The 200x resurrection!

[Mickey Dunlap]

The celibration of "The Resurrection" was three Sunday's ago, after 3 days in the grave He rose from the dead. Today Sunday the 19th my Team Honda #19 200x is coming back after 30 years!
— feeling blessed.

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[madmass]

That is beyond cool. Congrats Mickey

[dman10]

WAY beyond cool

[oscarmayer]

looks totally awesome Mickey! Love it!

[Keith Salyer]

Gotta see more Mickey

[Dirtcrasher]

Put a pillow under it and make vroom vroom noises :D

[oscarmayer]

^ hahaha now THAT is funny!!!!

[Mickey Dunlap]

Thanks guy, I'm doing more to it with things polishing the gear box, stuff that no one will ever see but I want everything to be as good or better then it ever was. There is only one of these in the world, I feel I have to give it my best.

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[NeverLift]

Mickey,
What are the benefits to polishing the transmission? My guess, less rotating mass with oil sliding off the polished surface, oil flows to the pump/filter/cooler faster. I've heard people polishing connecting rods to break surface tension of the metal so they bend instead of break. Are you going to polish the inside of the cases?

[phantomtracer]

Did Honda let you keep the bikes you rode?
What's the background story on this one?
Sorry if this has been explained, maybe a different thread has that?

[Mickey Dunlap]

Mickey,
What are the benefits to polishing the transmission? My guess, less rotating mass with oil sliding off the polished surface, oil flows to the pump/filter/cooler faster. I've heard people polishing connecting rods to break surface tension of the metal so they bend instead of break. Are you going to polish the inside of the cases?

Probably not much, I just like it.

[Mickey Dunlap]

Did Honda let you keep the bikes you rode?
What's the background story on this one?
Sorry if this has been explained, maybe a different thread has that?

I lived in Bend OR. and Honda didn't want to pay to ship them to Cal. to crush them so they just needed the numbers off it. This one was one Honda built for me to race the Baja Cross races so I could just fly down there to race and not have to drive from Bend all the time. I won the championship with this bike. It was my last 4 stroke I raced for them before they built us the 200cc 2 stroke works bikes.

[badandy]

The celibration of "The Resurrection" was three Sunday's ago, after 3 days in the grave He rose from the dead. Today Sunday the 19th my Team Honda #19 200x is coming back after 30 years!
— feeling blessed.

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An '83 200x was my first ever dirtbike, my parents said they couldn't afford to buy me one... so at 11yrs I got a paper route, saved for about a year and a half, the old man got me a loan, and I paid $56mo for the next year and a half... I like this.... I remember you, reading about anyway, from those days... Mickey, I'm glad you're reviving a piece of this history.

[Mickey Dunlap]

All I have been doing the past two day is run from one doctor to the other this week, but at least I was close to the powder coater today and was able to pick up the frame!

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The frame has had the front cut off and tucked in 2 degrees and the down tube re-enforced down by the front motor mounts. Just little things that no one knew about.

[oscarmayer]

Mickey. I see some other re-enforced places. Nicely done for sure!! Love it.


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[Mickey Dunlap]

Mickey. I see some other re-enforced places. Nicely done for sure!! Love it.


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No I don't think so, I'm pretty sure it's stock from there.

[Jmoozy27]

Looking good Mick, can't wait to see the end product. I'm sure it will be stunning. :lock:

[oscarmayer]

Ahh ok, I was thinking it looked like the front had an extra plate attached to the frame for more re-enforcement. it sticks out more than my stocker 200x frame does around the front weld area on the factory gusset and air inlet.
maybe just the way the lighting is hitting it.

it is going to be a very nice piece sir! Looking forward to seeing it completed. You do awesome work and have some very nice machines. I have a ton of respect for you sir. Thank you for being part of our community and helping us.

[Mickey Dunlap]

Ahh ok, I was thinking it looked like the front had an extra plate attached to the frame for more re-enforcement. it sticks out more than my stocker 200x frame does around the front weld area on the factory gusset and air inlet.
maybe just the way the lighting is hitting it.

it is going to be a very nice piece sir! Looking forward to seeing it completed. You do awesome work and have some very nice machines. I have a ton of respect for you sir. Thank you for being part of our community and helping us.

Thank you, while engine building is my business I enjoy new builds more then any thing. I have a Kawasaki Brute Force that is going to blow people away when it's done.

[Keith Salyer]

I thought the pic I saw on Facebook looked reinforced on the lower downtube. Anyway this is going to be a super build.:Bounce

[Mickey Dunlap]

I thought the pic I saw on Facebook looked reinforced on the lower downtube. Anyway this is going to be a super build.:Bounce


It is on the lower down tube at the front motor mounts. Honda didn't do that for me because I wasn't going to be raced very long, little did I know they were 2 strokes coming. LOL

[Ol Deuce]

Looking good Mickey;)

[Mickey Dunlap]

Looking good Mickey;)


Thanks, we tried the powder coat in the clear gel coat or what ever, but they didn't come out good so we just got the custom red gel coat.

[Darius1502]

Thanks guy, I'm doing more to it with things polishing the gear box, stuff that no one will ever see but I want everything to be as good or better then it ever was. There is only one of these in the world, I feel I have to give it my best.

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Wow...truly amazing Mickey!!