heres a idiot question...

[tapage]

whats the difference between a 1984 200s, 200m, and 200es?

[kb0nly]

Quite a bit...

If i had to sum it up... The S and M are chain drive, the M has electric start, the S is recoil start. The ES is also known as the Big Red, which is what i have. It has recoil and electric start and all the bells and whistles a working trike should, racks and reverse with shaft drive and high low range, etc etc.

The S and M models are basically the lower option models in my opinion. Then the ES is like the has everything edition.

[tapage]

ic... i have the es also i always just wandered it seems like the es would be the way to go. why did they stop making the 200es? it seems like it was a well rounded machine with enough power for my needs i pulled a suv around with it.

[just ben]

ic... i have the es also i always just wandered it seems like the es would be the way to go. why did they stop making the 200es? it seems like it was a well rounded machine with enough power for my needs i pulled a suv around with it.hmm good question, my guess would be,the same reason they stopped all trike production

[falloutboy]

The 200es- The way I always looked at it was E for electric start, S for shaft drive, was replaced by the 250ES in 1985. The 200es was only made for 1984.

[atctim]

why did they stop making the 200es?

They didn't stop making them per-say. Honda upgraded it in 1985 to the 250ES (Big Red). They added 50cc to the motor and upgraded the front suspension, and added rear suspension. A bigger better model some might say. The previous Big Red Models (1982 - 83) ATC200E - were chain driven with no reverse gear, thus making the 1984 an upgrade from that. In 1984 it got "the shaft" as well as a reverse gear. Although the first generation look almost identical to the 1984 models (Same fenders and gas tank)- they are really worlds apart.

[grubbyfoot]

Anybody know if there is a manual/semi auto gearbox that will bolt up to the 200s? Ive tried looking around on here and cant find an answer.

[falloutboy]

Because of the basic output shaft of the 200s, which is just a sprocket, I don't think anything else would work. The E's (the chain drive with hi/lo range) have a pretty long output shaft if I remember right.

[grubbyfoot]

so then the gearbox from the 200x is a definite no go?

[falloutboy]

you would have to compare the cases i guess, but doesn't seem like it would work

[bkm]

Anybody know if there is a manual/semi auto gearbox that will bolt up to the 200s? Ive tried looking around on here and cant find an answer.The 200s already has a manual/automatic gear box that you still have to shift but there is no clutch. Are you wanting a manual clutch for your 200s? There was a guy on here that installed a 200x engine in a 185s frame a few weeks back so you might want to do a search and see what all he did to make it work.

[grubbyfoot]

The 200s already has a manual/automatic gear box that you still have to shift but there is no clutch. Are you wanting a manual clutch for your 200s? There was a guy on here that installed a 200x engine in a 185s frame a few weeks back so you might want to do a search and see what all he did to make it work.

Ah that what I wanted manual gearbox without a clutch because my wife cant use the clutch. But the specs page for it says that it is automatic(?) which is why I was asking.

[Matrix]

it got "the shaft"

That sounds like an 80's movie line :lol:

[sweetip2000]

Hey man you shift it with your foot 1 up 4 down. its a 5 speed. There is no clutch.
I know it sounds confusing, just picture riding a bike without a clutch but you still shift it with your foot. That's why its called a semi automatic. You let up off the throttle when you shift to be kind to the gearbox. Dig ?

[grubbyfoot]

Hey man you shift it with your foot 1 up 4 down. its a 5 speed. There is no clutch.
I know it sounds confusing, just picture riding a bike without a clutch but you still shift it with your foot. That's why its called a semi automatic. You let up off the throttle when you shift to be kind to the gearbox. Dig ?

Thank you for the clear answer. It seemed like everywhere I looked I was being told automatic exclusively, but I wasn't sure because the answers were vague.