1986 ATC 250R "Teaching the Next Generation" Triker LOTS OF PICS

[Mr. Clean]

Dammit! called me about 3 weeks ago and told me that he met a fellow fanatical triker by selling an 85 Swinger on C-List. He proceeded to tell me this fine young man was going to experience Mother G on our April ride and how "clapped" out his bike was. I offered my time, blood, sweat, not so much in the way of tears for me....and some parts. In exchange he would work with me on it and bust his ASS to get it ready for the ride.....pay attention, listen and learn...simple stuff.

So last Saturday afternoon Dammit and Mike dropped off the tired R and we proceeded to dismember a once proud 1985 R. So many things were done so wrong on this machine the only thing that remains from the bike is the motor, carb, rubber grommets and some hardware and of course the swingarm that Dammit helped him install. The frame had a 2 Gen 250r front end and they ground off the steering stops so the radiators performed that job.


Dig the "Angle of the Dangle" on the grab bar

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So after we tore down the bike I pulled a frame I had blasted a couple months ago and layed some primer on after teaching Mike how to prep the frame.

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Layed on the Urethane Base Coat with some witches brew black and some blue pearl.
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[Mr. Clean]

During the week I did what I could to round up parts pieces and did some other little things.

So this past Saturday the build started.

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Saturday morning continued.............

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Back on three wheels.....albeit ugly gold wheels....gold does not work on this color scheme.

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DisclaimeR:

The owner prepped and painted the motor.....not Mr. Clean. :lol:

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Sunday


Dammit came over and thrashed together a beautiful seat and we just kept cleaning polishing painting everything.

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These were taken last night.

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It still needs some things to finish and it has to be done by Friday so back to the garage for me

[yooperman]

nice job guys i like the colors looks awsome

[cox]

very very nice, wish i had that opportunity...

[cattle-dog]

this is what keeps me believeing in human nature, way to help out another person and set a younger guy on the straight and narrow trike path. gentlemen way to pay it forward. Cattle-dog

[yamaha guy]

i absolutly agree with cattle dog, great work guys

[ceaserthethird]

Mr. Clean & Dammit ... You guy's are Good Examples to all of us !

Keep up the good work fella's and Thank You :Bounce

[aldochina]

thats kick ass man!! its great you are not just doing it for him, but teaching him the proper way to do things along the way. I bet the kid is in heaven!!

[mopar_man]

That's a really nice looking machine! I hope he appreciates it and the help/advice you guys are giving him. I see he's also sporting one of Dammit's shirts too.

[anderson8687]

looks great guys, by the way i love your avatar mr. clean....OUTLAW COUNTRY ROCKS!

[MonroeMike]

Great work, nice of you guys to help him out.

[3wheelmecca]

Nice use of a hammock frame for a hanger! Cool! Ireally dig those Rs. How hammered was the radiator???? I did the Tie-Wrap job on my 86 R when I had it.

[Dammit!]

Here's a few pics of the nearly completed trike from this past weekend at Glamis.

It performed very well overall. The left rear wheel fell off because somebody forgot the cotter pin (:lol:) but luckily it happened at camp and at low speed. The trike lasted the entire weekend until the very last ride. The stator went out. Funny thing is, the stator went out in my R the day before. Must be contagious.

Only things left to do besides obviously replace the stator, is put a polished front rim on it and replace some of the temporary/borrowed parts on it like the drive chain and front fender. Oh, and some custom decals will be coming soon.

[Dammit!]

Here's Mr. Clean telling Mike one last thing...

You've officially been pimped!

[inv3ctiv3]

That's awesome! So cool that you guys will help out a younger guy (like me)!

[Bryan Raffa]

:w00t: Pimp my Trike!....;) one lucky kid..:D

[BigO]

That's so cool guys I wish there was more people like you guys around here I'm doing all this the hard way trial and error.
Great job guys.

[MonroeMike]

That turned out sharp.

[harryredtrike]

nice looking trike guys,thats a pretty fast redo.

[haggard 2hundie]

B E A uitful that is deffinately CHERRY garcia keep it up

[Billy Golightly]

You guys did a great job on that, VERY nice!

Made a quick little post on the 3WW FB Fan page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/3wheelerworld?ref=ts

[ATCeeya]

wow thats awesome..you guys got some skills. that seat came out great as well as the whole bike. props

[yooperman]

awsome job guys it its nice to know that there are still people out there that do that kinda stuff

[atctim]

Awesome thing you did there Mr Clean! I think this makes you "Trike Philanthropist of the Year" !!!!!!!!

[200xman]

Nice job guys. If you still need a stator I have a good used one that I would be willing to donate, just let me know where to ship it.

[Mr. Clean]

Nice job guys. If you still need a stator I have a good used one that I would be willing to donate, just let me know where to ship it.

Thanks everyone for the compliments!!!! It was a mad thrash to get ready and it was a really cool project!!!!!

200xman Thanks for the offer I will let Mike know and have him contact you.

[TeamGeek6]

"So many things were done so wrong on this machine"

THATS no joke... and the damage they do.

Only thing is itll stop running, it looks like a Tri Z....

(Honda fanatic humor)

DARN nice and kudos for helping a kid. Without us old farts they wont know how to restore them. Dang Honda fiches arent enough.

[sandpuppi101]

The neat thing is that you guy's built an awesome looking 250R ,but the coolest thing IMO is that you guy's did it with a younger generation triker and I'm sure you and Dammit educated him the whole time.I am still bragging up your 250R to all my peep's Mr Clean as it is prolly the cleanest 250R I have seen since seeing one on the showroom floor.I'm sure he loved getting his trike pimped out.Way to go guy's !!

[Russell 350X]

I can't believe I missed this thread. Nice build!!!!

[Tecate250]

That pimped pic is way cool. So who is this new triker?

[Dammit!]

That pimped pic is way cool. So who is this new triker?



His name is Mike and he's not a member yet. He doesn't have internet where he lives currently. When that changes you can be sure he'll join up.

[Dammit!]

Nice job guys. If you still need a stator I have a good used one that I would be willing to donate, just let me know where to ship it.

Stator came today! Thanks again and thanks for the extra bonus items!

I love this build. It's a reminder of everything that is cool and unique about the 3 wheeler community. 200xman and yamahondaman have both sent parts to help with this build and have never even met this guy before. Very cool and thanks to everybody involved. :beer

[goodgreenbandit]

Wishin' I had some guru's around here to show me the ropes. I'm learnin from this site and passing it on to my buds though!! Nice work guys!! Kinda like "Take a Kid Hunting/Shooting" :)

[Dammit!]

Wishin' I had some guru's around here to show me the ropes. I'm learnin from this site and passing it on to my buds though!! Nice work guys!! Kinda like "Take a Kid Hunting/Shooting" :)

You guys learning this stuff today have a HUGE advantage over us old schoolers. We learned this stuff with no internet! :lol:

[bigworm626]

Mad props to Mr Clean & Dammit! you guys just made my day with this thread.

[goodgreenbandit]

You guys learning this stuff today have a HUGE advantage over us old schoolers. We learned this stuff with no internet! :lol:

True that! I just wish I had some old skool riding buddies that knew it all & showed me all they knew(in person) on MY trike!! :lol::naughty: Again, AWESOME build! And thanks for sharing all your guru knowledge, I wouldn't be riding w/o it!!

[tri-Z ripper]

SUCH A GREAT THREAD!!!! I'm absolutely thrilled you were able to help out a fellow 3 wheeler lover! I always try to look for people in my area interested in 3 wheelers but no one as of yet! This site has been the best thing since sliced bread to me! has helped find any part i need and at the same time make some great friends! Currently helping my friend rebuild a ATC70 for his 4 year old daughter who fell in love with mine last summer! Pay It Forward everyone the world would be a better place!