![]() Power is delivered to the rear wheels through a six-speed transmission and a drive chain. The selling dealer states the engine was rebuilt with replacement bearings, gaskets, and seals as well as a 0.50mm-oversized piston. The liquid-cooled 246cc two-stroke single is equipped with CDI ignition, a 35mm Keihin carburetor, and a kickstarter. ![]() No instrumentation is present, therefore total mileage is unknown. The black handlebar is mounted to the top triple clamp via a riser and features hand controls for the manual clutch and front brake. Stopping power is provided by front and rear disc brakes with cross-drilled rotors, and the selling dealer states the brake pads were replaced in anticipation of the sale. Suspension travel of 9.8″ is available at both ends. Suspension consists of a 39mm conventional fork with blue rubber gaiters as well as a monoshock mounted to the gold-finished Pro-Link swingarm. ![]() Gold-finished 9″ wheels are mounted with knobby Dunlop tires. Zinc-coated fasteners were installed by the selling dealer. Features include a red tubular steel frame, a blue bench seat, a black grab rail, a headlight, and a taillight. The headlight fixture, fuel tank, side panels, and fenders are finished in red, and replacement red, white, and blue decals were applied during the refurbishment. This ATC 250R is now offered at no reserve in Minnesota with refurbishment photos and a bill of sale. The machine wears red bodywork with red, white, and blue graphics, and equipment includes a six-speed transmission, CDI ignition, a kickstarter, a blue bench seat, a black grab rail, adjustable long-travel suspension, gold-finished 9″ wheels, and front and rear disc brakes. Have any of you owned a post-balloon-tire-era three-wheel ATV? If so and you’re commenting, you must have lived through that era.This 1986 Honda ATC 250R was refurbished by the selling dealer’s shop within the last year in a project that is said to have included refinishing the frame in red, fitting zinc-coated fasteners, and rebuilding its liquid-cooled 246cc two-stroke single with a 0.50mm-oversized piston. Here’s a YouTube video showing the history of the Honda ATC200X, they look like a blast! I have never owned a three-wheeler if you don’t count a couple of oddball, pivoting 1984 Honda Gyros which aren’t even remotely the same thing other than having three wheels and a Honda badge. The current bid price for each of these ATVs is double the excellent condition NADA value so who knows where this auction will end up. The redesigned 19 ATC200X came with a 6-speed transmission instead of a 5-speed and as I mentioned, a square tube frame along with a few other ways to tell them apart, for you car-spotters. The plastics, seats, cables, and other components are all in great condition. The seller says that they were in longterm storage but they don’t say how long that was. They’re such a delicate looking machine, you’d think that they would just fold in half on the first bump, but they’re rock solid. The four-stroke engines were just under 200cc and they’re just a great all-around ATV. The ATC200X was redesigned for its last two years, 19, with all square tubing for the frame. They’re widely known as great drifting machines for experienced riders, but they aren’t as hot as, say, a Honda ATC250R which was a two-stroke screamer. With no odometer or really any gauges at all, it’s impossible to tell how many miles are on these two ATC200Xs, but they look like they haven’t been ridden too hard over the decades. I’m a big proponent of buying a first or last year vehicle if you think that it may have some collector value and is in collector condition, which these beautifully-preserved Hondas appear to be in. The Honda ATC200X was made between 19 so this is the last year for this model. Are they really that dangerous? The early ATVs were inherently more dangerous because of the big, balloon-like wheels and the bounce factor but these later ATVs may not be as bad as some focus groups make them out to be. With three-wheel ATVs, it’s about broken necks and other bodily injuries and deaths. Deloreans always come back to “flux capacitor” just as Pintos always come down to rear crash fires. A show of hands for those of you who lived through the Lawn Darts era? Many people think that three-wheel ATVs were and still are dangerous but these 1987 Honda ATC200X three-wheelers look innocent enough, don’t they? They can be found here on eBay in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona and the current bid price is $6,100 for both of these preserved gems.Ĭertain vehicles hit key hot spots with readers as I’ve mentioned in the past. I sort of miss the days when people could buy things that were considered somewhat dangerous but were still in stores and showrooms. There are many dangerous things in this world.
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