$50.00 BIG RED ... pic is up, AND IT RUNS!!

[maggiesboy]

The engine turns over with the electric starter when the jumpers are hooked straight to the starter. I need to look for the wiring problem so it works correctly. I have the stock carb coming apart to go into cleaner so I can bolt it on.


I pulled the kehin carb off of it. It is a PWK. I'll measure it so I know what I have then most likely put it on ebay.

[200xman]

That's not the stock seat pan. 85-87 had plastic pans so it should be easy to find a good seat.

[maggiesboy]

That's not the stock seat pan. 85-87 had plastic pans so it should be easy to find a good seat.

SWEET! that is great news right there! Thank you much for that info.

[gizmo_22]

Great score on that trike man! Looks like its cleaning up nicely. Keep at er!

[maggiesboy]

I'm going to just work on cleaning the engine (oven cleaner) and cleaning the carb in the morning. I want to hear it run before I buy the one way clutch.

[200xman]

Doesn't look bad for $50. You need to get some 25" tires on there, those 22"s look tiny! Be sure to check the rear end oil as the 85's were known to get water in there from a poorly sealed driveshaft boot.

[maggiesboy]

Doesn't look bad for $50. You need to get some 25" tires on there, those 22"s look tiny! Be sure to check the rear end oil as the 85's were known to get water in there from a poorly sealed driveshaft boot.

they are 25", and they have 3 pounds of air in them. They are Duros so I bet the rollout is a bit small.

[TravEX]

nice score!

[maggiesboy]

carb kit is in route. She should run by next weekend

[1985BigRed250ES]

I got one free once. It needed bearings in the rear axle. I got it running and rode it a little. My grandfathers BigRed that is in good shape, needed a electric starter and my bigred became the donor bike for a couple of years then we pulled the motor out of it and the rear axle off of it. and we put the motor in a metal 55 gallon drum with a lid to keep it out of the weather and we hauled the frame for scrap. The motor was in that metal drum for about two years and apparently the drum leaked and filled with enough water to get into the motor and froze it solid and it was a real good running motor. on the next scrap run, the motor went on it. I still have some of the rear axle parts left of it though.

[Twilight]

maggies, that looks like a 250r carb. know the diameter of the boot side?

[maggiesboy]

It runs!!!!

I took my 350X carb off the shelf and bottle fed it fuel, and it started and sipped nearly a cup of fuel. I shut it down when I noticed fluid dripping down onto the spark plug. It burned off right away so it isn't oil. I'll run it again tommorrow and see if it just might have been some residual water from when I washed it.

[maggiesboy]

according to a website I just found, it is going to be a 35 mm PWK based off of the measurements and model number.

http://www.motorcyclecarbs.com/keihi...cfm#Dimensions

[maggiesboy]

I need some help!! does anyone have, or are you willing to take a picture of the rubber grommet that hold the spare fuses and wire connectors under the headlamp? I'm trying a few different ways to route the wires, and I'm have some difficulty getting it right.

[200xman]

I need some help!! does anyone have, or are you willing to take a picture of the rubber grommet that hold the spare fuses and wire connectors under the headlamp? I'm trying a few different ways to route the wires, and I'm have some difficulty getting it right.

Good luck !!!!! There's not much wiggle room in there. I'll post a pic of mine in the morning. I can't swear that the routing is OEM but the cover fits on so I guess that's what counts.