independent77
03-18-2012, 09:39 AM
I searched.... came up empty.
I have an 84 200es. Big Red.
Previous owner has welded up the front forks.
Will a complete 85 250es Big Red front fork assembly bolt up to my 200?
thanks in advance.
EDIT: I think i found most of the answers in the last post of this thread. I have Copied/Pasted below to make searching easier.
Ok, i have an 82 and 83 200 big reds. same as the 84es's. Now here what you want to do and will work, i knwo for a fact because it did it to mine, i also have an 83 atc200 and a 185s.
First things first, all teh big red models use 25" tires (25x12x9)
All the S models (200s and 185s) use 22" tires (22x11x8)
You CAN use any of the follwoing front ends with any of these trikes, the 185s, 200s, 83 atc 200, 200m and big reds up to 84. The 85 250es will not work, reason being the neck bearings are different sizes. But the other models will bolt up as far the neck goes. BUT, the front hub/ brake assemblies arent the same, as well as triples, triple tops, and fenders on them all.
The 83 atc200, and 200m which both use a 25" tire, also use the same front fenders, head lamps, axles, hubs/ brake panels.
The big red front ends, just throw them away. they are straight garbage and never will dampen, even if N.O.S.
The 185s and 200s, have the same hubs, brakes, head lamps, triples, tires, rims, etc. They are the same everything, but with a 22" tire.
Also, you must make sure u get the right axle for the hub/ forks. depedning with size tire/ front end u end up using will vary which axle u need.
I personally but front shocks from a 200s on my 185s, sense mine came with solid forks originally, and suspension is very nice to have.
My big red i tossed the forks and was extremely lucky enough to find a very nice set of 200m forks on ebay for just under 100 bucks, they can be sold for more than double that sense they are so rare and were only made for a couple years.
If i were you, look for 200m or the 83 atc200 forks, they both use the big 25" tires liek the big reds and are great shocks and are very easy to rebuild. Also, you can expect to sepnd about 200 bucks to do an entire swap out of the front end if you half way decent parts.
If you don't mind going from a 25" tire on the big red to a 22", then just get the 185s or 200s front end, they are easy to find and quite abundant. I used that on my big red till i was able to find some 200m forks. And no i aint selling the 200m forks, they are mine! lol.
Also, there are racks for al the ATC models, some are just harder to find. Any 200m parts as far as front ends are few in number.
I have an 84 200es. Big Red.
Previous owner has welded up the front forks.
Will a complete 85 250es Big Red front fork assembly bolt up to my 200?
thanks in advance.
EDIT: I think i found most of the answers in the last post of this thread. I have Copied/Pasted below to make searching easier.
Ok, i have an 82 and 83 200 big reds. same as the 84es's. Now here what you want to do and will work, i knwo for a fact because it did it to mine, i also have an 83 atc200 and a 185s.
First things first, all teh big red models use 25" tires (25x12x9)
All the S models (200s and 185s) use 22" tires (22x11x8)
You CAN use any of the follwoing front ends with any of these trikes, the 185s, 200s, 83 atc 200, 200m and big reds up to 84. The 85 250es will not work, reason being the neck bearings are different sizes. But the other models will bolt up as far the neck goes. BUT, the front hub/ brake assemblies arent the same, as well as triples, triple tops, and fenders on them all.
The 83 atc200, and 200m which both use a 25" tire, also use the same front fenders, head lamps, axles, hubs/ brake panels.
The big red front ends, just throw them away. they are straight garbage and never will dampen, even if N.O.S.
The 185s and 200s, have the same hubs, brakes, head lamps, triples, tires, rims, etc. They are the same everything, but with a 22" tire.
Also, you must make sure u get the right axle for the hub/ forks. depedning with size tire/ front end u end up using will vary which axle u need.
I personally but front shocks from a 200s on my 185s, sense mine came with solid forks originally, and suspension is very nice to have.
My big red i tossed the forks and was extremely lucky enough to find a very nice set of 200m forks on ebay for just under 100 bucks, they can be sold for more than double that sense they are so rare and were only made for a couple years.
If i were you, look for 200m or the 83 atc200 forks, they both use the big 25" tires liek the big reds and are great shocks and are very easy to rebuild. Also, you can expect to sepnd about 200 bucks to do an entire swap out of the front end if you half way decent parts.
If you don't mind going from a 25" tire on the big red to a 22", then just get the 185s or 200s front end, they are easy to find and quite abundant. I used that on my big red till i was able to find some 200m forks. And no i aint selling the 200m forks, they are mine! lol.
Also, there are racks for al the ATC models, some are just harder to find. Any 200m parts as far as front ends are few in number.