the noobs 87 200x

[obijuan]

picked my first trike up on the 22nd of july, and snagged this diamond in the rough for $250 lol
what was going through my head;
when i first saw it:drool:
now:crazy:

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this thing had been ridden alot and frequently it seems. still has the ignition switch and key but its not hooked up and its pretty ragged. like the rest of the bike. bent forks, dry rubber, no brakes and it smokes like a chimney.
along with an assortment of poor/lack of maintenance. all bearings were siezed and seals just chewed apart. again....:crazy: what was i thinking.

rode the hell out of it for a week or so and ran like hell with no compression, cant wait to get some rings in it.

want to first give thanks to the member 200x350xtriz250 for supplying me with some tank things and new fenders. really helped the looks and motivation. big thanks!

[obijuan]

within no time it looked like this
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couldnt get the rear axle out of the swingarm, tried it all. ended up taking the rear axle to a shop press to get the hub off the right side. no dice. ended up having to cut the trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotr ailpro off. purists, no fear, the axle was junk anyways.

a 1985 200x rear axle was the solution, that will be here the 19th. more info on that when it gets here and in.


that next night:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/gottasmallface/honduh/IMG_0105.jpg


sweet new brake parts that arent even close.
this caliper, doesnt fit. modified the caliper bracket with the grinder, and drill.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280541202503&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/gottasmallface/honduh/IMG_0128.jpg

it fits now that theres no rotor in, but well see.

i like sittin in the garage and lookin at it
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ill have updates soon, still need a few more parts. and im really gonna need help with this motor.
still need a rear master cylinder resivoir. exhaust setup, quiet. and some other crap i cant remember right now. small stuff.

if yall got any sweet 200x mods to make it mo badass let me know. id love to go over budget!! im pretty sure im hooked. :twisted:

[BIGREDGUY]

Looks great man. Nice work!

[dksix]

That looks awesome. I like the red handle bars and white swing, was the swing arm on the 86/87 200x red from the factory?

[haggard 2hundie]

wow ! holy resurection batman that looks awesome , i wish i had your motivation , work space and funds, great work man and keep us posted

[obijuan]

That looks awesome. I like the red handle bars and white swing, was the swing arm on the 86/87 200x red from the factory?

thanks man, the swinger was red factory. ive just got a thing for white.
and funds? lol i have tried to rehabilitate everything and rebuild. and the seat actually came with the trike when i bought it! i dont believe in new parts when i dont have to. little elbow grease, paint, and polish will go a little ways. i did buy the good paint though haha!

[devilman]

that 200 is looking sick. i am diggin the white swinger and red frame. can't wait to see this one done. what brand/color red is that? is the front tire on right?

[RodKnockRacing]

looks pretty good

[obijuan]

that 200 is looking sick. i am diggin the white swinger and red frame. can't wait to see this one done. what brand/color red is that? is the front tire on right?

thanks, i like the white but didnt want to get crazy. the red is rustoleum sunrise red. and the wheel is on right, just the tire is on backwards.

'preciate the good words yall!

[Dirtcrasher]

Looking great! I love white swingers too.........

The 86/87 trike are very well built, they handle well, look great but have less aftermarket products out there. In time, there may be more.

Be careful of 3rg gear, the 87 had a thing for breakage of them because the ratio change made parts thinner. The 86 didn't seem to have a gear shifting problem in that area so I'm unsure why they changed it.........

I've got 2 87 motors with broken 3rd gears.

[honda200x1987]

Looking good, ..when fullbore get's done making replicas of the headlight bezels for the 86-87 200x I will be sure to let you know. They will come in red and white,etc.

[SeaBass8]

Wow! You're showing her alot of love. Looks good!

Here's an option for an exhaust. I cant speak for how it performs but for $119 its a pretty good deal for a new exhaust.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350376684772&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

[350Xccelerator]

Wow man that looks great so far. awesome work

[shortbus]

Dude i got that same caliper and i was pissed to when it didnt fit, i just bolted in the mount from my old rear caliper!

[obijuan]

thats why i bought the damn new caliper, my bracket was all wallered out and danglin off practically.

seabass, thanks. ill do some diggin on that exhaust to see if its something i want to buy. i want a nice quiet sound. puttputt puttputt puttputt puttputt BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!


sooo i stuck my floor jack handle in the rear carrier to get a feel for the new rear axle width, i am pleased. pretty close under the fenders but slightly wider.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/gottasmallface/honduh/IMG_0131.jpg

i got a little carried away tonight, dont know what im doing. gotta make a trip to honda and see if they got a couple seals on the shelf, if not its ebay FTL.


missing something??? lol wth was the previous owner thinking? :crazy:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/gottasmallface/honduh/IMG_0132.jpg
dropped a head stud nut allllllll the way in the bottom. also noticed the oil drain plug is stripped out, so much to where i can just pull it out with my fingers.
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good thing though, the motor is pretty clean overall.

[harryredtrike]

coming together nicely,hell of a turn around from what she was.nice work.

[thestud25]

Really nice work. Did you spray bomb the frame or paint it with a gun? Looks good either way!!!

[obijuan]

thats all spray can you see there. looks good in the picture, but its really a "5 footer". its a rider so i dint go through the trouble to sand down smooth all the scratches on the belly or sides. im gonna re scratch it anyways. just gave it a good sand and scrub and sprayed it.

and now that ive got a monual, i can attempt to put this motor back together. still waiting on my gasket set though.....

[thestud25]

Looks good though. Get some ride pics when you are done!

[MonroeMike]

Very nice work so far.

[200x350xtriz250]

Nice looking bike there! Glad you liked the plastic...looks liked it cleaned up nice for you. FYI - that DG exhaust is going to be pretty loud - if you want quiet try to find a stock exhaust or a supertrapp.

[trikemessiah]

nice work man, i wish i had the knowledge to rebuild mine. where did u get fenders and tank from?

[shortbus]

I have the dg exhaust, and i the fmf spark arrestor from dennis kirk it quiets it down a lot.

[obijuan]

I have the dg exhaust, and i the fmf spark arrestor from dennis kirk it quiets it down a lot.

thanks! ill look into that!

the fenders are from the dude posted right above you, and the tank came on it. just a little paint throw on.

[obijuan]

this is a 1987 200x rear swinger carrier and bearings, with a 1985 200x rear axle, sprocket hub and rotor and hub. also using 85 hubs on my 87 wheels. i ground off the hub centric tabs and used my lug centric lug nuts for my 87 wheels. also use the 84 250R seals. iand presto! its done.


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/gottasmallface/honduh/DSC00403.jpg

also heres a quick pic of the carrier clearance i had to do. not much but still.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/gottasmallface/honduh/DSC00405.jpg

[BIGREDGUY]

Good work!

[obijuan]

of course, after i need it, one pops up on ebay.
87 rear axle shaft (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-Atc200x-ATC-200x-Axle-86-87-1987-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2309be1de4QQitemZ15048 7309796QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)

rear axle is in and done, brake caliper fits, sprockets polished, studs are pressed, lookin good.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/gottasmallface/honduh/DSC00447.jpg
havent done much beside put some stickers on it. repainted and cleared the tank too.
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[98600xc]

wow you really fixed that up pretty good! Nice job.

[three_wheelin45]

lol omg... my 87 is fully functioning and i still dont got fenders like that :drool: lol i got 86 fenders i think :(

[cardone]

THAT'S AWESOME!!!
i want to open up a motor sometime to see the inside of mine just to clean it out sometime :p

[obijuan]

havent touched it in a while, but got some parts from 3ww classifieds and it got me back in the garage. got a rear master cyl reservoir finally! also picked up complete front brakes and a supertrapp exhaust. took a couple pics today after i did brakes. id like to say thanks to all the good deals i have had here on 3ww. this trike is nearly all used refurbed parts from yall.
i had to buy a frickin new rear caliper though off ebay.

coming soon is the motor rebuild kit, gaskets and what not. then exhaust and tuning. oh yeah and gotta do something about my front tire.
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[ATCrider42]

Those tires look sick! Have fun getting hit with mud in the back of the head though. I love my 200x but I get so f*in dirty riding that thing. It's a good day when I go home with it and can still see white on the plastics.

[HondaRidr]

Wow! Its sweet that you saved it. lol Its looking very nice.

[TatTooL23]

Where did u the decals?? I need a set.

[Xpress]

NICEE!!!!

Almost looks like new!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[scottp597]

Looks sick, I'm jealous

[obijuan]

almost finished
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[thestud25]

Looks Great!

[ADOR]

What did you use as headlight?

[Dirtcrasher]

Get some fork boots on there, protect them bad boys!

Looks GREAT!

[the great gazoo]

Oh Christ, it's almost as cool as Steve's '86, LOL. Very nice build, Obijaun! Let's have a ride report, asap!!!!!!

[MonroeMike]

That's come a long way from the first pic, looks great.

[obijuan]

What did you use as headlight?

those are utility lights from 4wheelparts sale, but they are sold all over the place. just different packages.


thanks alot yall, i got a good break in session today and it rides very nice. had some fuel issues and an oil leak but nothing that is too bad. still have some more work to do the next couple days. getting ready for this weekend.

[buck]

I'm sorry I missed this thread until now. That looks amazing!! Great job on the build!!

Buck

[obijuan]

went out to east texas last weekend for the maiden voyage of the 87 with a couple other guys. i got the top end finished on monday and i headed out on wednesday. was chompin at the bit there for a little while. had some carb trouble and there were some deposits Texaskev cleaned out real good. he also wired up my headlights and my key switch to work perfectly. HELL YEAH!

we got there and had a good time. three wheeler, guns, and beer. and dr pepper!
there were a few more shootums than pictured.

didnt get too many pics but yall can imagine i suppose. the 87 rode great and didnt really have any problems beside that little oil leak.


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[obijuan]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/gottasmallface/honduh/th_838044dc.jpg (http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/gottasmallface/honduh/?action=view&current=838044dc.mp4)

[JayBone]

those guns rule!!! nice trike also.

i enjoy the guns more cause NJ has the worst gun laws.

[ama009]

Hey Obijuan, where in east Texas did you go? Looks good. Is it close to Houston?

[obijuan]

we were in north east texas, beckville area. about 3.5 hours north of spring pretty much.

[Texaskev]

We were on the Sabine river off of Hwy 59 between Marshall and Carthage. More places to ride than you can imagine.................

[Texaskev]

those guns rule!!! nice trike also.

i enjoy the guns more cause NJ has the worst gun laws.

That was only half the weapons we had down there.........

[userj8670]

what do you have for rear tires on that thing. Also do you the size of the 200x front rim?

[GT450R]

Awesome Build !!! Congrats on the 87.

[1985BigRed250ES]

the rear tires look like Kenda BearClaw tires

[tx200m]

Looks good. I just got a 1986 200x, hope I get it to look half as good as yours.

[sandpuppi101]

You did a fabulous job bringing the old girl back but I gotta be honest with ya I just ain't sold on the round headlight's and no fork boot's.Sorry but I just had too say that,it's just me being anal I guess.I think you did a great job on the machine by all mean's though.So what exactly did you have too do to the motor anyway's and do you have any future plan's for the machine other than just riding it...Thanx for sharing also...

[obijuan]

well as for the headlights and boots=$$$$$$

i really like the round lights and theyre are good and bright. finding and paying good money for a nice headlight that im gonna smack into trees sounded pretty ridiculous to me, fork boots are probably a good idea, but i see them holding moisture and mud.

for the motor, all it NEEDED was a set of rings and the bore was usable as is but i had it done.
bore and hone, new piston and rings, cut the valves and seats, new valve seals and thats about it. just a good top end job.

its fun as it is and plenty fast, so i think im just gonna ride it and ride it some more.

what good is a "piece of history" with a motor, if its only seen shiny on the internet. i can rebuild it, i have the technology lol

[obijuan]

works good


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[three_wheelin45]

works good


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lol, looks like you had fun. Boyy I love goin and gettin muddy :D

[xsrock]

Just gotta know how much $ you got in it. When I saw the first pics, I thought the bike was done. Can't believe how good you got the thing restored. Good job.

[Fungo Wizard]

That thing looks good. Great job on it! Hope you have many years of enjoyment out it.

[obijuan]

Just gotta know how much $ you got in it. When I saw the first pics, I thought the bike was done. Can't believe how good you got the thing restored. Good job.

only replaced what i had to cause i really hate spending money.
only bought new the engine parts and the rear caliper, everything else is refurbed rebuilt and polished stock parts.

out the door said and done ride it away $1400

[younganreckless]

So how's it running now?