1984 ATC300R Fooler build

[czac]

the first time I took my carb apart to look inside it, I noticed it had one of those new fangled O-ring type gaskets between the top and the float bowl instead of the nice, old school paper type flat gasket the OEM carb had... when I tired to put the thing back together, the rubber O-ring gasket fought me all the way, one side would line up but the other side would flop off the side... it was as iff the gasket were a bit too big for the little channel that was cut into the carbs bowl for it to sit in. so, I said screw this, Im too old to be fussing with this thing. Out came the super glue! lol just a tiny little dab at the offending areas was all it took to hold that sucker in place so I could put the two halves together. it worked like a charm. id say a touch ov RTV wouldn't hurt you at all. Just don't go getting all crazy with it like the previous owner of my trike did...he even tried to seal the rear wheel beads with it! lol

[bigdaddyvw185]

Well long story short I threw on some Suzuki 1207B liquid gasket onto the bottom center reed cage bolt and I am happy to report that it did the trick. I have run the bike quite a few times since and I have seen no sign of any leaks. Over the last couple months I picked up a Westcoast swingarm and a +4 finishline axle. I had the axle Zinc plated in black and boy did that bad boy come out looking fresh!. The swingarm is going in for powdercoating along with some other little parts like the brake pedal and seat mounts this month im thinking about having it done to match the paint scheme on the gas tank but . Also recently received my air scoops back from being painted, the gas tank color scheme is now complete.

Will have pics of the swing arm all done up in the red and black color scheme around Christmas time as it is a Christmas present and I cant even see it after its powdercoated lol....girlfriend wont even let me lay eyes on it until Christmas

[manbearpig]

so FRESH

[czac]

looking great! that black zinc coating is nice.... who did it?

[bigdaddyvw185]

bass plating in bloomfield CT this is their website http://www.bassplating.com/home.html
I dropped it off and picked it up the next morning and out the door it was only $50. I called all over CT looking for a shop that could plate something as big as the axle and I finally got pointed to this shop by another shop. Turns out this is the place he sends his larger items to. End of the day I was very happy with the whole situation.
I just wish I had taken some pictures before I had it plated for a before and after comparison.... Hey Paul do you happen to have Any???? lol

[czac]

nice... lol ill have to put that site in my faves... lol is that the same axel you had at the show that day? do they do other colors too or does it just come in black?

[bigdaddyvw185]

Long time with no post's.
I have been working diligently trying my best to source some goodies for the 300. Over the past couple months I have been slowly refinishing a +2 Westcoast swinger to match the color scheme on my gas tank. It had some minor chain rub on the bottom side and it went in for some fresh powdercoat. Also got some other odds and ends powder coated. The brake pedal in red, rear shock linkage in black, the front wheel in black, seat mounting bracket in red, brake stay / brake line rod in red, and the footpegs in Red.


now the powdercoat with the black and red color scheme

and matching decals! also have NOS swing arm pivot bushing's and a new all balls bearing kit waiting to be installed.



Then a while back I came across a headlight guard on ebay that was fairly bent.... My dad and I were looking at it one day and we decided to copy it and make a new one out of stainless which we then gave a nice little polish to I think it came out pretty sweet!


One day at work I decided to have the Honda dealership we work with at the shop do a part number search for a hondaline speedo.... found one NOS siting on a shelf in Utah for a great price and snatched it up quick! then was able to find a NOS installation kit with the help of members on the forum!


Want to say a BIG thank you to Manbearpig, Blue27, Petesatc, And the guys who helped with the Part numbers for the Speedo related items!

[bigdaddyvw185]

I forgot!
my girlfriend surprised me for my birthday and got this! its a dealer confidential brochure for the Fooler!


sorry the pictures aren't the greatest, I need to scan them into my computer and post them up properly

[yaegerb]

Long time with no post's.
I have been working diligently trying my best to source some goodies for the 300. Over the past couple months I have been slowly refinishing a +2 Westcoast swinger to match the color scheme on my gas tank. It had some minor chain rub on the bottom side and it went in for some fresh powdercoat. Also got some other odds and ends powder coated. The brake pedal in red, rear shock linkage in black, the front wheel in black, seat mounting bracket in red, brake stay / brake line rod in red, and the footpegs in Red.


now the powdercoat with the black and red color scheme

and matching decals! also have NOS swing arm pivot bushing's and a new all balls bearing kit waiting to be installed.



Then a while back I came across a headlight guard on ebay that was fairly bent.... My dad and I were looking at it one day and we decided to copy it and make a new one out of stainless which we then gave a nice little polish to I think it came out pretty sweet!


One day at work I decided to have the Honda dealership we work with at the shop do a part number search for a hondaline speedo.... found one NOS siting on a shelf in Utah for a great price and snatched it up quick! then was able to find a NOS installation kit with the help of members on the forum!


Want to say a BIG thank you to Manbearpig, Blue27, Petesatc, And the guys who helped with the Part numbers for the Speedo related items!

Starting to look very nice indeed. Watch out, she's encroaching garage queen territory

[bigdaddyvw185]

Starting to look very nice indeed. Watch out, she's encroaching garage queen territory

I no...... that was not my intention when I first got this trike!

[bigdaddyvw185]

Hope everyone had a good weekend....
I no I did! I installed my black powder coated front wheel and speedometer


Then I was browsing craigslist and came across another 84 300R for sale!
long story short I went on Saturday morning and scooped it up!


the guy I purchased it from was the second owner and bought it back in 89! it hasn't run in 2 years but feels like it has good compression (haven't done a compression test yet), he stopped riding it bc the chain kept popping off and the sprockets were SHOT! he started to replace the sprockets and then never finished..... and that's how it sat until I came along. Front and rear brakes systems work tho i will be swapping them out for fully rebuilt calipers. As you can see it came with a HI FLITE seat tho it does have a rip, and it even has the OEM tool box!, the rear fenders are not cracked at all but are certainly showing some age..... going to try and bring them back to their former glory (going to use darious1502's method). overall this trike does not seem to have been seriously molested in any way. The wire harness is still installed with factory wire ties in their factory locations which is nice, it even has the factory gas line still installed lol the gas tank cosmetically is in darn good shape, some minor rust inside but hey...

So I am now the proud owner of Twin 84 300R's

[bigdaddyvw185]

o and check out the Rot on the stock expansion pipe

the front lower portion of the frame is not in the greatest shape cosmetically as you can imagine from the shape of the pipe lol. but thankfully their was a boat load of built up grease and dirt on a lot of the trike which kept some of it looking somewhat decent after i cleaned some of the crap off but overall id have to put it into the crusty category no doubt lol.

[yaegerb]

very nice big daddy. Is the second one going to be your daily driver or a full resto-mod?

Another question...where did you get that lift?

[bigdaddyvw185]

the second 300 at this point in time I think is going to be a rider. I am still going to try and clean it up a bit so it doesn't look SOOO crusty but i don't have plans to do a full blown resto mod like on the original 300. when i first saw the second 300 the first thing that popped into my head was the fact that i could go out and beat on it and not feel bad about it while im doing it lol.

Now as for the lift i contacted Clark Heintz of New Hampshire's NHPROEQUIP.COM just because we were shopping for a dedicated ATV lift at the motorcycle shop i work at and after talking with the man i ended up buying one for myself and having it shipped to the shop.
this is the lift that i ended up getting
http://www.nhproequip.com/pro-1200se...-free-shipping
it comes with the side extensions which makes it 48'' wide, a front extension that could be installed to make it adjustable in length from 84'' to 97'' and finally 110'' long. then a rear roller plate, rear drop out plate, a front tire vise, and a service pad jack, an extended loading ramp, and pneumatic footpedal. AND it comes with a 2 year FULL warranty!!!. O and by the way max height is 32.5''
Clark is a really nice guy to deal with
I LOVE this lift.... it made me instantly think why i didn't get one a long time ago lol.