86 250r resto just about there

[vintagemotorsports]

here are some updated pics of the 86 250r i am building just got the wheels back from the anodizer and polisher came out killer just need to get the front master mounted and bled and some odds and ends and its done , shop full of projects waiting in line . enjoy Mike

[Dirtcrasher]

Hi Mike, unbelievable work, yet AGAIN!!

I know you've been stockpiling parts for years, but I'm still amazed at these restorations you come up with. Your are part of an elite few people that pull this stuff off.

Thanks for sharing.... You make us all drool

[Orangecnty250r]

Sweet the anodized wheels look great!!!!!!

[brapp]

wow looks killer!

[userj8670]

wow...thats all i got to say.

[saleen_n_around]

Very very impressive.....job well done...

[Blown 331]

Amazing. I'm thinking something like that could be sold on ebay as a NOS bike! Can you imagine what that would bring. Wow.

[userj8670]

Forgive the dumb question but what did you do to get those shrouds and tank so shiney....its got a great look and stance but what really caught my attention was that tank! Where are you located if you dont mind me asking

[dirtface]

Mike, You say you have a shop full of projects. It cannot be cheap to restore a trike to your degree. I don't restore, I would say that I make a nice/clean trike out of mine, and I have alot of money into mine. Is there really that much demand for it?

[vintagemotorsports]

the shrouds are brand new Honda OEM and the tank was a real nice low hour original that i wetsanded down to 4000 grit wet and machine polished came out like glass, I am from princeton MA

[sandpuppi101]

Forgive the dumb question but what did you do to get those shrouds and tank so shiney....its got a great look and stance but what really caught my attention was that tank! Where are you located if you dont mind me asking

I would'nt call it a dumb question but I'd have to say that the part's ,including the tank just came out of there orginal packaging knowing Mike..

Mike I think it's awesome to hear that you have a line of machine's to get to,I too would like to know if you have the demand still ,like Dirtcrasher asked ?? The R look's great - wheel's look great,the tank look's great..You sure set the bar high for me I gotta tell ya..Keep it up !!

[vintagemotorsports]

thanks guys,
the dhrouds are new OEM the tank is an original 86 tank that I hand sanded down to 4000 wet and machine polished it came out pretty nice it was a real nice original tank to start with . As far as demand for this type of stuff Yea its still pretty busy but remember I am a one man show so it really doesnt take a huge number of bikes to fill mt scedule up I would say i average around 20 bikes a year mainly ATCs but I do alot of early Honda dirt bikes and minis also If I had a crew of guys to keep busy might be a little harder in these times . I also have an excavating company that i run in the warm months and plow snow in the winter so I spread my self out enough where I am not dependant on just this one form of income so i stay pretty busy . I am wondering what the next 5 years or so will bring to this sport / hobby parts supplys are drying up like crazy and even the most common parts are becoming disc every day . I have invested a ton of money over the past year retooling Parts mainly on the early US90s but I think to stay moving foward thats what is going to have to happen.
thanks for all your comments Mike

[atctim]

Mike - did you find that parts were easier to find for this restore? Seems that there should me more NOS parts for this particular machine - then say a US90 or the earlier ATC 250Rs.

[oscarmayer]

that is one seriuosly sexy machine there!!! that's what I call "Sex on wheels" (next to my STi of course. )

[userj8670]

Mike, what sand paper did you start off with and what polishing compound did you use? I would like to try that on my clarke tank for my sx. I cant stop looking at that tank!! Thanks in advance!!