Vootie
07-04-2009, 09:00 PM
Hi all,
Kind of a newb here, well, it's been a while since I've had a trike anyway. I recently picked up a bone stock 200X for $300. The kid told me it didn't run good, and was hard to start. I brought it home, cleaned the carb good, set the carb adjustments to factory, and adjusted the valves (that's where most of the probs came from). Anyway, she runs great now. I have a couple questions, that hopefully some of you more experienced guys can help me with.
1. The kid I bought it from said it was an '85. After a little research, I think it's an '83 or '84. The sticker is missing from the frame, so I was wondering if there were any visual cues to tell them apart?
2. I'm looking to do some performance upgrades, but I'm unsure where to start? I don't know what's available for these machines, and which bolt on's work the best. I was looking at a Cobra full exhaust since the stocker is fully gutted and rusty. Are these any good? Also, I see Wiseco makes a high comp piston for these. Can these run on 93 octane, or are there any other mods that are needed to compliment the high compression? Cam? Stroker?
3. Bigger carb? Anyone know of any that fit the stock airbox/intake?
4. I want to widen the rear end, and from what I can tell, aftermarket axles are hard to come by. What are some options? (I don't care much for wheel spacers)
Sorry if this is a bombardment, but I'm real excited about overhauling this little bugger. I had an '84 X when I was younger, and I used to have a blast on it. I also used to have an '85 Tecate 250 also, and boy, do I regret selling that baby. Anyway, here's a pic of my new score.
http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt29/Vootie/200X-3.jpg
Kind of a newb here, well, it's been a while since I've had a trike anyway. I recently picked up a bone stock 200X for $300. The kid told me it didn't run good, and was hard to start. I brought it home, cleaned the carb good, set the carb adjustments to factory, and adjusted the valves (that's where most of the probs came from). Anyway, she runs great now. I have a couple questions, that hopefully some of you more experienced guys can help me with.
1. The kid I bought it from said it was an '85. After a little research, I think it's an '83 or '84. The sticker is missing from the frame, so I was wondering if there were any visual cues to tell them apart?
2. I'm looking to do some performance upgrades, but I'm unsure where to start? I don't know what's available for these machines, and which bolt on's work the best. I was looking at a Cobra full exhaust since the stocker is fully gutted and rusty. Are these any good? Also, I see Wiseco makes a high comp piston for these. Can these run on 93 octane, or are there any other mods that are needed to compliment the high compression? Cam? Stroker?
3. Bigger carb? Anyone know of any that fit the stock airbox/intake?
4. I want to widen the rear end, and from what I can tell, aftermarket axles are hard to come by. What are some options? (I don't care much for wheel spacers)
Sorry if this is a bombardment, but I'm real excited about overhauling this little bugger. I had an '84 X when I was younger, and I used to have a blast on it. I also used to have an '85 Tecate 250 also, and boy, do I regret selling that baby. Anyway, here's a pic of my new score.
http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt29/Vootie/200X-3.jpg