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damageinc2785
09-27-2006, 04:01 PM
ok i got a big red 200 i think
it has this switch thing on the side of the motor
is it reverse? or low range?
how does it work?
its electric and pull start
just front shocks no rears
9 inch rims
i dont know any other details i really want to figure out what it is

the gas tank is the same as my 200s
but the front forks arn't

thanks
frank
y2kane
09-27-2006, 04:09 PM
If it is just a lever around the top of the motor it might just be the compression release lever. My 200 motor and my 185 both have this lever on the top left hand side of the motor.

Hope this helps, and that I am correct.

:pics: :pics: :pics:
show us and it would be easier to give you definite answers;)
atctim
09-27-2006, 04:09 PM
A picture would be most helpful - at this point it could be a ATC200E (1st Gen. Big Red 1982 or 1983) or it could be a ATC200ES (2nd Gen. Big Red 1984 only) or possibly even a 200M. Is it shaft or chain drive?
longbedGTs
09-27-2006, 09:16 PM
I vote for 82-83. Says its got no rear suspension. 84+ were softtail right?
That lever is for hi and lo range. Best addition to any ute trike, IMO. Well....besides reverse. :TrikesOwn

200M doesnt have the gear reduction box. Well, my 84 doesnt.
damageinc2785
09-29-2006, 01:57 PM
its chain...i'll try and get some pictures this weekend. i think it is low range. how does it work if it is? shift on the fly?
mapyang
09-29-2006, 02:12 PM
Hi it sounds like a 1982-83 big red, I had one it was chain drive also.

Were are you located in Huntington, NY I live in Lindenhurst about 10 miles south. :)
Howdy
09-29-2006, 02:59 PM
Says its got no rear suspension. 84+ were softtail right?[/B]
84 Big Reds were hard tail. They changed to shaft drive and reverse.


200M doesnt have the gear reduction box. Well, my 84 doesnt.
Your correct, none of the 200m's had hi/lo range.


its chain...i'll try and get some pictures this weekend. i think it is low range. how does it work if it is? shift on the fly?

How the hi/lo range works: Parked in netrual you switched it from Hi to Lo or vice versa. Some times you had to rock the machine to get it to change properly. Do Not shift the Hi/Lo on the fly. It can cause the gears to break and they aren't cheap.
Howdy