getting a new toy today

[Escanabajosh]

hey this is my first post,new to the site. i'm from upper michigan heading downstate to pick up a project 1985 350x tonight.it runs but smokes so i'm gunna tear it apart this winter. i got all kinda idea for it but doubt i can afford them all..lol

i own a 1986 250sx but thats my hunting/icefishing/mudding toy. now i got a trail machine. so any tips on setting the x up for trail riding would be great.

man, not looking forward to this trip, est. 900-1,000 miles round trip. hard to find the 350x in the U.P., gotta have one though! i'll let ya's know how it turns out on monday.

[lndy650]

ya thats a hell of a trip!
:welcome:

[MonroeMike]

Welcome aboard. Careful driving and posts some pics when you get back.

[edog]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pics Pics Pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pipeline triker]

great find. did you find it on Craigslist. Also what part of the U.P. you in.

[atctim]

To answer one of your questions - a 350X in stock form is a perfect trail machine - nothing needs to be added. I took my 350X to the UP on my honeymoon for trail riding in and around the town of Garden. Had a freaking blast.

Also - WELCOME to the boards!

[brapp]

i do wish the 350x hD REVERSE AND ELECTRIC START SOMETIME SBUT VERRY AWESOME MACHINE HOW IT SITS!

[harryredtrike]

welcome fellow michigander.good luck on the trip.the only thing about that many miles is you are pretty much committed to the sale.pics when you get back.

[Escanabajosh]

well made it back. i should have pic's in the next day or so.

the machine was found on craigs list. i've had a hell of a time finding a 350x up here in upper michigan and i HAD to have one befor winter, so i jumped on it. $800 guy said it ran last year but burned oil and smoked. i told him $750 i'd make the trip he said okay. once i got there i asked if there were any cracks in the frame he said no, i took off the plastic/seat and checked it out and found a crack about 9" up from the rear foot peg bolt, guy said he didn't know about it. i managed to get him down another 50 bucks and i figured i came all this way, so i loaded it up and handed him $700 bucks. i kicked it over a few times to make sure it wasn't locked up but didn't start it, the oil stunk like gas bad.

my plan was to buy a $200 clunker 350x and redo it this winter, so the frame sucks but i should be able to get one on ebay. heres the good stuff that came on it.

good:
new front fender
new rear fender
new clarke plastic tank
new EMGO bars
new grab bar
DG pipe
tires good, kenda/F holeshot/R

bag of extras:uni air filter,emgo oil filter,gromit kit,new seat cover, copper exaust rings.

the bad:
cracked frame
rings shot
forks need rebuild
the switchs on the handle bars is broke
seats tore


i plan on either full rebuild or i gotta see about this brand new 350x motor i got a line on. as for the frame i was going to powder coat or rino line anyway and was thinking about doing gussets.

it took about $120 in gas and $50 for a motel so i got around $850 into it.......oh and i forgot to mention i was able to fund this by selling a truck i bought for $100 bucks & underwater fishing camera for $650!!! so half of it was kinda free money :-)

some may think it's crazy to have gone thru that for a machine (my parent said i'm crazy to go drive that far for a 3wheeler). the 350x's are just getting more and more rare with every one that gets stripped and parted! i plan on NEVER selling so in the long run it should pay off!

[Escanabajosh]

atctim, garden is a nice place i live about a hour away. did ya check out the town fayette just down the road from garden? a guy at my work lives there i was thinking about renting one of his cabins to go riding up that way.

[Escanabajosh]

took a little while but i got the pic's. i put in a few of the frame where its cracked, but i sent a email to a member on here and he gave me a quote on fixing it and adding gussets as soon as i get the cash i'm sending it out. i also threw in one of my 86 250sx.

as soon as i sell my 01 blaster i'll be able to start buying stuff for the x. i wanted to buy black fenders for it but i guess i'll go with white fenders and black since the plastics all new.

the guy i bought the x from said his buddy has a crate motor for it everything but the head and never been in a bike. i told him i wanted it if he can get it i havent heared back yet....how much is it to ship a motor?

gunna be my first tear down/ build up, should be fun. if that one goes well i might have to do the sx!

[Escanabajosh]

well that didn't work i'll try doing one at a time if that don't work then i guess no pic's? might be my computer my laptop took a crap so i got a old PC outta my uncles basment, it's running windows 98 with explorer 6, i can't open some wesites or watch movies! spent my computer money on the 350x.

[rdlsz24]

I can see the pics but they are chopped. Try uploading them to photobucket.com and then paste the links in your post.

Rob

[outlaw85]

Great to have another michigan bike in the works! My wife and i own three of the 350X and love every one of em! We are rebuilding hers right now! Pink is all over this rebuild so its been a unique build! as far as these new motors go, we bought one for her bike and it was well worth it, and only about $100 to ship! the motor we got was complete and still had the original carb on it! We had the motor painted a real light grey and it freakin looks awesome! Great to have you aboard! if you dont have a repair manual for it, get one on ebay! it will save you tons of money doin most the work yourself!!