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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	New Family Member 11/02/14 at 21:08:29 1985 Honda ATC 70. $80! Runs good but I have a few proactive to-do items - Tires need patching - Needs a new plug wire - New petcock - Seat recovered - Good bath Had one exactly like it when I was 10 years old. Couldn't pass it up.
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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: New Family Member Reply #1 - 11/04/14 at 06:59:05 Wow been a long time since I saw one of those. Congratz!
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5836 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: New Family Member Reply #2 - 11/04/14 at 07:37:41 That looks like a "Lot of Fun" machine ! For the price you got it for you can't go wrong. Thats the same motor the Chinese have copied on so many of there toys , I've had a couple of them , 100cc dirt bike(4speed) and a 110cc FourWheeler (3 speed/Rev.) both of them have been "Tough-as-nails" type of machines. enjoy !
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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1163 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: New Family Member Reply #3 - 11/04/14 at 08:06:58 Sweet! Those were all over the place when I was growing up in Lakeside, CA. Was even riding one in "the sand pits" with my jaw still wired shut from a motorcycle accident . My folks woulda killed me, had they known.
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Reply #4 - 11/04/14 at 08:26:34

Yeah, looking forward to having it around. Been looking for a mule (the motor driven kind, not the hairy one you feed) or a decent sized used 4 wheeler to work around the property and pull my small utility trailer and I came across this. Until I can find an affordable bigger ATV/UTV, this will be perfect to ride to the mailbox, down to the creek, garden, shop, etc. and around the property when I just feel like acting up.

I told my wife I was reliving my childhood, and she quickly responded with "you never quit!" True...40 years old and still a kid at heart.

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Steve H Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1223 Spartanburg, SC Gender:	Re: New Family Member Reply #5 - 11/04/14 at 20:46:46 Just be careful of the turns. They fall over easy. That was the reason they banned the sale of new ones and why we now have 4-wheelers.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: New Family Member Reply #6 - 11/04/14 at 20:56:35 My 90 yo dad picked up a 250 I think I've ridden it more than he has
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Reply #7 - 11/05/14 at 00:26:46

I got one of the china 250 cc four wheelers a couple years back . It came with a 428 chain and misaligned sprockets. The chain wouldn't stay on under tork. After manufacturing some swing-arm bushings and refitting a size 530 chain/sprockets to it , its been OK. Only paid $1150.oo for it new in the crate delivered to the door. Then a year later I bought a older Kawasaki Bayou for my son to ride (the 110 was getting to small). The Kawasaki is a work-horse of a machine , better engineered and better materials. They made them for a lot of years and they range from 220cc to 250cc's . But , good luck on finding one of them ! Wink

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Reply #8 - 11/05/14 at 11:18:20

My best friend growing up had an atc90 which I rode every chance I got. Then when I was stationed in southern California I went to a friends house for Thanksgiving up in San Luis Obispo and we rented some of them to ride the sand dunes on the beach. That was probably the best Thanksgiving I've ever had. A lot of drinking. I think we might have had some turkey too (kinda fuzzy memory about that part).

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: New Family Member Reply #9 - 11/05/14 at 11:24:24 AlfromNH wrote on 11/05/14 at 11:18:20: A lot of drinking. I think we might have had some turkey too (kinda fuzzy memory about that part). I didn't know Turkey could have a negative affect on your memory?
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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1163 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: New Family Member Reply #10 - 11/05/14 at 11:49:00 Dave wrote on 11/05/14 at 11:24:24: AlfromNH wrote on 11/05/14 at 11:18:20: A lot of drinking. I think we might have had some turkey too (kinda fuzzy memory about that part). I didn't know Turkey could have a negative affect on your memory? Yeah, it's all the L-triptophan
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Reply #11 - 11/06/14 at 08:19:00

Ok team...I am cleaning up the trike and the muffler is intact but pretty well rusted on the outside and is just unsightly.

Considering this is not a show quality project, what is the best way to remove the rust from the outside and make the muffler look fair? I am considering just washing it with a good de-greaser and light scrubbing as I am worried that being too aggressive may compromise the muffler if there are any really thin spots.

After cleaning, I am thinking of just shooting it with a coat of black high-temp header paint from the auto parts store and letting it be what it is. Not trying to make it look factory new, just a good cleaning and prevent any further rust/corrosion.

Sound like a reasonable approach?

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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1163 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: New Family Member Reply #12 - 11/06/14 at 08:25:41 You could try regular coke and crumpled aluminum foil supposed to work great for surface rust. Or just put on a Supertrapp slip on. That's what everyone ran when I was a kid
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Reply #13 - 11/06/14 at 08:51:46

Thought about that, but note that it's not a chrome muffler...it apparently came flat black, not chrome so I don't know if that still works on non-chrome?

I do have a small welder and basic welding skills, so I could fabricate a new one if I knew what muffler to get and had all the parts...I just need to minimize my investment. If I knew where to get one for next to free I'd be willing to give it a shot.

Otherwise, scrub and paint will be in my future. Tongue

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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: New Family Member Reply #14 - 11/06/14 at 12:41:24 Did you scout eBay for spare parts? Great deal you got, was it a yard sale?
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