jamminjimmi
01-02-2011, 08:00 PM
I had my eye on this three wheeler behind a customers shop and finally asked him what he wanted for it. He said it was the landlord's and if he didn't want anything for it I could have it! So I got the ok to pick it up and the rest is history. The tank and rear fenders were off, the ignition switch gone, no battery, seat, hitch, or rack. It was sittin on flats and the brake cables were locked up, and had to be drug out, but I'm a sucker for a cool project, and starting from $00 is not a bad deal. So I proceeded to degrease and pressure wash it to death, replace the leaking valve stems so it would look somewhat presentable when I brought it home. The first items I replaced were the cables, plug fluids and filter, got a rebuild kit for a replacement carb i got off of ebay. Next I got a sealed battery and repaired everything that had been cut by soldering and heatshrink with a new ignition switch. I also cleaned the multiswitch, and got a replacement petcock cause the barb was broke off of mine. I then began work on the tank, I ground of the rusted areas at the bottom rear of the tank cleaned it out really well and mixed up some marine grade epoxy to fill the holes from the outside and then I used some KB Coatings and sealed the inside of the tank. The tank was about 95% good but just for the added protection I did it anyways. I robbed a CDI and intake boot clamp a headpipe off a 200 Xmodel. I replaced the CDI off of my BigRed along with the harness, solder and heatshrink of course! I replaced the grips with some Scotts and made a custom muffler from a twin cylinder riding mower mufler, complete with a slip-fit connection so the exhaust could be removed for repairs later on. I sealed up and tightened up the recoil and then ordered replacement rear fenders, seat and rack off of a super clean 200m. I am currently awaiting on my 29x12x9 ITP swamplites and a factory start button and a promark 2500lb winch with sythetic rope that will be attached to the front fork via a custom mount where the factory rack once was. Old BigRed is running good now and really quiet, perfect for those stealth trips hunting in the woods! I'm kicking around the idea of tearing it all down and getting it powdercoated and the tank repainted with fresh Honda BigRed decals and rebuilding the forks......... I'm sure after I pay off the current damage I might do it!http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/jamminjimmi/big%20red/DSC00216.jpg
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Here are some pics of the progress!
http://s492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/jamminjimmi/big%20red/
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Here are some pics of the progress!
http://s492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/jamminjimmi/big%20red/