Atc 4 Me

[200xcellent]

That is the most beautiful R I have ever seen! Great work vintage!

[3WW Star-CoeShow]

Vintage,

That is a new looking 86! Nice job. You are correct again concernng the ATC200R. They may have all been crushed, I don't know. They were VERY trick, so someone may have some of them stashed somewhere. Tom Gildea might have some info on what happened to them. Ask him next time you see or hear from him.

The 81's were very close to stock as well, but by 1982 there were longer swingarms, fork kits, frames, and lowered fiberglass rear fenders. Our 82 trikes were better than the 83's for a while. The 3 wheelers were evolving at such a rapid pace they had to re-engineer them almost every year!

Good luck.

P.S. Was that 3 wheeler in your pic a very nice example to start with or did you have to score a lot of parts to make it that nice? Since you are into this kind of work, how much stuff is still available that is NOS or good used?

Thanks.

Mike

[vintagemotorsports]

Hi mike,
thanks for the compliments , lots of time and money goes in to all my restorations. the 86 250r I started with was a real nice original but I spent the better part of 5 years searching the country for as many NOS parts as i could witch was quite a bit and managed to build what i would say is as close to new as i think you could get . I built it for my personal collection but honda saw it in the background of one of the pics i sent them on another bike and wanted it , lets just say I didnt give it away . plus Its good to know that that bike will be alive forever in japan long after I am gone so thats cool, speaking of Tom Gildea I just talked to my buddy Andrew today he wanted me to tell you Tom is working hard today out deep sea fishing in florida before the next supercross race must be nice Huh, what a job. I attached some pics of an 82 250r i restored also i think this will spark a few memeories for you also . i will try to get a hold of tom regarding the 200R . thanks again
Mike

[chris200x]

lol.. Mike (coeshow) if those pics don't get the old pumper thumpin again I don't think nothing will. I'm sure if you hang around this site much longer you'll be back on three wheels in no time.

I know there's some info on the mainpage about tricky dick and his tricked out trikes (the caviga 200) Can you add anything to these super rare machines? Sorry but I still haven't got these old 200 cc race trikes out of my mind.

Mike from vintage.. that wouldn't happen to be OC's elusive 81 R by any chance.. That freakin thing is just sick. Nice work!

[vintagemotorsports]

No this is not OCs 81 250r , I am working on getting that one all finished up soon, that one will be nicer than the 82 i posted beleive it or not, I have done almost every parts for the bike OC has the fun part of bolting it together , wait till you see that 81 , Mike (coeshow) you will really like this one when its done He will post some pics for sure
take care
Mike

[3WW Star-CoeShow]

My brother still has his '81 that I used to race. It has seen many iterations over the years. It currently wears an '85 200X front end, +3 inch chromoly swingarm, 82 rear disc brake, lowered fiberglass rear fender and one of the air to water cooled topend conversions sent over from Japan.

He will have the trike forever........

Mike

[250r'en +TCB]

Hey mike, you mentioned earlier (way earlier!) in this thread that you wanted to get an 85/6 250R and restore it to be a short track racer. So I'm just curious as to what exactly you would do. I am assuming an HRC short track kit (kinda a given) but as far as pipe, silencers, suspension, and any engine modifications what would you do? I am looking to turn my R into an ice racer by winter and short tracker by summer and I would definantly like to know what you would do for mofifications!
Thanks, Devin

[Mike_Ham_250R]

Whatever feels good for you. A decent pipe, a lowering kit, and the S T kit should work. If you want one like the old pros, theres more work.

[3WW Star-CoeShow]

250r'en +TCB,

Once I get to that point I will have Curtis Sparks send me his latest 250R top end parts and pipe that I will modify to fit a 3 wheeler!

I feel he has the fastest 250R stuff hands down.

Mike

[Dammit!]

I didn't even know Sparks did 2-stroke stuff.

[3WW Star-CoeShow]

,

The 4stroke rage has settled into the ATV world as well as with dirt bikes. Up until a couple of years ago (before the 450's) Sparks built some of the fastest 250R's!



I'm certain he still has plenty of stuff for the quads, but probably nothing for the 3 wheelers other than top end stuff that might or might not directly swap.

[250r'en +TCB]

Hey mike, have you ever riden or seen a missile engineering flat tracker???

[350xman]

Hi Vintagemotorsports

Great job on the 86 atc250r!!!! I think that 86 atc250r looks the best left completely stock. I have a few questions for you about the restore. Did you have to find all of the replacement OEM parts or did honda"from japan" supply you with parts for the restore? What shape was the bike in before the restore? Also, could give me a ball park $$$ figure for what a restore like that would cost? I understand that it depends alot on what shape you bike is in but what did this restore cost out at? You guys do excellent work.
Take it easy!
350xman

[Chevy200s]

Hey Mike, great stories Ive been reading this thread from day 1. Sounds like you had a lot of fun. I was wondering if you had anymore stories from when you were riding/racing the air cooled 250R's. Thanks!
-pete

[vintagemotorsports]

Hi 350x man,
thanks on the 250r , that bike was originally mine I had it for years and was actuallt 75% through the restoiration for my private collection when I was talking to my contacts at Honda and they expressed strong desires to buy it from me and have me finish it for the museam , I never wanted to sell the bike i had countless hours searching for NOS parts and intense detail getting every part just right , but I thought to myself If i want the bike to end up anywhere in my life it would be at Honda japan , so there it went. lets just say i did not give it away I dont want to give out any figures etc its not really good busness . i would be happy to talk to you in detail by email on restoring one for yourself , I can build one as nice as the last one but you have to be prepared for the long term commitment like all my work it does not leave here till its spot on , email me and we can talk more
mike@vintagemotorsports.net


thanks Mike