Neat little thing about the 185cc and 200cc 3wheelers, the engines share the top end and crankshaft with the XL and XR 185cc and 200cc motorcycles, with only one significant difference. If you look up Horsepower numbers you'll see that the motorcycles put out almost 2× the powers as the same displacement 3 wheelers. The motorcycles came with a flat top piston and a lot more compression than the 3 wheelers have with the dished piston they were equipped with. If you are going to do a top end overhaul, order the piston and ring kit for the appropriate displacement motorcycle and that 3 wheeler will come to life.

I know this is a older video but it’s always nice to see people doing Gods work. Saving 3 wheelers.

I love how you can become a dealership of three-wheelers at this point

When you get an air filter and an air box lid for it you're probably going to have to redo that mixture.... Just the airbox lid itself makes a huge difference..

Big Red and Lawn-darts are a perfect example of 80s safety. 😂

Extra strength vinegar works well takes about a week

Pressure wash then soak the tank in apple cider vinegar for like 48 hours and power wash again and spray a bunch of wd40 in it to neutralize the acid in the vinegar. Works very well on crusty tanks.

If I learned anything about these small engines, is that you definetly need to put the air filter in, in order to have a good idle. I’ve been tuning the carb for hours without luck until I decided to try putting a new air filter in the box. It stopped bogging down when revving like magic!

3 wheelers quite different when they first come out my wife bought a very nice used 1985 honda 250SX with reverse she use it for years we sold it to a good friend that still using it today

1985 also had a 250es big red 3 wheeler i have one sitting in my yard along with an 80 185 an 82 185s and an 85 200x

The thumbnail gave me chills because I ran over my own leg with one of those more times than I'd like to admit.

My friend Mike aka Dirt bike Mike owns a 1997 Honda TRX 300 4x4 with camo colors plastics! He bought it in the early 2000 & it still running to this day. it's only missing the right side cover. lights work. I got to ride it on a short trip. still cool

Absolutely LOVE old Honda's. Bought a 1983 Honda 110 off a guy who bought it new for his kids... And NEVER maintained it. It had sat for probably 10 years before we got it, hadn't been started or ran in that long. Tank was empty so it was in good shape still, changed the oil, changed the spark plug and dropped fresh gas in the tank.

Thing fired right up, ran a little rough but didn't even hesitate. Ran it for two years after adjusting the carb to have it run better, ran great only ended up losing it because my idiotic uncle wrecked the dang thing and not only totaled it but basically dropped it down a mini cliff that we couldn't find a way to recover it.

34:01 the classic three wheeler water technique.

I love these old Hondas. I have a 1985 125 TRX 4 wheeler which is beat to hell and a death trap but somehow still runs and my dad still has his Yamaha 200 shaft drive that he has had since it was new in 1984. Still runs and looks like new. Those old machines back in the day were built tough and built to last.

What about the fox body at 32:40

I had a 1985 250es Big Red (reverse, shaft drive, electric and kick start, etc.). Toughest 3-wheeler ever made. I loved that thing.

I spray the whole bike down with simple green and for the tank fill it with “the works” toilet bowl cleaner to clean that rust out

Love my Hondas. 185s, 200s, 250 Big Red. Can't beat em!

Honda originally started the ATC in 1970 with the US90s and they were mainly made for trail riding and beboping around. Then in 1980 they came out with the ATC200 which was a stripped big red as stated in the video. Along with the 200 came the 185. Then in 1982 they released the ATC200E with the name “big red” used for the first time. In 1983 The 185 got a slightly smaller frame now called the 185S and front suspension. The big red stayed the same except for the decals changing. In 84 the 200s came out (a 185s with a 200 motor instead) and the big red got shaft drive as well, the 185 was still manufactured the same as in 83. In 85 we see the split between Honda incorporating 250 engines into their “big red” name and a subsequent other model the “SX”. During all of this time 110’s and 125’s were produced although personally out of the 12 ATCs I’ve owned I’ve only had 1 125M and the trans went out on it. I’m sure there’s more knowledgeable people on these things than I but hey, now ya know.