'84 200X. Time to rebuild

[crjanow]

nice 200x, loved the fatcat

[M.Pargiello]

Thanks guys! Jsmay, I mainly ride wooded trails up here in MI, but I love throwing this little guy sideways!

[Hippie459MN]

Looking good. Is there any way you can get a close up of your front brake lever and MC? I was thinking of doing the same deal with a remote MC as mine is about shot. Looks like its going to fall apart if I take the cover off of it. lol

Also, what lever did you use?

[M.Pargiello]

It was some cheapie from ebay. It is gone in the most recent pictures because it was junk. I got a standard mx mc coming. It was always soft and leaked a little so I tossed it.

[M.Pargiello]

Well, tore the engine out today. Getting ported and a larger main jet for sure and possibly a bigger cam. Going to refinish the engine and frame while its apart as well.




I rode the P3 around before tearing into it and can't figure out why I don't ride it more! I love that thing

[M.Pargiello]

And the teardown begins... Doing the engine in the mechanical room of my place. Much warmer than a Michigan shop in january


One of the CDI cover screws snapped off while removing it. Fun fun.... No biggie. If I can't get it out I will just replace the plate. Other than that, it is coming apart easily for it's age.

[M.Pargiello]

No pics, but I sent off the head for porting today. Should be back within the week. Then it goes back together with fresh paint and an XR200 cam. Along with some other tricks this thing should really wake up

[M.Pargiello]

Didn't get the frame powder coated, but I don't care. If it was going to be fully restored I would, but it's a rider so I left it as is and just did the engine. Got one picture of it on the stand in the shop and a quick clip of it idling today. Going tomorrow to get the carb set. It bogs a little in the last 1/4 of throttle, shouldn't be hard to fix. Also have my jeswinehart number plate on now too

[yaegerb]

Looking good!

[M.Pargiello]

Messed up on posting the clip. It feels alot better now with the engine work I did, it will wheelie just with a quick throttle punch

[M.Pargiello]

Messed with the carb today, took it to a local shop run by a friend (same guy who did my port job) ended up with a 125 main jet and the top end bog is gone Feels quite a bit more powerful than before, still needs fine tuning to be 100%

[M.Pargiello]

Ok, now that I am thinking about it, I can assume that I will be better off running the XR200 carb and jetting that accordingly? Velocity may drop a bit in the bottom end but once the engine is spinning this won't be an issue. Along with a lightened flywheel and XR200 piston this should squeeze a bit more out from what I understand. Not looking to build a crazy racer, just a snappy trail machine that will keep up on the track. Thanks for any input!

[yaegerb]

Ok, now that I am thinking about it, I can assume that I will be better off running the XR200 carb and jetting that accordingly? Velocity may drop a bit in the bottom end but once the engine is spinning this won't be an issue. Along with a lightened flywheel and XR200 piston this should squeeze a bit more out from what I understand. Not looking to build a crazy racer, just a snappy trail machine that will keep up on the track. Thanks for any input!

Hey Mike, go to my profile page and in my albums sections there is an article on what carb and manifold to use for that XR200 swap. All the information you need to know is there besides the jetting. That should get you pointed in the right direction.

[M.Pargiello]

Thanks for the info! I will definitely be doing all the little things that I can while keeping it reliable and fun to rip on. I plan on running it in mx this year at TF so as long as I can keep up and manage a decent position, I'll be happy

here is a quick pic after ripping in the snow earlier and some of the damage I found that made me rebuild the engine. Spotted this while adjusting the valves so I stopped right there and pulled the engine. Im glad I did because now it is better than ever



Long story short, I found my rocker adjustment stud and lock nut sitting in the top end. The bike had some clickity clack so I went to adjust it and found that. Not good, but all is well now and it runs strong

[CodyRosa]

Nice looking trike Mike! Hey what are those boots on the forks? Where the rubber boots normally are.