needed was a throttle cable, $15 ebay buy later and its all good to go!
Trying to decide if i'm going to flip it and take the cash or just keep it and ride the heck out of it. If only it wasn't yellow...yuck! I have a ton of good parts on that companion parts trike too if a guy was gonna keep it...Super fun ride with a surprising amount of power, pulls the front wheel in 2nd gear without even trying!
The only issue I have found is its very noisy at idle behind the RH engine cover, down low so I'm figuring its a clutch issue? Shifts fine, doesn't slip, using a stethoscope it doesn't sound like anything is contacting the case. Any ideas or known issue help is greatly appreciated!!!
Getting close to full access to the site, yeeha!
Here is the 84 225DX I just picked up. Got this trike and a matching donor for $200 from a local farmer. His dad bought it new here where we live and it came with the original owners guide and certificate of origin from 1984! The guy I got it from had the camshaft seize in the head so he bought the other one (complete minus plastics) and swapped over the head and he never got it running after he did the work years ago. Major carb cleaning and minor timing adjustment and she took right off! EVERYTHING works: front and rear brakes from foot and hand controls, electric start, headlight high/low beams, taillight, original owner added horn and the custom made trailer hitch and cargo rack, the aftermarket straight open exhaust sounds awesome. The only thing it needed was a throttle cable, $15 ebay buy later and its all good to go!
Trying to decide if i'm going to flip it and take the cash or just keep it and ride the heck out of it. If only it wasn't yellow...yuck! I have a ton of good parts on that companion parts trike too if a guy was gonna keep it...Super fun ride with a surprising amount of power, pulls the front wheel in 2nd gear without even trying!
The only issue I have found is its very noisy at idle behind the RH engine cover, down low so I'm figuring its a clutch issue? Shifts fine, doesn't slip, using a stethoscope it doesn't sound like anything is contacting the case. Any ideas or known issue help is greatly appreciated!!!