So this is the point i'm at now on my 200x rebuild

[JJMF1979]

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So hope everyone likes what i've done so far some of the things include
Everything blasted and re painted but not powdered(yet)
supertrapp exhaust added
New tank
All new bearings
Had to buy the whole Front and rear brake assembly
Engine blasted and painted
Bought new straight forks
Forks polished up to a decent shine
New fork boots in the mail(red)
Motion pro throttle
New carb kit
Master cylinder gaurd
Front fender brace
Engine was rebuilt a cpl years ago so waiting a bit to bore it out among other things
Going to have g force 350ex hubs(haven't got them yet)will widen stance around 6 inches
Nice oem fenders on there way(no cracks)
New decal set
New seat cover ordered
New grips
All new bolts all around (even have all new engine bolts waiting for the rebuild)
Think that covers it but i'm sure I forgot something

[JJMF1979]

Here's a closer engine pic
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[JJMF1979]

Just opened some packages and yay it is my factory suppertrapp exhuast!!

[murfman]

Looking Good!

[JJMF1979]

A couple different angles
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[bkm]

Looks good. That tank turned out nice.

[JJMF1979]

yep thats your tank, thanks for the good deal on a good tank still have to put the decals on of course but want to wait till it is all together

[JJMF1979]

learned alot on this one, it is my first total rebuild, but I now have 5 trikes so more rebuilds to come, if you notice right behind it is another 85 200x waiting to be done, the sand blasting setup I have has been really nice and I will have a powder setup very shortly which Will make the next build way better in my oppinion also after some practice I am starting to get good at polishing, all said within 6 months I garantee this one will be back apart getting powdered

[JJMF1979]

installed everything else needed to start her up and she started right up and sounded sweet with the supertrap, but when I was tightening the head pipe on one of the studs broke off flush with the cylinder so now I get to pull the engine back out and drill out the stud with a reverse thread bit and hopefully it will catch and screw the bolt out so I don't have to retap or use a helicoil well wish me luck.....always 2 steps forward one step back but hey everytime I hit a snag I learn some thing, also on a side not it was running rich a bit and backfireing with the new exhaust setup but I can adjust that by moving the throtle up a notch or two on the needle right? also I am having a hard time finding reverse threaded bits in the small town I live in (I was actually told by some idiot they don't exist) can I use an extractor? I have heard bad things but since the bolt isn't rusted in shouldn't it probebly work? because I can get an extractor set

[stillhunter]

I have a set from canadian tire that work great. They have saved me a lot of work ,a few times. They sell the drill bit style for extracting screws,bolts etc. and the socket style for removing nuts and anything they will bite onto. I love them , for all the abuse I've put them through I've only broken one bit ,well worth the money

[JJMF1979]

Got the bolt out, but it wasn't easy but at least I still have threads left, should be good to go, anyone have any advice about the running rich and backfiring problem, like I said I will try to fix it by lowering the needle and if that doesn't work I can step the main jet down from the 110 I think is in there to the 108 I think I have, but any other idea's

[JJMF1979]

The stupid bolt extractor broke in the bolt I knew I shouldn't have used it in this case, but it worked out more or less in the end

[Qdude79]

Looks great! I'm at about the same stage with my '85 build. Decided to go with a Douglas/ITP Holeshot combo for rollers rather than stock, though. Keep it coming!

[JJMF1979]

thanks qdude I should have some finished pics of her tonight or tommorrow minus the new red fork boots I bought and the nice oem fenders that I am waiting on with no cracks, but then I can add pics from every stage of the build I have them all just never posted them also I do regret the fact that I didn't powder this build as it hasen't even been rode yet and I have a bunch of chips to fix, oh well by the time I do my other x build I will have my powder set up and it will be done right, and more then likely this one taken apart and done over too, so I guess it is good enough for now, it was pretty rought when I drove it and took 30 kicks to get her going no it satrts on one or two kicks, it will be a nice rider

[Qdude79]

Not to divert the original topic, but I'd like to hear what you went through to get it started the first time. This is my VERY first build, both of an ATC and any sort of small engine. Anxious as hell as to what's gonna happen when I finally get to the point of trying to kick it over. I'm confident in the timing and the valve adjustment, the carb is a major question mark. Advice?

[JJMF1979]

Well when I took apart the carb and rebuilt it I took note of how everything was and put it back together accordingly and the only thing I changed with the engine was the exhaust and valve clearances (I added a factory 200x supertrapp) curtousey of shortline so when I went to start it yesterday I hooked everything up and opened the gas then I chocked it and started to kick and after maybe 3 kicks she fired up, then I adjusted the throttle screw on the carb a bit to get it to idle properly and that was it, but I also am running a bit rich and it is backfireing so before I drive it tomorrow I am going to move the slide needle down more and hopefully that will solve the problem but if it doesn't then I have the next size smaller main jet that came with my carb kit I got so I will put that in, I also added a motion pro throttle and spent a while getting that adjusted and I still don't like the way it is but it works right, it seems like the cable is longer then stock and it isn't as tight as I would like it in the lever and the carb and I can only adjust it so far.....anyone have any idea's on that one, hope this helped qdude but it probebly won't much as the engine I used was rebuilt a few years ago and I didn't have to get into it like you did......good luck Also this was my first build too I learned alot and the next one will be way better

[JJMF1979]

So here is some basically finished pics, I just need to get the front and rear fenders I am working on getting from someone in mint condition and the fork boots I ordered a long time ago and the guy is dragging his ass, also I am having a little trouble dialing the carb in properly so need to keep trying on that one, but she looks and runs pretty good just not perfect yet, but I'm proud of it as it is my first build, now I have big plans for my next 200x build which will resemble a dragster and include a +6 swinger and a bored out engine and alot of other mods and chromed peices along with evrything else sandblasted and powdered and black aftermarket or fiberglass fenders It will not resemble a stock 200x, I already got on of them, also I included a few pics of my new blaster pretty fun little thing

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[hillbilly 200x]

your 200x is looks pretty sweet.