1983" Honda ATC Restoration Page !!

**Dirtcrasher** · 12-29-2006, 01:09 AM

And how about the row of triple trees and the shelf full of motors.....LOL

**Beaver** · 12-29-2006, 10:52 PM

Excellent work, looks perfect!

**sandpuppi101** · 01-01-2007, 08:14 PM

Well this holiday stuff has got me all messed up with getting this project wrapped up.I finally got the exhaust system on yesterday ,and the wiring ran . Most of the main components are on the ATC ,but since I have this machine on the Homestretch I decided to go with a few more goodies,now I guess I won't be getting deliveries until Tue. so hopefully Tue night I have it 100% complete!! More pic's to come yet,hopefully all done,LOL!!

**gplarryv** · 01-01-2007, 09:07 PM

looks great roger
ill try to call you this week

**gplarryv** · 01-01-2007, 09:07 PM

looks great roger
ill try to call you this week

**sandpuppi101** · 01-06-2007, 06:31 PM

Well goog news ,I finally got around to finishing up the old Girl !! I took her for a spin today,according to my Honda ATC speedo that I put on it 1.8 miles!! Still have a few bugs to work out of her but it seemed to run pretty good,but it does need some fine tuning. On this restoration you can see that I put quite an aray of NOS Hondaline items on it, I went with a headlight guard that I did'nt even know existed for the 185S,and a NOS Hondaline headlight Grille ,that I did'nt know existed for the unit either!!To really dress her up I had to go with the Hondaline speedo setup.I think that put that little extra touch on it that I was looking for on this project .As you saw from the previous pic's ,I had it down to the frame and pretty much everything was replaced new or was restored back to original as possible!! As always I tried to learn as much about this machine as any other one,I remember I really got educated on the 350X Restoration,LOL !!
Anyways I understand that a machine can only be Original 1 time in it's life ,but this one was restored with A Hondaline brochure and a few manuals for a map so... Itried to get her as show room as possible.I do have the stock H-Tracs to mount up yet,so the tire's will also be the one's that she rolled out of the Honda dealer with !! I just wanna say thanks to the people who helped me out on this and my other projects and am eagarly awaiting my next Trike!! Might be a 350X or a Big Red or a 70,but at least I'm trying to bring them back even if it is one at a time!! Enjoy!!!

**Russell 350X** · 01-06-2007, 06:34 PM

Wow dude that looks really nice! Awosome job!

**sandpuppi101** · 01-06-2007, 06:38 PM

Just a few more pic's of the old girl,you can see where I dumped it off when the machine 1st got home,I did'nt think it had much potential at the time,LOL!!!

**chris200x** · 01-06-2007, 07:15 PM

Very nice sandpuppi. Is that headlight grill the same grille that fits the 200 bigred models and a few others? Guess I'll have to start looking for one of those as well.

I hope someday to have my son's 185 looking as good as yours. Man, that is sweet!

**sandpuppi101** · 01-06-2007, 07:38 PM

Nope that headlight grille is not even close to the one's on the 200Big Reds ,Thanks for the compliment!!!

**focuzzn** · 01-06-2007, 09:24 PM

Wow, awsome job. You have given me some hope with my 185s.

**sandpuppi101** · 01-06-2007, 10:22 PM

Thats the whole point behind it ,even though you don't have a 250R or Tri-Z or Tecate, ( which I also love those machines) ,that '83 185S signafies our trike history as much as any... Stand proud ,and see that your 185S is worthy!!! Yur on a Trike ai'nt ya, Do it up and send me pic's!!

**tapper190** · 01-07-2007, 09:45 AM

AWESOME job on the restore!!

Are you going to sell it on E-bay now? If I did a restore like that, I wouldn't never be able to sell it!
Tapper

**edog** · 01-07-2007, 09:59 AM

Very nice 185!!!!

**rally4x4racer** · 07-25-2007, 01:00 AM

nice work sandpuppi... keep it up

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All Finished Restored 1983 ATC 185S

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