Why is it so hard to let go ?

[bigredhead]

Dam-it.

Why do i find it so hard to sell my big red...... I'm emotionally attached to that sucker for some reason. :cry:

I need money to finance my 250 SX project, i plan to make a really nice bike out of it.. but it's gonna cost me.

I want to replace the whole rear end bearings, aluminum rims all around, new brake shoes to go on the drum i ordered, white maier back and front plastics with a black clarke gas tank ( was going to go white there too, but i'm told gas will yellow the tank over time.. is this true? ) new handlebars, fork boots, re-paint all that needs painting... etc....

And if i can sell my big red 84 200es for around 700 or so i can do all that.

But daym.. it's hard to let go !

i'm also going to be parting out an 82 200.. the whole bike is there almost mint !, if anyone needs parts for that !!!

[bonkers_200s]

Don't sell it dude.

The same thing with firearms, don't sell them, you're only going too kick yourself in the arse later for it.

[smokinp]

yea.dont sell it..you will regret it very much when its gone!try saving up some extra cash each pay check to finance the sx....

[350x'inNY]

CEET still sells tank covers for the 85-86 250SX. Not sure if the 'Clarke' tank is the same dimensions as a stock tank though....

Bruce

[straight pipe]

i have a 250sx as well. i am redoing it over the winter months"soon" 1t is a 86 and i want the 87 look. i am repainting the tank white and redoing the seat blue. i was asked the same question as well when i told my buds about the white yellowing. i am a bodyshop owner and i am going to spray it with base/clear. the clear will be ppg's anti grafitti clear. it was designed for busses where you have people writing on the walls with markers. the marker does not stain "apparently" so i am giving it a shot. even factory honda white will stain if a person is not carefull when filling up fuel.factory white honda is a single stage paint. base/clear is much better. and i was happy to find out that all the decals are still available through honda.i have all of them except for one...on it's way.

[bigredhead]

I really want to keep the big red, but it's pretty much going to be a " friend's " ride... and i get to pay for it !!! i'm not that rich !

and i can't ride them both at the same time !! well... hmmm maybe !!.. LOL.

oh hell... i don't know anymore. :mad:

[bigredhead]

oh.. and regarding the tank... mine has 2 HUGE dents in it from the triple tree, so a cover would look weird.

I want a new one anyways !!

[83200e]

Why can't you ride both? There's lots of people, including myself, that own several 3 wheelers and ride all of them.

[Kintore]

yah, I have 2 R's. try not to sell it man, the attachment to 3wheelers is awesome!

[foster]

Hey Bigred, I live over near Elmwood Drive, not very far from you.
Give me your Big Red, and I'll let you have visitation rights every second weekend, LOL.

[bigredhead]

LOL... comforting ! thanks.

I'm on salisbury Rd..close to edinburg. !

If i had a bigger garage, i'd keep all 3. but at least one has got to go, and that's the 82 200. I think i'll put the big red up for sale for a fairly high price, if it don't sell i'll keep it. And if it does.. well i'll pimp out the SX really good !

how expensive is chroming ???? .. i'm thinking rear rack ! ..

seriously !

[threewheelin-feelin]

dude i have been trying to sell my pos 200s for ever now.......but every time i go to put it in the trading post...i cant lmao :TrikesOwn

[Pistonhead]

Don't sell her man, would you just pawn off a good friend? Never sell: cars (I mean good ones and antiques), any trucks, any guns, any atv's or trikes or bikes, or any antiques, you'll just end up kicking yourself later, and who knows maybe the buyer will tell you its going to a good home-then he'll ride the living bejesus out of it-then part it on ebay! Or be like me and never get rid of anything, I've got the at least 3 different tailgates most in crappy condition for my truck, I won't ever sell them, I just squirrel them away in my shop, then I'll restore them later. You can ride two trikes as well, I can drive 4 tractors, my truck, 2 trikes in one weekend!

[straight pipe]

reguarding the dents on your tank. all you have to do is plug the petcock and plug the gas filler hole with a piece of rubber and use a torch and heat the dent up till it is red and use compressed air to fill the tank and the dent pops out....oh ya flush the tank out reeeeeal good before you do this. if you are paintig anyway this is a good method to get nasty dents out.

[Howdy]

reguarding the dents on your tank. all you have to do is plug the petcock and plug the gas filler hole with a piece of rubber and use a torch and heat the dent up till it is red and use compressed air to fill the tank and the dent pops out....oh ya flush the tank out reeeeeal good before you do this. if you are paintig anyway this is a good method to get nasty dents out.

I am sorry but this is VERY BAD advice. Even if you wash the tank out you will still have some gas fumes in it. Heating the tank can or will ignite the fumes. If and when this happens the tank can explode and could cause serious injury. Not only that if the fumes ignite the tank will be trashed.

One of the best methods I have heard is the water and freeze method. It has been mentioned many times before. Here is a link to that info:
http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/showthread.php?t=27752

Howdy

[bigredhead]

i'd think the seams would give before the dent !!!...

only way i see it working would be to push the dent out from the inside, but he SX has a sleeve on the gas hole that kinda makes pushing out the dent a pain..

then bondo, sand and re-paint.

I want a black tank to go with white plastics... so i might just have to get a clarke, and fix the metal one eventually to sell off on e-bay for more resto money.. or keep as a backup maybe !

[straight pipe]

i have not yet have had any bad things happen when i do this. what i do is wash it out with soap and water a couple of times.then i fill it about 3/4 way with water. this is the part that freaks people out but i was tought this by a guy that welds on tanks for a living.what he tought me is that you drop a match in it.if there are any fumes in it left they will burn but i have never had any flamage yet.this is a method that i have been practicing for a while. and part of my buisness has been making custom tanks for motorcycles for local riders.in fact the latest one had been picked up yesterday. i custonised a yamaha bubble tank into a coffin tank.after i drain the water i dry it and i start cutting, sparks fly everywhere.if i would freeze the tank with water i would be afraid of swelling the tank to the point of splitting the welds and that would be disasterous.i to was freaked out when the guy dropped the match in the tank but he assured me the the fuel /air ratio left in the tank after washing is not very favorable for a explosion.i watched a myth busters show where they had a spraygun in a pexiglass room and had gas spaying out of it. they then triggered a spark in that room where GAS was thick. it did not blow up until they had the right air/fuel mix. same thing happens in your trike motor, no fuel lots of air .....no go.

[a-camp]

Its like using race fuel to mount a tire . Just have to go for it some day. It all works .