5 hour round trip and 2 more trikes in the garage!

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found a guy sellin 2 3 wheelers on craigslist.. 2.5 hours away from me..

both are 83's one is a 185s, electric start front and rear racks

the 200 also electric start and frfont and rear racks...

there realllyy realy rough though i mean rough!

well start with the 185 broke rear fender bolted together, flat front tire and lack of seat cover, complete minus the recoil rope and handle

the 200 is not so good... the guys kid was cuttin trees down in the yard and a tree landed on it, busted the bars in half, and pretty much broke the forks in half!!

seat cover is trashed, fenders are stitched. it ran when the tree fell on it but ran rough, i pulled over the pull start to see if it was free and it is and seems to have good compression

the 185 also is free and has good compression

i picked up the pair for $125 bucks!! to most of you, the time wouldnt have been wasted on these machines BUT my wife has been talking about gettin a trike to ride this winter with me... and i think the 185 will be perfect for her...

the 185's tank has been welded so its pretty much junk ( looks like it was leaking) the 200s tank is good and holds fuel. im hpoing to get the 185 going for her using what ever i can off the 200 than part out whats left

i will post pictures of them tommrow im beat!! and gotta work in the morning

[ATCeeya]

cool. nothing like buying new trikes. since your tired, you outta head outside real quick and slap a fresh coat of krylon on them. i kid i kid

[RudeDog666]

I'll give you $75.00 for the 200 after work.

[Escanabajosh]

seen them on there last night, looked rough i was gunna email him a offfer of $75.
good buy, if anything ya can make money off the parts.

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sucks i got to go to work.. i wanna go out to the garage and acess the trikes... see whats what pulls carbs and clean them....


rudedog... let me talk to the wife ( hole reson we got them was to get one going for her)

[MonroeMike]

Both 83's, with electric start. Sounds like 200e's to me.

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Both 83's, with electric start. Sounds like 200e's to me.

thats what i was thinking... but the one says 185 on it... ill investigate more today sinc ei ended up gettin the day off... here are pictures... like i said there rough.. just lookin to get one going for the wife to ride this winter

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt35/4cfed88/IMG00241.jpg
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt35/4cfed88/IMG00240.jpg

the one with the busted forks.. seems like it could be a rider with a new fork and bars... the 185? seems it should be a runner with a none leaking tank and a recoil ( im gonna see if the battery will charge on it first)

like i said there pretty beat, they were used as work horses and definatly not taken care of

from what i know the 185 ran and rode up untell the pull rope broke... and the 200 ran but rough untell a tree fell on it..

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well........ the 200.. the one with broken forks runs... carb needs to be cleaned as it runs rough...

took the recoil off the 200 and put it on the 185? along with the tank with 2? 3? 4? year old gas in itfull choke... fired up and idles nice and smooth on the second pulll!!!

got the throttle cable free'd up now i got to get the brake cables free, revs nice.. well pops a little i need to pull the carb off and clean it and put some fresh gas in it...


so ill be parting out the 200 with the broken forks unless i get a good offer on it seeing the motor is free and turns over and runs


im pretty happy with my investment! the wife dont care as long as she has something to ride with me

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well now that thats out of the way info time.. as i only know air cooled 250r's and 200x's


any info on the machine with out the broke forks would be great...

ill tell you what i can from what i have noticed so far

its a 83 200e looked at the frame tag)

electric start with recoil back up, nuetral is alll the way up and shift down threw the gears.. has a high and low lever on the trans ( how does this work?)

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just sold the one with the smashed front end for what i paid for the pair..

[MonroeMike]

Those are both 200e's.

http://72.52.143.80/~trikes/Manuals/ATC%20manuals/Honda%20200E%20Big%20Red%201982-83%20CD.pdf

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yeah i noticed that after i was messing with them today... my bad.

so hows does the high low range work on them??? like a 4 low in a 4x4? just gears down for pulling power??? and the high is for more speed and play?

[daniel_250r]

yea its just like hi low in a 4x4 truck, for pulling and what not. high is for speeding around without any load

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ok thanks. thats what i though. Like i said i dont know these machines. Its for my wife some im relaying all the info on it to her since she will be the one riding it

[daniel_250r]

she will have a blast on it they make for a very cushy ride. e start is a must for most women

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she will have a blast on it they make for a very cushy ride. e start is a must for most women

so true. she has had 2 surgerys on her right knee so kick start is a no go for her! . She tryed to kick over my last 200x and it kicks back at her a little bit and she was limping for a week. I got to put the battery charger on it and see if the battery will take a charge if not il pick one up..

might pull the starter off tonight and bench test it to see iv it even works


im hoping she likes it. her last machine was a 90 polaris trail boss 250 2wd and she loved it!!

[RudeDog666]

Glad to hear you got such a great deal and I'm certain the wife will like the 200e. Mine is very likable plus the Hi/Lo gearing will help get things out of the trail path. :p

$125.00 was my next offer. It would have been nice to have a backup for parts. Oh well. Enjoy the new ride!

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Glad to hear you got such a great deal and I'm certain the wife will like the 200e. Mine is very likable plus the Hi/Lo gearing will help get things out of the trail path. :p

$125.00 was my next offer. It would have been nice to have a backup for parts. Oh well. Enjoy the new ride!

im sure she will enjoy it... the high low will be nice.. but i have a feeling it will be pullin buddys out of snow banks lol...

yeah a friend of mine bought it, he is gonna put a fork on the front and bars and use it for workin on the farm

[RudeDog666]

yeah a friend of mine bought it, he is gonna put a fork on the front and bars and use it for workin on the farm

That's exactly what it was built for. He'll enjoy it too.

We need a picture of the BR pulling an ATV around. Hilarious! :lol:

Let's go riding sometime. Where you at? I'm in Green Bay North end.

[Texas 200x]

Nice wheeling and dealing, a FREE trike. I'm sure your wife will like riding it and if not you got a loaner for those friends with nothing to ride. And if they blow it up your out nothing!

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That's exactly what it was built for. He'll enjoy it too.

We need a picture of the BR pulling an ATV around. Hilarious! :lol:

Let's go riding sometime. Where you at? I'm in Green Bay North end.


we used the trail boss to pull cars lol.. and pulled a blazer off a snow bank on the lake!! im sure we will put it to work.. its always nice to have amachine around that can be put to work if needed ( and we carry a tow strap in the cargo compartment)


im in fond du lac,, im supposto make a trip up that way this winter to ride with a few guys i meet on the blaster forum.



was looking on maier and ebay seems a left rear fender for the 200e is a hard item to find. can find the right side but no lefts...

besides the 'paint' eposode with my 200x ima good guy and enjoy trikes... and the metal scraps and nuts and bolts holding the left fender together on the 200e isnt gonna fly with me!

ill repair it if i can..


thanks texas.. i was trying to trade the motor and electronic from the smashed one to a buddy for his 84 tecate 3 he bought for 100 bucks.. he wants to use the motor from the tecate on a go cart and i just cant let that happen!!!

im good at wheeling and dealin, im happy ( back hurts from the 5+ hours in a truck) but she got something to ride with me and i have another machine to wrench on!! and a loaner it will be! the wife has one rule.. you break it you buy it!!

[RudeDog666]

I plan on hitting the bay with the son when she freezes over. Maybe we'll meet up.

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I plan on hitting the bay with the son when she freezes over. Maybe we'll meet up.


its possible.. one of the guys i am supposto ride with has a kfx 400 and he wants to see if my trike can hang with him on the twists and turns of the rivers

i cant wait tell winter is here!! i have been watching the raffas ice fest vids all evening.. great vids except im ready for ice now!!! i cant waitt o tear it up on the ice oval this year!!