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dont criticize me for doing this to a non running 185s but I wanted something different.   Any ideas just let me know.  
 
mock up

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the forks

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the feel for the head tube position,my friend Brandon

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More to come!  beginning to end

thats gonna be cool  8) hey why the f %@#k not  :N

chop away!  :o i dont have much love for hard tails... now if it was a 250R.... id be like this... >:( :'( but its a hard tail so im like this.... :P 8)

gettin ready for lots of sanding and painting.

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thats a nice welder, how much did it run ya?

o yea, and nice trike... i guess? lol

Its not the the best welder in the world, but Ive gotten pretty good with it. Its the 200 dollar harbor freight 220v welder.  I had a craftsman mig welder for years that stopped working so I bought this one. I was skeptical at first.  I had to make some changes to the harbor freight one to make it to my liking but its pretty awesome now.   
like changing the lead to a real one with normal weld tips(from my old craftsman)- easy to do. Added the cart and gas bottle. Just dont like not being able to change the voltage range with a knob control.It has 4 voltage ranges and you have to adjust wire speed accordingly. Its well worth 200bucks.

Ive done a lot of welding with it so far and I like it. 

-----DANG I HATE PAINTING! LOL

iv got a powermate 70 i got on craigslists for $40, iv gotten so many jobs done with that thing, that welder doesnt owe me a dime. iv got only 2 voltage adjustments and its a flux core wire welder, but i can pull a good looking bead with it.

starting to look like something

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finished up tonight with a little more

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does anyone know how to remove baked on mud from a motor?  Let me know. I was thinking oven cleaner but Im not sure.

aluma-brite maybe

when i bought a new trans for my truck it had the worste baked on mud id ever seen. i hammered it with brake parts cleener and let it set in there a bit then spent probably an hour or so with a pressure cleaner. it came out really good. brake parts cleaner is the hardest solvent you can get in a can, so its your best bet by far.
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done the same with muddy old engine blocks, always comes out looking nice
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brake parts cleaner and a pressure cleaner are definitely the best bet for old parts.

def. have to try that.

this is what I got done so far with cleaner and a lot of elbow grease. still looks like crap.  It is a 28 year old motor. lol

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couple updates;    new carb

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6 pack rack that Ive had for about 14 years and been hanging in my garage. I think it fits this thing.

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wiring harness is cleaned up and in. pegs rust free and painted. front fender mounted.
 it may look like I have done nothing but the little things take the most time.

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you wont get that motor to look good unless you paint it imo. it looks nice and clean, clean enough to throw a coat of glass black on the cylinder and head and maybe paint the case a metallic silver or red. from my experience raw aluminum will just get stained brown, it can be clean and still brown. i had the same problem with a transfer case i was putting in my truck, i cleaned it up real nice but it still looked stained and crappy, a coat of gloss black has it looking nice.

the project is coming along nicely, those rims and tires look pretty slick on their. vht just came out with a line of metallic engine paints that looks really nice, iv been waiting for a project i can try some on. you should look into it for that motor.

This was on another forum I read... I copied and pasted what he wrote... spelling errors and all.


"Ive all ways used simple green and what ever else I though would work to clean engine case with ok results but I seen on Smw450R thread he had used some etching spray so I though I would give it a try after some searching I found some at O rielly's Hand's down best stuff for cleanin a motor period. I just sprayed it on and scrubed it with a small wire brush and it cam clean with little offort"

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i need to try some of that for my nasty aluminum rims on my truck.

I haven't tried it yet but looks like it works great.

had to make the headlight mount out of two different ones. headlight is from a 200x.  I think it looks sweet. pssshhh. round headlight shmedlight.Brandon. haha

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I had a ATC 70 Back in the day... that thing you are building is kooler than pool water!!!!
swwweeeettttt 8) 8)

thanks mm!   8)

etching stuff didnt work that great either. So here it is. Gotta start on the tank and finish a few odds and ends and we'll be ready for the maiden voyage.lol

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What if you took a scotch pad and scuffed the edges of the fins? Sorta a brushed look to match the mag cover... Just a little touch, might look good and break up the black.

looking sweet

friend of mine said the same thing. I'm gonna do it. :)
 gotta get some pics in the sunlight, most of the time my garage pics seem to dark.
thanks turbo!

ok! gettin pretty close now.  Had to add my beverage balancer on the bars. not sure if I still want ape hangers.

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I only did the 3 fins in the middle of the motor but its a good accent

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also picked up a new helmet for slow speed all terrain chopper riding .haha

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as she sets now.

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Whoa.... how did I miss this thread? That is badazz!!!

One word... RAD!

looks cool, what are you going to use it for, cruising around mud evens like ryc, l-cross, ect?

He's going to use it to pick up hot babes.... of course!

yea, that was kind of the idea.  might be seeing some of you. when I'm not airing out my quad at a show. 8)  oh, and HOT BABES be ready.

well, I figured out why this wheeler didnt run.  clogged fuel petcock. new carb helped out too!  the petcock was rock solid full of crud nothing could pass. put it all together and it fired up with the first pull. The feeling was so awesome that I finally could ride this All Terrain chopper!  Heres a few more pics and a short vid.  This project was so cool that I think we may build another for my brother maybe a longer rake or something a little different like the seat cut down low where you basically sit between the two rear tires. I've got a few ideas up my sleve.  this has to be the coolest honda atc185s.   let me here some other ideas.  If you want to build one and have any questions about mine contact me. I would be happy to help!

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Can you get a decal made and name that thing "Bad Larry"?

That thing is for sure one Bad Larry...

lol haha!   larry.... ;D

I am speechless. That thing is just plain kick ass. Awesome job.

That is an outstanding machine, great job, watch out Orange County Choppers there is a new kid on the block and he has talent. :ThumbsUp.gif

thanks for the compliments guys!  took it out this weekend and damn! is this the coolest or what. everyone seems to love it.  and I love the attention. >:D

well have a small update, had to do the jockey shifter. this 3 wheeled menace was begging for it and I had to oblige!   what do you think?  Still waiting on my ape hangers.

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looks sweet..... but i think that u should paint the grab bar!

changed up the tank. It really looks good now.
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