success in canada :D updated 08/27/2008 99% done :D

[gizmo_22]

well my 200x that ive been working on is still a pile of steel in the back yard lol but i found a complete 200x parts bike with everything on it from a guy who just restored one. He knows what the parts are worth so it wasnt exactly free but it gets me a hell of alot closer to getting mine together, aparently the guy who had it cut the front off the frame to try to stuff a 400ex into it, but failed lol. So seeing as i have a good main frame for my 83 ill just swap the swinger and everything to it and call it good :D ill be picking it up tomorrow before work so i should have a few pics up for you guys before i get flamed with a this thread is useless without pics :P

hes also got 3 other 200x engines that are if various states of needing a rebuild, might pick those up later when some money allows. Had to buy a new truck so money is kinda tight atm.

[oscarmayer]

let me knwo if you cna get a 200x frame swinger and front fork setup. basically a roller w/o a motor setup or plastics. jsut wondering how much they cost.

[gizmo_22]

thats basically what i started with a year ago, was a freebie but in rough shape... as far as parts go, your best bet is the people on this forum :D

[steven 250sx]

good stuff man, get your bikes going so we can go rip it up

[gizmo_22]

its in the works man, wont be long now... got a few people here at work that want to hit up blue mountain and go play in the sand, couple dirtbikes and a quad or 2 so once my bike is good to go we'll go play :D

[steven 250sx]

:beer :Bounce :w00t: don't expect much from the tri-z though lol i'll say i'm novice on it but still i ride it like it's a 2 stroke

[gizmo_22]

lol ill be a novice on the x too, only ever rode my hardtail up there but its fun :D

[steven 250sx]

i was up there proboly 2weeks ago and i got stoked hardcore but scared at the same time cause i know i'm goign to try it sooner or later lol but yea have you ever been up to pabino pit? they got little and big stuff with wide open areas

[gizmo_22]

cant say i have, but id like to go see

[gizmo_22]

well guys got her home today, i dont like how the frame has been cut in 4 pieces on the down tube so im thinking ill sacrifice the beat 83 for the down tube and weld it in one shot, then get it running :D it looks like its in amazing shape tho for whats there, front brakes work but need new pads, rear has no brake fluid yet so its unknown with that... Swingarm bearings are good and tight, ordered some chain tensioners for it today, should have my mounts within the next week or 2 and have the engine in :D anyways as promised some big pics :D What you guys think?

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x1.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x2.jpg

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x3.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x4.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x5.jpg

[steven 250sx]

omg she looks good boss, but why cut 2 frames up? whats wrong with the 83?

[gizmo_22]

everything lol

[gizmo_22]

its really beat and i found some spots where the frame was "modified" by the previous owner, and the 84 stuff wont bolt up without a trip to the machine shop... so its easier for me to cut the 83frame and get myself a good strong 84

[steven 250sx]

ahh ok well get at' er

[gizmo_22]

that is the plan, cutting and welding should happen tomorrow afternoon and i might fab up a rear brake lever while im at it... wont be long once parts are in :D

[Tecate250]

Great looking x. Do what you have to do.

[gizmo_22]

alright well welding took a back seat this weekend, ended up having to haul some wood with my friend but thats payment for the welding lol, all the parts i need are ordered so within the next week she should be back to a solid frame and have the engine in, then all i need to do is get out the airbox in the shed slap on a filter and play with the carb some :) and the usual oil change/bleed brakes etc etc...

[84honda200s]

kooks good man. you did good on it and did what ya had to. very good man very good.

[gizmo_22]

lol thanks think im gonna try to get this one licensed and insured as the trail cops are getting bad up this way.... makes it easier to travel with too :P

[gizmo_22]

well got the frame welded up today, still need to finish the welds and a coat of paint... bleed the brakes and fab a rear brake pedal.... wont be long now :D

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x6.JPG

[84honda200s]

looking good my friend looking good. should work pretty good for ya.

[gizmo_22]

yup once its a runner, the s finally gets restored :)

[84honda200s]

yup once its a runner, the s finally gets restored :)


good deal man. i always liked my s but the back cant take a hardtail anymore .

[gizmo_22]

lol im the same way, but im going to restore it and probably give it to my friends son once he gets old enough, or keep it for when i have a kid... they love things like that :P

[Macs]

that is a pretty nice roller.

[gizmo_22]

thx man motor should be in by the weekend :)

[Tecate250]

Every Sunday all the locals go the the Alps Gravel pit in Porters lake.

[scooterroo]

nice job gizmo, good luck on the build.

[gizmo_22]

Tecate250, ive never been up there have to go up for a drive sometime... and scooterroo thanks man, got the new sprockets on today and the swinger bolt free'd up so when my chain tensioners are in it'll be an easy thing to get done.

[84honda200s]

hey gizmo .. ya got any more pics of that nice ride yet.

[gizmo_22]

lol not yet man, was working on it some before work, but had to pack up in a rush or be late lol.... ill get some new ones tomorrow or something :)

[84honda200s]

kool sounds like a plan to me. lmao

[gizmo_22]

im hope the other stuff i need comes in tomorrow, it will at least let me get the motor in and get the chain and stuff on,

[gizmo_22]

well chain tensioners came in as well as my intake i needed, but now i need to get a swingarm bolt locknut, mine decided to strip, bah another minor setback also picked up some brake pads so i still have some stuff to do, get the motor and wiring in, new sprockets, bleed brakes, etc... oh anyone by chance have a complete airbox assembly for an 84 200x they want to sell, the airbox i have isnt for this bike and with the trails around here i need the full box...

[Tecate250]

Thats great. Did you get to drive the 200x at all?

[gizmo_22]

not yet man. waiting on my motor mounts to come in,

[gizmo_22]

well order'd the locknut for the swinger bolt as well as a sprocket stud, had to cut a striped one off, they say the parts will be in tuesday, hope my mounts show up soon too :)

[gizmo_22]

well started on the brakes today after work... front caliper and master are trash'd and the back is gouged so bad brake fluid just runs right through the rear master... so i guess im back to ebay to find some stuff that works.... man its frustrating sometimes.

[Tecate250]

200 xs are not that rare in the maritimes. I have seen 4 with out even looking. Another site to check out is kijiji.ca. There is a nice 1986 one in halifax section for 2000 with papers. Or quadpro.ca.

[84honda200s]

not yet man. waiting on my motor mounts to come in,

they are on the way man. now its in the hands of the postal service.

[Tecate250]

Great thread. Its nice to see people putting alot of time into there trikes.

[gizmo_22]

84honda200s ya man i know its up to the mail now so no biggie on your part :) had the s out for a ride yesterday with a few friends in the rain, me on the trike and them in their trucks lol... i made it anywhere they did in the mud, was a good time. As far as my brakes are concerned i havent had a chance to look at them lately, too much rain... but i might just bite the bullet and order new oem cr brakes for the rear and a kx 85 caliper for the front... my stock brackets are gonna be hard to get off the old x stuff but manageable... i dunno yet.

[gizmo_22]

yay! well turns out was just the line that was bad on the rear master, got it bled all nice like and its holding great pressure, got my dead 200 in for a mockup so i can see how i want to make the brake pedal... front brakes are done tho... ah well abit cheaper to have to replace one set rather then 2. got the swinger mounted up with the new tensioners and locknut.... man that was a pain, had to carefully file the threads on the bolt because they were mostly messed up but i got it after awhile... only other things i can think of is drill out a few broken bolts for the grab bar, get a few longer bolts for the foot pegs, swap over the engine and harness from the 185 and go play :D cant wait!

sorry for the crappy pic, camera is dead and cell, well it works kinda.
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x7.jpg

[Tecate250]

I have used a top quality camera to take pics and yours is better then most of mine. SAAAAAWEET Trike

[gizmo_22]

well marginal progress so far, in the test fitting of the motor i found out the alignment is a little off on the rear mounts so once my motor mounts get here we'll get that all fixed up, other then that everything is almost ready to roll... dressed the welds a little bit and threw on some primer for the time being. But dont worry the frame will get a new coat of paint in the near future... Anyways some more random pics for all you guys. Oh and Tecate 250 the last pic was a cell phone pic... these were taken with my Fuji S700, not a real $ camera but takes nice pics.

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x10.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x11.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x12.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x13.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x14.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x15.jpg

[gizmo_22]

heres my 185 autox as of right now... lol bent the exhaust doing a wheelie because i dont have a grab bar mounted yet... live and learn.... Oh and my high performance rear brake pedal lol....
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x10.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x11.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/new200x12.jpg

oh and of course the wheelie , and ya i know no helmet... ill be wearing it next time... was just warming the bike up to move it across the yard.....

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/wheelie.jpg

[gizmo_22]

seems my thread has died lol, ah well here is a few crappy cell pics of the current state of the 185autox. Going to be getting some 20" tires for it and go up to a 12t front sprocket.... oh and change the engine :)

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/200x25.JPG
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/200x26.JPG
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/200x27.JPG

[Dan151]

man im digging that headlight, was it hard to wire, and how did you go about doing it?

[gizmo_22]

the headlight is an old driving light from my car, its not an ideal pattern and isnt very bright but it does provide something in the dark... its not hard at all, ground to the handlebar clamp and the hot wire connected to either your low or high beam on the stock wiring.