86 200x resto-mod build

[dirtwheels]

I finally started getting this thing back together. Lots of goodies going on it. Will post info on all parts once build is done.
Here are a few pics for now. Will post more once the motor is back in. Enjoy. :D

[riverrat]

Clean machines!!!!

[dirtwheels]

Bike is all back together. I'm pleased with how it came out.

Parts/Mod List:

Stainless Swingarm Bolt and collar- (made by Ronnie) GIT IT RAG! R.I.P.
Custom welded +2.5 swingarm
Works Performance Rear Shock (custom preload)
+6 correct 86 Durablue axle with custom NP3 Nickel teflon coating
86 Tri-Z 250 taillight and bracket
custom made tabs welded to frame to accommodate for taillight bracket (used 350x grommets, collars and bolts)
custom license plate bracket (used 185s 6mm inner-threaded sleeves, drilled and inset welded into frame) (not pictured)
NOS takeoff 350x wheels (brochure and Canada only slotted style)
NOS Ohtsu ATC250r 20" rear tires
NOS Ohtsu 23.5x8x11 front tire with early period "Pro Vector" written out.
JT racing 14T front sprocket
87 wiring harness
87 regulator (clip-style)
87 keyed ignition
87 engine skid plate
Renthal CR Lo bars
AME Grips
2008 TRX Front Master cylinder (custom modified brake lever with 88 TRX250r rubber boot)
Galfer stainless steel braided rear brake line
Galfer sintered brake pads
Chrome acorn style lug nuts
NOS correct 86/87 Supertrapp Exhaust system
Forks - NOS fork lowers with correct NOS boots
NOS OEM grab bar
NOS seat
NOS bearing carrier
NOS skid plate - modified for extended swingarm
NOS cables - All
NOS OEM tank shrouds
UNI air filter
D.I.D. O-ring chain
Custom frame ID decal from Harlan with correct 11-85 build date
Hondaline headlight guard (correct for 86)
Fender Brace - Hondaline 86 style replica from Tapper
NOS Hondaline speedometer
NOS Hondaline speedometer install kit
ATC 250r cable guide and plastic grommet
Custom speedo mounting bracket (OEM style but longer to accommodate for lower angle Renthal bars)
All original NOS OEM Decals (except Frame year ID and Swingarm emissions decal)
NOS bolts/washers/seals/clips, etc. from Honda - All
on and on…

Motor (All parts OEM Honda)
cam
rockers
valves
valve guides
valve stem seals
valve springs
valve spring seats
timing chain
timing chain guides/tensioner
.25 over piston
.25 over piston rings
wrist pin and clips
clutch - all discs
87 clutch springs

Tank - Original paint and decals. Not flawless, but darn neat mint.

Enjoy the pics. Will take more soon.

[WIkid500]

WOA! That's super nice! Very nice job restoring this one!

[christph]

Very nice! Where did you get the Supertrapp exhaust? I thought they stopped making those and it looks new in the box.

[yaegerb]

Very nice indeed!

[sinsayers]

Wow that is beautiful man, Great work and Christph great question because I want one for my X. More pics and maybe a video of it running, I wanna hear that trap.

[atc007]

Perfection.. Extremely nice sir.

[dirtwheels]

The Supertrapp was new in the box. Had it for a couple of years. Yes, they don't come around much, and when they do, even the used ones for the 86/87 bring $$. If you notice, in picture 1 of the first post, I had a Supertrapp on there that I made from a 350x setup but used a cobra head pipe and modded it. Worked out really well. Then I found the original correct one so I saved it for the re-build. I figure, enjoy these cool NOS parts instead of looking at them in the boxes. It sounds mint.

[sinsayers]

Nice pickup on the exhaust, my search continues I suppose hahaha. Great build dirtwheels

[userj8670]

im stiff.......

[GoodKarma]

Thanks for sharing! I'm SLOWLY rebuilding a machine that was dead when I bought it. This has to be the hardest machine to find parts for!

[honda200x1987]

Super clean build on that 200X, WOW. Great job and you have some hard to find parts on that build so it's even more impressive. The dash pad looks mint, did you polish it up? I kinow it takes alot of time and $ to get one to look like that , 2 thumbs up!

[dirtwheels]

^^^ Thanks for the great comments. The dash was decent, had some scrapes, but that wasn't gonna cut it for this build. I ended up filling it in with automotive polyester filler and hitting it with automotive flexible bumper satin paint. It took a lot of time and patience to get it right. I redid it 3x before I was convinced enough it looked like an OEM finish. It actually has been sitting since last summer when I did it, so its totally hardened and seems like it is not coming off anytime soon. So for now, its there. I have another dash I can put on there if this one gets weird. The plugs are the repros from original one that I sent to FlossyB.

[Flossyb20]

Looks great....I hope you don't plan on riding it too much...you need to show that thing off!! Thanks again for letting me use your plug...I just sent it back today, along with another set of repros. I think I found a nice 200x dash to reproduce, so be looking for those soon too.

[aldochina]

awsome build man!! super nice, i like the few non oem touches also!! Thats a machine to be proud of!!

[jwilz]

awesome build!!!! i restored my 84 200x that was a ball of rust when i got it. but looking at yours im totally jealous. maybe a noob question.... but what is the dash yall are referring to. thanx

[jwilz]

awesome build!!!! i restored my 84 200x that was a ball of rust when i got it. but looking at yours im totally jealous. maybe a noob question.... but what is the dash yall are referring to. thanx



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[jwilz]

oh yea ... old pics. it now has a chrome DG exhaust (couldnt find supertrap)lol. and a couple other things. Im not familiar with a few things but if anyone reads this i would appreciate some info. I want to extend my axle and put smaller track style tires ( i believe thats what they are), basically their more flat around the outside of the tire. In contrast mine on there now are the "bubble" tires that i believe were the originals from 1984. I could please use some help/info on the common or appropriate wheel,tire setup if anybody can help i'd greatly appreciate it. thanx

[Darius1502]

Absolutely gorgeous! I am in AWE!!

I love the '86 white Hondas! Amazing JOB! I love it. I saved these on my hard drive!

[honda200x1987]

I forgot about this thread, that was a great build and it has a NOS 86 seat and rear grab bar, now those are hard to find new. Once again great job Vincent!

[dirtwheels]

Thanks again guys for the nice comments. I will be starting work on another 200x soon. This one an 87. I unexpectedly came upon a nice 86 350x last year, so that has had my attention. What a great bike! All original from the original owner in California. Unfortunately, I had to put another tank on it because it was sitting and it had a little surface rust in it. So that will need re-painting at some point to the correct Shasta White and correct 86 decals. I already added a dash to it and it will be getting 20" tires so it can slide better as well as a smaller rear sprocket to keep the gearing close to stock.

[Dirtcrasher]

WOW, beautiful work there; Keep em coming!! :D

[deathman53]

what shifters fit it? I am rebuilding mine 86 200x and it has a 350x shifter now and is too long.

[bigezee]

Damn, that is very nice man. Good job. I too saved all the pics so I can see what mine wants to look like when it is done!!

I plan on getting started on my 86 restoration real soon once my motor is finished. I have a few questions. How did your paint schedule go? How was the frame and other various silver parts painted? Did you just use spray can or have a body shop gun shoot it all. Did you clear coat it all after paint?

Either way what brand of paint did you use and what were the color codes for all the colors, the red specifically. Since yours turned out so good I wanna replicate your paint schedule.

thanks

[honda200x1987]

Wow, it seems California has all the mint bikes, that 350X looks to have no more than a few tanks of gas ran through it, nice find! That 87 looks clean to.
Thanks again guys for the nice comments. I will be starting work on another 200x soon. This one an 87. I unexpectedly came upon a nice 86 350x last year, so that has had my attention. What a great bike! All original from the original owner in California. Unfortunately, I had to put another tank on it because it was sitting and it had a little surface rust in it. So that will need re-painting at some point to the correct Shasta White and correct 86 decals. I already added a dash to it and it will be getting 20" tires so it can slide better as well as a smaller rear sprocket to keep the gearing close to stock.

[slashfan7964]

This is how builds should be done. This is the bar that needs to be met. Perfect man.

[dirtwheels]

Bigezee, mostly everything on the 86 was powder coated. The red I believe is RD03. I picked it out at a local shop. I wanted RAL3020 but they seemed hassled by ordering it. It ended up coming very slightly darker than the original red. Most people would have no idea that it is. The bike I am working on now will be getting RAL3020 as it should be a more exact match for the original Passion Red. I don't know the numbers of the satin black and the silver that were used. The brake calipers were all stripped down and then I painted them with VHT semi-gloss black caliper paint and then baked in the oven. Case covers are powder-coated satin black. The tank is still the original OEM Shasta White NH138 paint with the original decals so I don't have a substitute base-clear paint code for that yet but have been doing some testing with GM Super White for the 350X and it is pretty spot-on. Hope that helps and best of luck with your bike.

[bigezee]

Thanks for the info.

Was thinking about powder coating but I think I'm basically going to go base/clear paint on everything, makes doing touchups much easier and would also be cheaper for me in this area around here and something I could do myself without sending it out. What are your thoughts on using the VHT paints for the motor and swingarm. Would want something durable and heat resistant and as close to the original color/sheen as possible. thanks

[dirtwheels]

The VHT works pretty good. It goes on a little weird but when you bake it in the oven or bbq, it smooths out and looks better. The Honda black is tough to match. It's somewhere between a satin and a gloss, so if you can find semi-gloss thats what you want. VHT has semi-gloss but not every place has it.

[PAPA250r]

Great job ! Would love to know the powder
Code for the engine that you used if you can thanks !

[lokisbuddy]

Super clean build on that 200X, WOW. Great job and you have some hard to find parts on that build so it's even more impressive. The dash pad looks mint, did you polish it up? I kinow it takes alot of time and $ to get one to look like that , 2 thumbs up!

Awesome build man having just finished a 200x I know the amount of time and benjamins that go into a build like that :) good job man keep up the great work :)

[Darius1502]

Thanks again guys for the nice comments. I will be starting work on another 200x soon. This one an 87. I unexpectedly came upon a nice 86 350x last year, so that has had my attention. What a great bike! All original from the original owner in California. Unfortunately, I had to put another tank on it because it was sitting and it had a little surface rust in it. So that will need re-painting at some point to the correct Shasta White and correct 86 decals. I already added a dash to it and it will be getting 20" tires so it can slide better as well as a smaller rear sprocket to keep the gearing close to stock.

Isn't it interesting that they used a creme color tank in 85 and shasta white in 85. Also the wing coloring was different.

[Doink]

Shasta White in a base and clearcoat is available again. Honda uses it on the newly-reproduced Ruckus. Anyone know the paint code (or name) for the blue in '86 and '87? I presume it would be the same for the Fat Cat but I can't source it specifically.

[83ATC185]

It's seeing stuff like this that makes me want to get back in the shop. Nice work for sure!