Who here flips trikes?

[ps2fixer]

Pin holes in the bottom of the tank is from sitting a long time, either water in the gas or ethanol gas (aka pump gas). Either one sits at the bottom of the tank and rots it, and the gas above it is anti corrosive. There should be a pretty flat line where the rust stops. When the whole tank is nothing but rust, I think that's from being completely empty in high humidity, or someone did the acid trick to remove rust (and the protective layer) and then it sat with no liner.

For the fender flares, if the bolts are bad, just drill them out carefully. I think Honda still makes those bolts atleast in some form for maybe another machine, it's been a while since I looked for them.

Also on E2, why would you need to pull the flywheel to time it? There should be timing marks on the fly wheel as long as the key isn't sheered it should be pretty accurate.

Those chrome racks I don't think I've ever seen before, getting that paint off should be fairly easy since I'm pretty sure you can use some pretty strong chemicals on chrome and not damage it.

It should be interesting to see if the for sale running/project machine will sell faster than the fully built one. I have a feeling the project one will sell faster, or atleast draw more interest (people are cheap looking for a deal). The customers will be two totally different kinds of people most likely too.

[MrConcdid]

Hey Ps2fixer

The flywheel must have been open to the elements, its rusted, I have knocked the loose rust off with sand paper and even filed it smooth. I have a old flywheel and matched up the key ways to get me in the ball park. I can not remove it to clean it proper.
I have also sprayed it with some pd blaster thinks I might could read it wet.
The engine is clean, this is the one with the out of place crank key. I think this flywheel was removed and left in the rain or a bucket that filled with rain water.
I slept on the running issue, and believe I have the timing off enough to run but run poorly. I will go back through it asap.
MrC.

[Jim mac]

on the rust issue. have you tried leaving it in white vinegar for a week? jim

[MrConcdid]

Hey jim, I cant get the flywheel off to soak it.
I have another idea on that one.

I the meantime the last 2 bikes have had hondaline chrome racks, a 200m with all 3 chrome and a 200es with just the rear.
Welcome home my favorite year 1984 model this is number 46 if anyone is counting named "Cairo"
How's that for cool.

MrC.

Update:
I have a plan;
The chrome 200m needs an engine rebuild (barely runs but 75psi compression), the 200es is frozen up solid and has a busted right fender and frozen frontend.
So use the 200m frontend, the 200es engine gets a topend, use the chrome racks from the 200m and have what would appear to be a 200m chromed with shaft hi/lo and reverse and 9 inch wheels all round. We will call it a "200mes"

MrC

[Jim mac]

I wished I would have kept the number of trikes ive bought and sold. jim

[patriot1]

Jim, you don't need 46 trikes.

[BarnBoy]

Who really "needs" 46 trikes lol...when would you ride em all? Haha

[MrConcdid]

I have just spent an hour online searching ebay, google, flicker, pintrest and yahoo images. I have only been able to find 1 picture of a ATC with a chrome rear rack and NO chrome 200m front racks or headlight cages.
I am pretty sure they are Hondaline dealer accessories bought back 84 since both of these bikes are 1984 models.
I am trying to establish rarity and therefore value. You all know I save as many as I can and I will save this 84 (I like reverse/high/low and I personally don't have one). I will sell the chrome racks to fund the build
if they are as rare as I think they are.

MrC.

Do any of you have factory chrome racks?

I'm going to pretend I didn't see that- "Who really "needs" 46 trikes lol...when would you ride em all? Haha"- barnboy

[dirtwheels]

Most of the racks were black but chrome front and rear racks did exist for some models like the 85 200s (part# 08153-VM401/rear 08104-VM450/front). A front rack was also made for the 85 125m in chrome (08104-96850).

I believe the 200m rear rack part number is 08153-VM301. I'm not sure if that is the part number is for chrome or black. If I find more info I'll let you know. The book I'm looking at only goes back to 85 but I think I've got an older one somewhere.

Headlight guards were made in chrome for various ATC's but mostly the 200x 350x 125m and 200s.

[dirtwheels]

If you look at this old link, someone was selling nos 200M racks on ebay using the 08153-VM301 part number: The description said chrome, but unable to confirm without images.

https://www.ebay.com/p/26007546990

[BarnBoy]

Here's the deal Mr.C, I think i may have told you when we were talking earlier. I have factory front and rear black painted racks on my 200M. Rear racks are.fairly common and share mounting hardware with the 200E, ES etc. 200M front racks are rare in any trim, and I have never seen or even heard of a factory Hondaline headlight guard on a 200M. Add chrome to that and you've gone from the 20 or 30% of people buying the 200M with racks to use for work, to the 1% of those people who have money laying around for the extra bling. Especially in the 80's a lot of farmers weren't interested in spending money on something based on just looks. If they clean up nice, I'd list them for whatever you want really...someone will make an offer and you'll get a pretty penny out of them. Start high @ $5-600 and see what happens....nowadays who knows!!? Lol

[MrConcdid]

Well, what do you do when you cant find a 3 wheeler to buy......

You buy a 1969 honda z50a mini trail. Far from stock but loads of fun. I have the original engine. This is a Chinese 125cc engine, hand clutch and pretty quick too.

[ATC King]

Well, what do you do when you cant find a 3 wheeler to buy......

You buy a 1969 honda z50a mini trail. Far from stock but loads of fun. I have the original engine. This is a Chinese 125cc engine, hand clutch and pretty quick too.

It's ironic, if you think about in terms of the Rape of Nanking.

Chinese inside of Japanese, instead of the other way around. Lets move it to the dark side.

That mini bike may be a racial slur.

Santa Clause isn't real.

Childhood's End.

[MrConcdid]

Wow, Atcking that's deep.
Like putting a chevy small block in a Ford model A.

Like Cruise said in the color of money
" if everybody's doing it, then theres a lot of people doing it"

RIP Paul Newman.
Mrc.

[ATC King]

Like Cruise said in the color of money
" if everybody's doing it, then theres a lot of people doing it"

Do the Evolution

I get sidetracked, sometimes...

The world isn't all fairy dust and unicorn farts. I had a little bit of a conversation, during a funeral last week, with a soldier about a book he wrote and how people have to face things or they never get over them. I read the book last year. He gave it to a friend of mine, to give it to me, and last week was the first time I met him and had a chance to talk about it a little.