'86 200x HELP!!!!!!

[caponekennels]

just recently bought a 1986 Honda 200x and plan on restoring it this winter...dont know alot about them and i have a couple questions. there is almost a grinding sound coming from the front tire when i take off....1st and 2nd gear i think. also, there is smoke coming out of the exhaust constantly. lastly, back brakes dont work. any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

[MudBug]

lift the bike off the ground and spin the front tire. if there is any strange sound, your front bearings are gone. what color smoke is coming out? there are a few guys on here who know alot about the master cylinders for the brakes, and they will chime in sometime soon

welcome to the addiction

[caponekennels]

the smoke is like a whitish/bluish color. doesnt smell funny, just smells like exhaust to me. i was thinking the bearings but some guy told me that my forks might be best and thats why. It kinda pulls to the left but thats because it needs air.

[caponekennels]

do you know of any places to get the bearings? this is all that ive found so far
http://www.hyperparts.com/wc.dll?ctw...01~000259#0001

[Trimotomike]

If the smoke isnt black then chances are you need a valve/topend job done on your machine , the grinding noize like he said is probably wheel bearings . If your forks are shot they will either bounce like a pogo stick or freeze up either way forks probably arent the culprit . As for the wheel bearings the first place i would look would be ebay . good luck

[MudBug]

allballs bearings are what I run in the front of mine. whitish blue smoke means its burning oil. your going to need at least a top end rebuild with new rings. good luck

[caponekennels]

allballs bearings are what I run in the front of mine. whitish blue smoke means its burning oil. your going to need at least a top end rebuild with new rings. good luck

oh jeeze....i guess i have all winter to learn. is it hard to rebuild the top end? i heard 4 strokes are hard as hell to do compared to 2 strokes

[MudBug]

they are harder, yes. but you probably dont need to do anything with the valves, but it couldnt hurt. everything else is simple. just order a top end gasket kit, new rings and if you can get the cylinder honed it would be good but its not necessary. once you crack her open, you will find that its much easier than you think

[matt86200x]

mudbug anymore progress on that 250es you been workin on?

[TrailerRider]

Parts:

Alot here. Where i get my stuff from... http://dratv.com/200x86to87.html

[MudBug]

mudbug anymore progress on that 250es you been workin on?

what a coincedince, I just updated the thread

[MonroeMike]

Welcome to the addiction.

There's a manual in 's collection.

http://72.52.143.80/~trikes/Manuals/...vicemanual.pdf

[Dirtcrasher]

It's all simple with a manual....

Problem is, if the motor burns oil it msy hsve never been cared for before you. Once oil levels go low, the cam journals starve for oil, the rocker arms and shafts starve too.

It can cost a fortune to fix, but used parts are out there! and the 200SX quad has your same top end.....

Get a manual, read up on it, tear it down and see whats junk..... They build it up to snuff and have a ball!!

[Trimotomike]

A 4 stroke rebuilds not as hard as you think, all I ever worked on and rebuilt were 2 strokes until my 185s started smoking . Few more parts to it than a 2stroke but its still do-able if you are mechanically inclined to some extent . Once you rebuild one its cake .

[harryredtrike]

you have good advise already,download the manual and follow.ask questions if you dont know.and rings only go one way,there are three of them.they can not be interchanged.