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  1. 02-05-2012, 06:42 PM #1
    J.R.
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    My first 3 wheeler

    Just picked up a Honda ATC off craigslist for $150. It runs strong and has fairly new tires but needs some work. The main things it needs are...


    - muffler.
    - kick start conversion maybe.
    - front brake handle.
    - governor hooded back up.
    - I would like to change over to a thumb throttle from the twist throttle (personal preference).
    - general clean up.

    I got this to just mess around in the yard/neighborhood with so I won't be taking it hunting or going too crazy with, just a fun toy.

    The main things I need help with are identifying it, year make model. I was told it is a 200 but what model and year is it? I can't find a data plate on it. The other thing I need help with is what does the governor leaver on the top of the head hook too and how? Right now it runs balls out and will flip over with just a small twist of the throttle. Also is it possible to swap over to a kick start from the pull start that is on it now and if so what do I need? The chords keep rubbing on the same spot and snapping the pull chord.











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  2. 02-05-2012, 07:05 PM #2
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    looks like a 1983 honda 185s to me. look at the engine, under that black paint job up in the jug ( by the spark plug but maybe on the other side of the engine ) there should be a # like 182cc or 198cc. it is and always will be pull start ! originally there was a sticker below the handlebars on the frame , in front of the tank that had the year, make , model.. the arm at the top of the head is a decompression release ! good luck......
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  3. 02-05-2012, 07:12 PM #3
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    I don't think I've ever seen a tank like that, does anyone know what it is?
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  4. 02-05-2012, 07:18 PM #4
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    So am I missing a cable or something that hooks to the decompression release?
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  5. 02-05-2012, 07:37 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by J.R. View Post
    So am I missing a cable or something that hooks to the decompression release?
    some of the compression release levers had cables, some not. depends on model. it just flips up and holds the exhaust open a bit till you get the motor spinning, making it easier to pull. if you haven't been using it, that may be why you keep breaking recoil ropes.

    also, don't let the tires fool you. 's never really wear out, they could be 25 yrs old and have a million miles on them
    86 tri z - might be nearly done throwing money at it! (good thing, the hondas are getting jealous!)
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  6. 02-05-2012, 09:02 PM #6
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    More Trailpro's!!! lol,nice find.
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  7. 02-05-2012, 09:27 PM #7
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    Will the parts from a 200 work on my 185? I still haven't found any serial/vin/or CC numbers on it but everything I have seen online points to 124356q being right about it being a 1983 185s.

    The main things I am looking at are a muffler (haven't found any new but there are a few used on ebay) and a thumb throttle and new carb (also on ebay for a decent price). I just want to make sure that a 200 carb will work on a 185 and won't be too much like putting a 850cfm carb on an engine that only requires a 600cfm.
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  8. 02-05-2012, 10:49 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by dksix View Post
    i don't think i've ever seen a tank like that, does anyone know what it is?
    i have come across one of these tanks,, but only once its very different
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  9. 02-05-2012, 10:56 PM #9
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    THE "CC" SHOULD BE UNDER THE CARB ON SIDE OF THE CYLINDER, THIS COULD BE A 185s OR A 200s, NICE FIND. EVERYONE I HAVE FOUND NEVER EVEN HAD THAT CABLE BUT MOST OF THEM HAD JUST THE HAND LEVER WHERE YOU MOVE IT YOURSELF. THESE ARE THE SIMPLEST LITTLE 3 WHEELERS EVER. THE CARBS ARE THE SAME 185 AND 200 AS FAR AS I KNOW.
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  10. 02-05-2012, 10:59 PM #10
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    Wow i keep lookin back at the pics and this thing is so dif than the ones i find like the head light and the shifter and the tank and you said it has a twist throttle? I have seen only one with that lol this is cool find.
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  11. 02-05-2012, 11:01 PM #11
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    The motor is black too dang its so dif.
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  12. 02-05-2012, 11:19 PM #12
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    Some one attacked this thing with a few spray bombs and did no prep work before hand. I managed to scrape away a few coats of black paint and just barley made out "1983 185S" on what was left of the decal. I ebayed the hand brake lever and mount, and a thumb throttle with cable. I will keep all the parts I take off or swap just in case someone wants to restore it someday. The one thing I am looking for now is a muffler that is under $100! I may end up welding up a custom one because the stock pipe and muffler are both shot because someone thought they knew how to weld...

    The tank is plastic and has about 4 coats of red spray paint on it.
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  13. 02-05-2012, 11:27 PM #13
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    Try the classified here before you resort to ebay... lots of times members here will give you better parts at better prices.


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  14. 02-05-2012, 11:28 PM #14
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    Is that shifter welded to the end of the shift shaft?
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  15. 02-05-2012, 11:30 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jason125m View Post
    Is that shifter welded to the end of the shift shaft?
    No, there is a set screw in the bottom.
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