Just got an '85 sx!

[the great gazoo]

Hey all, I've been browsing this site for a couple months now, & I got the trike fever- I just got a 250SX(picking it up on Sunday) & registered myself on tww. I already wanna start modding. 1st thing I want to do is get a 200x front end set up- Is this a fairly cut&dry process, once I get the parts? This is my 1st trike(I'm an avid quadder & two wheeler w/ many machines). the rear has smaller, aftermarket mx type tires & wheels, which are going to be switched for some more mud oriented ones, I ride a lot of muddy trails. I like my bikes on the quiet side, & I'm wondering just how quiet the Supertrapp race series exhaust can be w/ the least discs(The less discs, the quieter, right?)w/out sacrificing power- thanks for any suggestions in advance, & THIS SITE ROCKS!-TGG.

[crackshot]

Good deal. Have fun and wear safety equipment. Keep the sport alive!
As for supertrapp, never had one but someone else will chime in I am sure.

[nouseforaname90]

Supertrapps are awesome. I find that when you have around 3 discs on it, it feels like it has more power, and then when you go up to 12 discs it has a tiny bit more speed and less get-up-and-go. SX's are very nice machines! Congrats.

[bigredhead]

When you get it.. go over the whole thing.. i know you want to ride it right away.. we all do.. loll.. but do youself a favor and take a few minutes to checdk the diff oil and the tranny oil.... air filter.. axle and swingarm bearings.. etc...

SX's are awsome !!!..

[mad_max]

....1st thing I want to do is get a 200x front end set up- Is this a fairly cut&dry process, once I get the parts?....

Its real straight forward. Find a complete 200X front end and swap it out.
Note: You will need to cut the SX stop off and add new stops for the X front end.
Do a little searching on this topic and you'll find plenty of info.

BTW, I have a Supertrapp and while I've never ran less than 8 discs I can tell you that going from 14 to 8 quiets it down considerably.

Welcome.

[xman23]

i have a supertrapp in my 200x and i love it, i have the full exhaust and its preety damm loud, but again i have all my disks in and i have never tried it taking out more than 3 disks but im the oppisite, i like mine loud for when i start it up in my neighborhood, all the people look out there window at me,...lol they dont like it very well

[smokinp]

nice

[Tri-ZNate]

very cool, cant wait to see some pics. But yeah out of all the aftermarket exhausts, if you can find a supertrapp, that will be the quietest with propper tuning. Or for obnoxiously loud, a bassani does quite nicely. And good luck with the front end, seems like more and more of us do it these days.

[the great gazoo]

oh Boy, I got shafted- I don't suppose anyone remembers the '85 SX on Ebay a couple weeks ago, the pics were taken at a shop looking setup, w/ a bunch of other quads around it? Well, that was the one I won(900$), the reason I jumped on it was it was about an hour from my house & it seemed to be a fairly decent bike, for 20 years old. When I got there, it was a residence, w/ a small yard & a garage- I got the bike out & rode it @ alittle, only got 'er into 2nd gear- it was a little rougher than it appeared on Ebay, but I figured I was in for a little work, so I took it(Plus, I had won the auction. When I got it home & really took a good look at it, there were more than just a few problems- I checked the fluids @ took 'er out for a ride, & there was NO 3rd gear. I've tried to contact the guy, but he won't answer my calls, & I cannot file a dispute w/ Ebay until 2/25, they tell me to contact the seller *Edited**Edited* I file, but he's not returing calls. CRAP,He also was a big, mean looking dufuss kinda guy, & I'm not the kind to go 'fight it out', I'm not sure whether to try & get all the $$ back, or part of it, so I can pull the motor & have a buddy fix the trans. I really like it, it's gor gobs of power, reverse, shaft, etc. What do you guys think I should do?

[bigredhead]

Assess the damage carefully... How's the rear end of things ? rear diff.. hubs.. axle etc.. ?

Does it skip 3rd and go into 4th adn 5th ?

Does the motor smoke ? electric start work ? plastics cracked ? etc...

[bigredhead]

Was the tranny problem mentioned on the e-bay auction?

If he does not answer his phone.. send him an e-mail thru e-bay advising of the problems.. and let him know you will leave negative feedback unless he makes some kind of amendment..

[the great gazoo]

The rear's fine, hubs good, plastics were mentioned in auction as cracked- not a big deal. The motor doesn't smoke(surprise,surprise) & it shifts thru all gears fine except third. It's a powerful little machine, & I'd like to keep it & get the trans problemfixed- Oh, the electric start- I got it to click(new batt), & then it blew the fuse, so there's wiring issues as well. The motor looks like cake to remove, I guess I wait till I hear from the guy before I do anything.

[Tri-ZNate]

definatly wait to remove the motor. Get a hold of this guy (maybe go to a friends house and call, he might have caller ID) and have him give you some money back. Did the auction say "Shifts well through all gears"?

[ride_red_95]

i think the 250sx is a really good machine

[ride_red_95]

got any pics