Oh man...DOUBLE 350X projects *1985 and 1986*

[tri-Z ripper]

geez that's as clean as they get!!!!

[Darius1502]

They look better in the pics then they are....but for 28 year old trikes...yes they are clean.

Here is the '85. I did a light restore.

Polished the plastics...

buffed the case paint

touched up frame chips with detailer's paint

put NOS stock back tires on her

TRX 450 Rims in back

NOS tank rams

touched up the stock 'gun metal gray' hubs (same color as '86 R cases)

New OEM fork boots (the only way to go)

Considering one of Vintage Motorsports brake lines...that yellow line gets uglier the prettier the rest of the trike gets....

new grips

Still some work to do..but she's looking pretty good:

Once this is done its on to the '86....whew;.....

[Darius1502]

"What a pleasure to watch you work!! Now,get the heat gun out and bend that damn seat pan down to fit the tank lol !!!! Great work once again !! "

Man...totally. I am so glad you mentioned that. I started on this last night.

They tend to bend up after years and years. Looking at the pics from '85 they are right up to the tank. See these.

[Darius1502]

A few cool 350X pics I've found....

I'll post more once my scanner gets working again!

[tri-Z ripper]

huh i was thinking of velcro, but heat gun is even better idea!

[atc007]

What a magnificent beauty. You flipped that from a rider to show queen in under 2? weeks? None of my business,,,but ,,are you married ,kids ? lol,,,if so I hope they're watching and learning ! You have put a LOT of time in that garage the last cpl weeks ! A real pleasure to look at your results!

[Darius1502]

What a magnificent beauty. You flipped that from a rider to show queen in under 2? weeks? None of my business,,,but ,,are you married ,kids ? lol,,,if so I hope they're watching and learning ! You have put a LOT of time in that garage the last cpl weeks ! A real pleasure to look at your results!

He he...its all pure insanity and love of the 'wheelers'.

yep...Married and 2 six month olds... I am like most here..once I start I can't stop.

Formula: staying up till 5 am and sleeping 4 hours a night. .... I am beat but this was fun!

However this was a mostly cosmetic project. Once you get the fenders shiny the rest is paint. Tires help....those NOS rear meats and the fork boots freshen it up a lot too.

Plus she was not too bad when I got her. Here is a pic of her before:

[Darius1502]

Here are some pics from today.... Now time to start on that '86. I can't WAIT to spend the day blasting around on both of them and riding them hard.

How cool will the 'cover girl' shots will be with both of those babies together

[atc007]

Absolutely impeccable. Congrats on the twins! Pic 7 would have given me my answer. You might wanna do a little rubbin n buffin on the wifie before the 86 lol . If Momma aint happy,,,aint Nobody happy!

[Darius1502]

Thans man! I think Oc250R's are impeccable. Mine are nice bikes you can ride

This is OC's totally amazing 350X...madness and genius!!




Did you guys see this... a member here had pics of his '85 on the day his dad bought it for him in 1985. This is beautiful:

[atc007]

Way cool. I hadn't seen Bill's or the new 85 pics... They just answered a Very important question I had about one of mine

[Jason125m]

Looking VERY good Darius!!! Beautiful machines. I didn't know the X came with a gold axle? That third picture of the new 350x, is it just the camera? Or did some come in gold?

[Darius1502]

The rear axles of most ATC's from that time were zinc plated. So they looked gold. I see a ton of guys doing this for their restorations. Really adds the touch!

The fender brackets are zinc plated on these and look gold/yellow too:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-honda-3...90e92f&vxp=mtr

[Jason125m]

Interesting, i knew the R's were gold, but i thought the axles on the 350's were nickle plated. Thanks for the info.

[Darius1502]

That is what I think. I think its maybe cadium?