10 Common Issues I Find Buying a Used 1982 1983 Honda BIG RED 200E
I tend to see the same issues over and over again looking at used 1982/3 Honda BIG RED 200E’s. Below is a complied list in random order...
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BIG RED Mark
- Oct 22, 2017
- 2 min
1982 1983 1984 Honda BIG RED 200E 200ES Interchangeability
There is some interchangeability between parts from the 1982 through 1984 BIG REDS. Note that there are some big differences between...
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BIG RED Mark
- Oct 5, 2017
- 2 min
Differences Between the 1982 and 1983 Honda BIG RED 200E Three Wheelers
There are a few differences between the two 200E models that Honda made in 1982 and 1983. This may not be a complete list as I am using...
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BIG RED Mark
- Sep 4, 2017
- 3 min
Common parts I find missing or worn on 1982-1983 BIG REDS
This is just a quick post of the parts I found missing or worn on while restoring a 1982 and a 1983 Honda BIG RED 200E. I am not going to...
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Big Red Mark
- Feb 5, 2017
- 1 min
Finishing Up
I stepped back from the Handy lift and looked at the finished 1982 Honda 200E Big Red. I am happy. All of the hard work has paid off -...
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BIG RED MARK
- Jan 20, 2017
- 1 min
Easy Pickins
I was just about to finish up installing the chaincase on the 1982 BIG RED 200E when I noticed that one of the 6mm screws was actually a...
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BIG RED MARK
- Jan 12, 2017
- 1 min
OVERTIME
I wiped the last coat of plastic renew on the rear fender and steeped back. They look good I thought to myself. Almost done just need to...
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BIG RED MARK
- Jan 5, 2017
- 2 min
Lost Parts
I climbed over the last of the four BIG REDS in the shop. I pulled up on the left rear fender and sighed in disappointment. Not one of...
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BIG RED MARK
- Dec 29, 2016
- 1 min
Catching Up
I took a sip of the hot coffee and walked into my shop. I turned the stereo on and put some kindling in the wood stove. I stepped back...
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BIG RED MARK
- Dec 22, 2016
- 1 min
Transformation
The restoration process of these Honda BIG RED 3 wheelers ATC's can be satisfying because you can see the results of your efforts.
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BIG RED MARK
- Dec 15, 2016
- 1 min
Frigid
Rup rup rup rup. The starter motor on my truck was having a hard time turning over the crankshaft in my truck that spent all night in the...
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BIG RED MARK
- Dec 9, 2016
- 1 min
No Easy Way Out
What a dumb design. I said this in my head as I squeezed the trigger of the air cutoff tool. zooop zooop. As the metal turned red hot my...
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BIG RED MARK
- Nov 27, 2016
- 1 min
Changing Seasons
Looking out the single pane windows of the garage doors I could see about six inches of snow on the grey car cover used to protect an old...
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BIG RED MARK
- Nov 10, 2016
- 1 min
Break it Down
As I dumped a little bit of gasoline into the tank I didn't have any doubts that when I pressed the little black start button on the left...
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BIG RED MARK
- Oct 13, 2016
- 1 min
Anticipation
I was staring at the pipe wrench jaw marks as I threaded the castle nut on to the rusty rear axle of the 1982 BIG RED. I picked up the 3...
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BIG RED MARK
- Oct 6, 2016
- 2 min
TIME SUCK
When you are restoring 30 year old BIG REDs nothing is easy. You better plan on spending extra time doing simple tasks that you think are...
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BIG RED MARK
- Sep 20, 2016
- 1 min
One Day a Week
I decided today was the day. Tuesday was the night I picked out to work on the BIG REDS out in the shop. I have a lot of other projects...
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Big Red Mark
- Sep 14, 2016
- 1 min
Sorting Things Out
This week I spent some time sorting out the restoration on the 1982 Honda BIG RED 200E. I have two of them and I’m trying to figure out...
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BIG RED MARK
- Sep 7, 2016
- 2 min
Two on the Floor Two on the Lifts
Now that the restoration on the 1984 200ES BIG RED is complete I filled the shop with my next projects. The next goal is to restore a...
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