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So You Bought That BIG RED - NOW WHAT?
So you bought that BIG RED – Now what? You have scoured craigslist and the facebook classifieds and you found and bought that BIG RED....
Mark J.
Apr 19, 20175 min read
 
 
 


Metal or Plastic Gas Tank
I had a question on the forum about a gas tank this week and it got me to thinking about which one is better metal or plastic. Most of my...
BIG RED MARK
Apr 9, 20173 min read
 
 
 


Sunday Funday
This Sunday was great. I went trout fishing with my dad at a local river. We went out to breakfast at the modern diner in Wellsville and...
Mark
Apr 4, 20171 min read
 
 
 


Small Bites
It's good to be home. I enjoyed working in the shop after work this week. I couldn't spend as much time as I like to but that is ok. I...
BIG RED MARK
Mar 27, 20171 min read
 
 
 


Stir Crazy
Crawfish etouffe, red beans and rice, and frozen daiquiris. I got to spend the week in the "BIG EASY" this week. It wasn't vacation it...
Big Red Mark
Mar 21, 20171 min read
 
 
 


Quiet and Alone
While I was working on the 1983 BIG RED restoration I found myself stopping at times and looking up to see if he was there .... but he...
Mark
Mar 8, 20171 min read
 
 
 


Stop. Reset
I was planning on prepping the frame for the 83 BIG RED restoration today but I didn't. I just could not take it anymore. I looked around...
BIG RED MARK
Feb 26, 20172 min read
 
 
 


Break in the Weather
I stepped out of the shop and looked up at the stars this past S aturday night. I could not believe it. Here it was February and I was...
Big Red Mark
Feb 20, 20171 min read
 
 
 


Hodgepodge
I finished the 1982 Honda BIG RED 200E restoration and moved it out of the shop this week. I thought the shop would be a little cleaner...
BIG RED MARK
Feb 12, 20172 min read
 
 
 


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  -...
Big Red Mark
Feb 5, 20171 min read
 
 
 


Chasing BIG REDS on Craigslist
I recently been chasing a few BIG REDS for sale on Craigslist and I thought to myself man how things and how I have changed. Things have...
BIG RED Mark
Jan 27, 20172 min read
 
 
 


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...
BIG RED MARK
Jan 20, 20171 min read
 
 
 


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...
BIG RED MARK
Jan 12, 20171 min read
 
 
 


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...
BIG RED MARK
Jan 5, 20172 min read
 
 
 


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...
BIG RED MARK
Dec 29, 20161 min read
 
 
 


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.
BIG RED MARK
Dec 22, 20161 min read
 
 
 


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...
BIG RED MARK
Dec 15, 20161 min read
 
 
 


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...
BIG RED MARK
Dec 9, 20161 min read
 
 
 


Constant Improvement
It was about time. I looked at the end of the handlebar at the faded black grips. They were worn so much they were actually smooth. These...
BIG RED MARK
Dec 4, 20161 min read
 
 
 


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...
BIG RED MARK
Nov 27, 20161 min read
 
 
 
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