Pimping a tired 185

[dirtwheels]

Thought I would share this. My friend had no idea his 82 185s was about to get pimped when I told him to bring his bike over to the house. Myself and a friend (another member on here) -rider- had collected some parts over the summer and were secretly working on them. Check out the before and after pics. Granted...its not perfect, but its a heck a lot better. We pulled this off in a few short hours and overall it cost about 170 bucks for the following items:

-new used tank with no rust inside. I got it for 10 bucks!
-new used headlight and taillight
-new used front and rear fenders and seat
-new used forks - 5 bucks and a little sanding and paint!
-new used handlebar cover from an 83
-new petcock
-some other misc small items.

What a fun afternoon and my friend was shocked that we transformed his bike. In the future, we will most likely disassemble it again and properly paint the frame and clean the motor and pipe. Mechanically, the bike is fine. It is just coming off a fresh rebuild.

[dcreel]

That's awesome of you guys to do that. And you did a great job. Merry Christmas.

[200XMichigan]

That is awesome. Now that's a great surprise.

[Nightmare]

Awsome! You might be able to make some good tv pimping trikes! I know I'd watch!

[Mr_RPM]

you can come over and work on my stuff anytime, hahah

[phantombiker]

dude, that looks sweet!!! way cool!!!

[harryredtrike]

i hope your friend bought the beer that night.congrats looks great guys.pat yourselves on the back for that one.

[ironchop]

Nice transformation for sure

trike looks great

[RapidRick]

Now that's what I'd call true triker coolness, great work!

[ratvespa]

wow, that turned out great! Those 185's will always have a special place in my heart (first atc I got). You went this far, pull the 3-4 bolts that hold the exhaust system on and spray bomb it with some high temp black!

[fabiodriven]

Trailpro

[DirtDevil]

This is a cold reminder of how much my "friends" suck. They would borrow the "after" and bring me back the "before". You guys are awesome for doing that. Looks great.

[thestud25]

Looks Amazing. I bet you guys made his day!

[bigbadktm]

but what happened to the 2x6 that was under the seat, that is what made it classy....hahaha

but seriously nice transformation

[Bretmd94]

Trailpro

lol i saw those too

Looks amazing btw.