Just picked up a 84 200es. Sold my 200s for the upgrade. Super happy with my purchase. I do need to rebuild the front suspension but other then that she's a beauty.
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Just picked up a 84 200es. Sold my 200s for the upgrade. Super happy with my purchase. I do need to rebuild the front suspension but other then that she's a beauty.
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Looks really nice man! Looks like a nice upgrade to me.
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B1GBen glad you finally made the change. Can't wait to see you at Trikefest this year.
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Awesome, very cool trike!
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Nice pick up. Git r done.
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4 Wheels? Huh?
Can't beat a 200ES... An all around workhorse and tough as nails machine. I do everything with mine.
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1984 Honda ATC200ES "Big Red"
1982 ATC200E "Hondie"
1988 TRX300FW "Project Quad" Still in progress....
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Amen, brother. I love my '84 200es. Wouldn't trade it for anything. Just came in from a little ride with the old girl. Kinda forgot about the 200es since I have been devouting most of my time in detailing up the newly acquired '85 250R. The 200es fired up on the first pull. It wanted to go. Almost like your old faithful dog when you bring out the leash to go for a walk. Good times - we will go again tomorrow.Originally Posted by kb0nly
B1GBen67 - enjoy that beautiful 200es - nice upgrade. BK3
Last edited by bkvette3; 04-18-2014 at 03:40 PM.
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Do your best with the front end to clean it up, but don't expect much (depending on your starting point). My 200ES front forks were just junk. From the outside, they looked fine, but years of mud and debris builds up in there. The design of these forks is unique (I've not seen any others like it). The fork tubes are steel and are chrome plated where the sliders move. The sliders have a couple nylon bushings to ride on the chromed fork tubes. The entire system is dry. The shock absorber (damper) looks just like the lift struts on the trunk and hood of modern cars. All the dirt, mud, and grunge will basically destroy the front end of these.
I cleaned mine up the best I could, replaced the nylon bushings, bolted it all back together, and it was only marginally better. Don't sweat it though. You've already got a hard tail in the back...
Despite all this, I LOVE my 200ES.
- Frank
1984 200ES Big Red
1985 350X (x2)
1986 350X
1986 250SX
1984 Auto-X
1984 ATC70
1985 ATC70
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Yea got it all cleaned out and it definitely made a difference. Squeaking real good now though. Can anyone suggest what to use to maybe lube 'em up so that doesn't happen?
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