another what was thinking purchase.

[auto5man]

Love a back from the dead success story!

[Jim mac]

went and grabbed the stock exhaust and seat from my buddy Jacob who's another local 3 wheeler nut. I just bought a seat pan off ebay but he had one in good shape I decided to grab it along with the exhaust. he threw in a 185 header with a super Trapp muffler. so that might end up on the other suspended 185s project.
so parts are getting collected, parts should be showing up later this week, hopefully I'll have it titled then I can start throwing parts on it. jim

[Jim mac]

quick update, dmv went smooth, got the paperwork done, bought the bond, just have to go back and get the title tomorrow. Front tires supposed to be delivered tomorrow too. jim

[Jim mac]

titled, plated, registed and ohv stickered! now I can start spending a few more dollars on MY trike! jim

[Jim mac]

installed a 200x exhaust, got the brackets on the seat. seat cover due next week. new front tire installed, scoops installed. painted the strange rear plastics, might pull the 350x fender off my 200s or use a early 185s front fender and call it roadkill good.
Oops, going to swap the rear hubs and install a pair of 22x11x8 knobbies I bought new a few months ago. jim

[Jim mac]

185s front fender installed, new hubs and rear tires. it's homely looking but working, that's what counts. I've got a 125m headlight I'll probably install for the time being. seat cover will be here next week. then to decide wh
either new plastics are in the cards. jim

[Jim mac]

success! took it for its maiden voyage around the neighborhood. shifts fine, runs fine!. I guess that means a new set of fenders will be ordered. might as well make this my keeper, so it deserves to look good. threw a 200s up for sale to help pay for the plastics. jim

[MrConcdid]

I build in stages too.
1. buy the bike
2. get legal stuff squared away
3. get it running
4. make a real parts list
5. complete the build and enjoy.

[Jim mac]

yep! I do my hotrods the same way. build each sub assembly and before you know it your blasting down the road shifting gears!. jim

[Jim mac]

now the hardest part, convincing myself it's a good idea to spend the $$$ on fenders. about 500 bucks for fenders and scoops, then there's the missing headlight, so 100 bucks for a number plate. jim

[Jim mac]

new seat cover installed Saturday. found a set of used maier fender set on ebay for 220. Not cracked, decent, trikes not a show trike so I went for it. jim

[350for350]

Another one's coming back to life!

[Jim mac]

my wife thought I was a idiot to buy the project. doing some horse trading and got a aftermarket grab bar and 200x hubs coming. I've got a set of itp rims for the correct hubs.
probably just order a 10 dollar oval number plate to cover the front. jim

[Jim mac]

ebay fenders showed up and installed. trikes getting more complete, buddy has a 250r headlight he's suppose to donate. jim

[Jim mac]

okay, this is getting stupid again! but in a good way! jim flight of Phoenix texted me a ad for a 200x for sale in wickenburg Arizona. they had it listed as a 87 200s, pic showed a 1st gen 200x, seller said it was listed wrong it's actually a 84 200s. Anyway it's a 1st gen 200x jim didn't or couldn't get it, im looking for a stock headlight, air box and tube plus misc stuff for my 200x from the original post. so I contacted her and decided to make the 390 mile round trip today. 300 for the trike 90 for gas and snacks and it's home! plans already changed, im going to throw a set of rings in the motor and put it back together. tanks beautiful! it seems to be all there, ive got a box of parts bagged so this is my next trike. of the motor turns out toast, ive got a few spare 185 200s motors to turn it into a auto x. jim