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...

There is some interchangeability between parts from the 1982 through 1984 BIG REDS. Note that there are some big differences between...

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...

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...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The restoration process of these Honda BIG RED 3 wheelers ATC's can be satisfying because you can see the results of your efforts.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...