Restored 85 Polaris 250R/es

**atctim** · 10-12-2009, 10:30 PM

I finally finished up my Polaris P3 this weekend. I thought I would share some pictures of it since you don;t see pictures of these everyday. Please excuse the poor quality pictures as they are from a cell phone.

Special thanks to John Swinehart for helping me out on working some things out with this trike.

It is a great ride!

**fabiodriven** · 10-12-2009, 10:34 PM

That is sweet man. I love those "off the beaten path" trikes.

**code200k** · 10-12-2009, 10:44 PM

there is one of those right up the road from me ,in the front of a polaris dealership sitting in a busch ..i and many others asked if the owner will sell and will not..shame.. nice looking trike always wanted to have one you did a good job as always ..

**MonroeMike** · 10-12-2009, 10:45 PM

Rare bike, looks great.

**dansvan** · 10-13-2009, 12:33 AM

metric in the front sae in the back. Gotta love it

**harryredtrike** · 10-13-2009, 12:42 AM

is that the right front tire looks like its low in the front.looks great though,nice job

**seadoo650** · 10-13-2009, 07:19 AM

Looks great Timmy. Now take it out and get it muddy.

**atcquebec** · 10-13-2009, 07:30 AM

Wow, i would trade my girlfrind for that trike,
they are very rare in Canada and i'd love to have the chance to see one .
take a good care of it.

**ScottZJ** · 10-13-2009, 08:26 AM

Very nice job! I have tried to get one of those time and time again and keep missing the chance. I hope to add one to my collection in the future.

**sandpuppi101** · 10-13-2009, 10:33 AM

She look's awesome Tim,it look's like you did a fantastic job on it.I've ridden Swinehart's P-3 before and it was deffinatly different but fun at the same time.I know that John really like's riding his but I don't think he's much into working on his,LOL.Glad to see another p-3 up and running and glad too see it's your's Tim,Look's Great Bud..

**aldochina** · 10-13-2009, 10:57 AM

very cool, I always wondered how those rode. More like a utility, but with the 2- stroke engine.

**keister** · 10-13-2009, 11:57 AM

I take it the final re-assembly went down with out a problem.
Is it all complete or are there any little odds and ends to finish up.
Looks great - can't wait to ride it again - I love how it handles!

**rdlsz24** · 10-13-2009, 12:14 PM

That thing is sweet. I like the rear tires. The engine looks like what they still put in their quads today lol.

Rob

**atctim** · 10-13-2009, 12:52 PM

Thanks for all the replies guys. Yeah - it is all together. I almost had it all back together and found a piece I didn't know where it went. Upon going thru the manual I found that it was a transmission brace - had to pull the tranny back out to put this piece on. Set me back about an hour as you have to remove everything in a certain order as others have mentioned. one last thing I have to do is get the front tire remounted on the OEM Yammy wheel - I thought I could get away with using another 3 bolt Honda wheel I had - but the offset is about 3/4" off. Still ride-able though. I also did away with the Oil Injection when I did this build after hearing some nightmares about them.

**MudBug** · 10-13-2009, 03:18 PM

sweet bike! is that an XR650 I see in the back? I might have one of those by the end of this year

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