Fenders are ON!!! Red is ready for the Paiute trail!

Spent most of yesterday working on ATV to get them ready for the Paiute extravaganza.   First on the table was my first 1984 Honda 200ES Big Red.  I got it back the other day and got it started after cleaning off the spark plug and using a little starter fluid.  Then I got the nice old plastics, which I acquired in one of my really good deals, on and did an oil change.  The choke was broken so I also removed it (it was a dangler before).  Red looks good and healthy now, ready for the trails.

Last year it got:

1. A homemade seat cover (grey)

So far this year it has had:

1. Oil change & filter clean
2. New(er) front tire
3. Awesome almost new big back tires
4. Trunk and rear light (not yet working)
5. Back fenders
6. Cleaned spark plug
7. Nice painted (better shape) exhaust
8. Repaired front rack (missing bolt)

Still needs:

1. Air filter cleaned and oiled
2. Remove and replace rear diff. fluid
3. Fabricate a rear seat for little ones to sit on

I also did oil change on the new 125TRX, and air filter maint on both 125TRXs.  I couldn't get the orig 125 TRX to start so I got out the new battery and charged it up.  This morning even with the new battery it won't start.  Not sure what the problem is but I will clean the spark plug again this week and see if I can get it to run.  The new TRX125 is starting and running great although it does some white smoking that I imaging means it may need new rings.  We'll see.

This week to do list:

1. Air filter maint on Big Red, Breeze and Scrambler
2. Rear diff. oil change on Red
3. Chain maint. on Breeze, 125TRXs, and Scrambler
4. tranny oil on the Scrambler (if I can find where it goes)
5. Tighten down all the bolts I can find
6. Gas fill on all bikes
7. Load on the trailer for trip (then wait....)

NEXT DEAL in the works

I am thinking about trading the Raptor for a pair of old Honda ODYSSEYs  and HERE is the other one.

Here's a couple pictures of them