New to 3 wheelers by accident..

[MorganShaw]

Hey guys!

I went to a friends house to pick up an xr 50 dirt bike for my kids along with that dirt bike a FREE 82 185s followed me home as well. The 185 is ugly, it has lawnmower tires on all corners and black paint on the fenders. It also has a cool plastic tank which I was told is an upgrade. My buddy gave me a new carb he had for it and said if it don't work get rid of it. Well, the carb worked and aside from a little smoke she runs like a champ! I can't believe how good it actually runs considering how rough it looks. Now I think I'm hooked and I'm picking up a 110 from my uncles farm also. The 110 looks really clean but its been sitting for a good 15 years, it turns over, so Im hoping she won't take much to get her going as well.

For the 185s I'm thinking of a front shock upgrade, new tires, an exhaust and a rebuild kit for the cylinder. I downloaded a repair manual for it but I'm sure I'll be on here with questions.

Thanks for adding me to the forum!

Morgan

[BANSHEE CHAOS]

Those mower tires have to be a blast to sling around on!

[manbearpig]

Cant argue with free!

[LegendaryTriker]

Free ? Your lucky . Does the engine run good ? ( had to edit this I just noticed my phone messed it up )

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[350for350]

I think how it runs is more important than it looking pretty. I think you got a good deal.

[sawgrass]

FREE is my favorite word.

[MorganShaw]

It was pretty fun to ride but far from where I wanted it to be. So I sold it off for another project.


It's an 81 110 everything is there!


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[MorganShaw]

Been making some progress restoring it. Ordered new tires, carb, seat cover, oil. Going to get the tank cleaned out at a radiator shop if I can. I sand blasted the wheels today to prep for paint.



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[vonsmacken]

a neighbor had one of these back in the day. you'll haver her looking good in no time. have fun and look forward to seeing more pics.

[MorganShaw]

Thanks! Can't wait to post progress. Tires came in, but I'm waiting on the gaskets for the wheels. I'm planning to paint them tomorrow. Then I can mount my new Cheng shin tires. Original size 22-11-8.
If the radiator shop dip takes the paint off the tank I'll need some stickers for it. Anyone know a good source for those?


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[MorganShaw]

Got the tank back from radiator shop! Looks nice inside. Plus tires, 2 piece wheel gaskets and air filter came in.


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[MorganShaw]

Painted the wheels and installed new tires today.



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[MorganShaw]

Today carb came in and I got her running. My suspicions were confirmed The case has a leak on the left side on the bottom. I guess I need to pop the motor out and put a gasket in there. At least she runs! Also a little screech in the rear. I think the brakes might be hung up or bad rear bearings? Now for more paint and prep.


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[MorganShaw]

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[ps2fixer]

Only been 2 weeks and you made a lot of progress!

The first machine almost looks like someone was trying to build a flat track racer out of it, but I think a larger gas tank wouldn't be in the list of upgrades for one.


Not to try to spam my business or anything, but I could make you a reproduction harness if you are going the restore route, new vs 30+ years old never hurts anything. I don't have a template for that machine made, but I think I have a 81 or 82 parts 110 I could base it on.