1981 185S Restoration Pictures - Updated 03/22/07

**thedeatons** · 12-25-2005, 07:07 PM

Hi again all.... So my Christmas present was getting Ryan at www.bikebandit.com's customer service to deliver some of my bits and pieces to me early, so I got the forks and handlebars on this morning.... I somehow forgot to order freakin front axle nuts, so they are on the way, and my front axle and front brake drum cover are at zinc right now... I'm hoping this next weekend (New Year's) I will be able to get the front wheel on and get it rolling... I have all the brake parts sitting in a Honda bag too, so those will go on at the same time... Here are the new pics. Sorry about the clutter in the garage, we are moving in less than two weeks, so everything is getting prestaged there... If I get the front wheel on this next weekend I may pull the tank out of the box and sit it on there for a nice picture... Enjoy!! James

**Chevy200s** · 12-26-2005, 12:47 AM

wow

that is awesome, nice trike

**2strokepwer** · 12-26-2005, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by Chevy200s

wow

that is awesome, nice trike

Yes it is

**petesatc** · 12-26-2005, 05:03 AM

Hey James
very nice job you have done there

Pete

**Orangecnty250r** · 12-26-2005, 08:41 AM

Get it ready for the Museum.....its coming out P E R F E C T !!!!!!!

**Maine_Triker** · 12-26-2005, 12:06 PM

It's good to see that you are doing it right... looks like it's going to come out perfect!

**thedeatons** · 12-26-2005, 02:03 PM

Thanks guys.... I appreciate the wonderful comments... I think I may try to sell it, but I don't know how that will go. Right now the price would be about $3000 for everything I have, which is everything one would need to complete the project. I have the NOS plastic in my closet, along with all the other stuff in the Honda bags... I am waiting on a few parts from Pete, after that the only thing left to do is have Mike go through the engine... I am not going to be able to let it sit, if it stays with me it will get ridden, which I don't exactly have a problem with, but I know that a lot of people like to display them, which is fine too. I just cannot justify having a display ATC, and neither can my wife. She expects me to get decades of fun from this thing after the money I have spent..... We'll see how it goes I guess...

**Mike(nj)** · 02-12-2006, 09:56 AM

WOW! Sweet 185! I just picked up a 1981 185 that was sitting in a field for years. Its rusty but thats the way I like'em. I couldn't ride a atc like yours.......thats way too nice. Good Luck.

**Darius1502** · 02-12-2006, 02:56 PM

Wow thats a beauty. I honestly don't know how you will ride that thing....the zine plating on the axle blows me away.

**thedeatons** · 03-05-2006, 08:06 PM

Hello all... Thought you might like an update... At the moment I am looking for just three pieces...

Inner Chain Case Cover
Outer Chain Case Cover
Seat

I'm trying to find NOS parts, but I'm running out of continents to search on.... So far it's a roller, and the engine should be sitting at Vintage Motorsports RIGHT NOW for Mike to get ready. I'm waiting on some parts from Pete to get the little things together, like the headlight and taillight, along with the thumb throttle. I'm also working on repolishing the NOS fenders, which is a pain.... Here are some roller pics... Enjoy, James

**thedeatons** · 03-05-2006, 08:08 PM

By the way... It's a little dusty, the black is actually super glossy....

**nouseforaname90** · 03-05-2006, 08:15 PM

Eh.. its a mediocre looking restore. I'll give you a 6/10.

Lol.. J/K!!! It looks awesome!!
I see that you decided to keep it instead of sell?

**Rm250RF900R** · 03-05-2006, 08:34 PM

That has to be one of the finest restores I've seen in a longggg time. Good job.

**thedeatons** · 03-05-2006, 08:35 PM

Yeah, for now... I am just going to hate to ride it, but I cannot afford to do this and then NOT ride it. It's going to become my wife's trike, as it was originally intended... We will take it to Sand Mountain along with the local trails... It's definitely going to get used, but should last at least another two decades. BUT, the right price will talk me out of it.... My minimum would be $2500, which is a ridiculous deal....

**grundlegrabber** · 03-05-2006, 09:03 PM

$2500? My god! That's a steal. Considering the ammount of time that has been put into it. I don't see how it could possibly be any nicer. There's no way I'd be able to take that out riding, other than in a field or something. Great job on the restore. Hope the wife appreciates it as much as you do. She's a lucky lady!

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