3some
06-15-2009, 01:12 AM
Well I have made up my mind for my 85 200x. We ride A lot of woods around here and I am going to try to build my 200x to fit that as good as I can. It going to have to have some good ground clearence, versitile in numerous types of terrain, be able to climb, jump, hop logs, get through mud, and pull buddies off logs and out of mud. I want it to look nice when it's done but Im not going for a resto grade finish. I am doing this on a budget so most everything is going to be done with paint and used parts.
I picked this puppy up 2 weeks ago and The pull start was broke and the throttle top was off the carb. After we fixed those problems I found that the back brake was locked up, the sprocket is extremley loose, The hack welded a redneck grab bar, hack welded a trailer receiver on, hack welded the shifter back on, and they hack welded a socket for the rear brake lever pivot. As I leanred more on this sight I realized that I have a 84 200m engine on my 200x but without the electric start hooked up. After a lot of thinking about the the fact that it has the lowesr compression ratio and an auto trans and I fell further and further away from liking the engine in it. I had planned on putting a xr200 engine in and calling it a day. But after I thught about it I decided that the auto trans would be nice and so would electric start, so I started to dream up this build.....
Things wrong:
all the crappy weld jobs
the slow engine
engine blows lots of smoke
transmission shifts hard
The build plan:
Engine- Keep the case, add electric start, xr200 or 200x head with xr200 piston
Intake/exhaust- stock pipe sanded and painted, heat sheild polished, 450f titanium silencer, New uni air filter, custom airbox lid.
Suspension- new oil and seals in forks, still learning about the old rear shock.?.?
Tires- Down size to 20" rear tires to help with stability but keep ground clearance(type undecided), Front tire(undecided).
Plastics- Would like to attempt to create some custom ones from a newer atv or just get ones that are not broke.
Other- cistom fabricated grab bar, nerf bars, skid plate, case saver, and sprocket and rotor guard.
But first I need to worry about the major problems and once those are gone then I can start the real fun. First I am going to ride it for a couple weeks since I just got it then I will begin the disassembly on her. I am hoping to be done by winter time because then once I put my dirtbike away I can still ride.
Any one who has any suggestions or any tips for helping me with any of the things that are wrong just say what you have to say, I am new to trikes so bear with me as I learn.
I picked this puppy up 2 weeks ago and The pull start was broke and the throttle top was off the carb. After we fixed those problems I found that the back brake was locked up, the sprocket is extremley loose, The hack welded a redneck grab bar, hack welded a trailer receiver on, hack welded the shifter back on, and they hack welded a socket for the rear brake lever pivot. As I leanred more on this sight I realized that I have a 84 200m engine on my 200x but without the electric start hooked up. After a lot of thinking about the the fact that it has the lowesr compression ratio and an auto trans and I fell further and further away from liking the engine in it. I had planned on putting a xr200 engine in and calling it a day. But after I thught about it I decided that the auto trans would be nice and so would electric start, so I started to dream up this build.....
Things wrong:
all the crappy weld jobs
the slow engine
engine blows lots of smoke
transmission shifts hard
The build plan:
Engine- Keep the case, add electric start, xr200 or 200x head with xr200 piston
Intake/exhaust- stock pipe sanded and painted, heat sheild polished, 450f titanium silencer, New uni air filter, custom airbox lid.
Suspension- new oil and seals in forks, still learning about the old rear shock.?.?
Tires- Down size to 20" rear tires to help with stability but keep ground clearance(type undecided), Front tire(undecided).
Plastics- Would like to attempt to create some custom ones from a newer atv or just get ones that are not broke.
Other- cistom fabricated grab bar, nerf bars, skid plate, case saver, and sprocket and rotor guard.
But first I need to worry about the major problems and once those are gone then I can start the real fun. First I am going to ride it for a couple weeks since I just got it then I will begin the disassembly on her. I am hoping to be done by winter time because then once I put my dirtbike away I can still ride.
Any one who has any suggestions or any tips for helping me with any of the things that are wrong just say what you have to say, I am new to trikes so bear with me as I learn.