G'day all, first of all would like to say what a great site this is and as a new member, have already found a lot of helpful information and interesting discussions on the world of 3 wheelers.
I first started riding atc's in the 80's ,My dad and I used to go beach fishing for the local salmon, places where pretty much no car could go, they never let us down, we had the 90cc trikes....great memories.
I since have purchased a 1982 atc 185s, pretty cheap, and partly resorted it to as close to original as I could get, but finding parts in Australia is getting pretty hard now.
Recently I got my hands on another 1982 185s (pretty much just a frame and motor),bottom end of it is all good,the problem with the engine is that I can only get the flywheel to turn half a turn each way, it seems stuck, as I do these small turns the stator moves so the timing chain is all ok.
Now before I start taking the motor to pieces is there any way of freeing it up? This motor was sitting around for years, still has plenty of oil in it. When I took the carby and hoses off,there was a bit of dried matter inside the motor (old fuel maybe?).
Any help will be appreciated, Thanks.