I have recentley inheritated a 1983 Honda 200E Big Red. I am not very mechanically inclined but like to re-build this in honor of my uncle. I have replaced the battery and it fires up and seems to run pretty darn good. After, about 20 minutes of riding I noticed the engine getting hot and some smoke comming out from the pull start rope hole. Does anyone have suggestions on this problem. There are a lott of physicl problems I would like to repair also were is a good place to start are parts still available for this year bike? Any help would be great... Thanks.

 

for parts try bikebandits.com

 

thanks are there any books or magazines that would help with my project?

 

ebay is going to be your best bet. plenty of good used parts on there. as for the smoke coming from the recoil....I'm not too familiar with 200 Big Red's, does the smoke smell? is it black? make sure you continuously check your oil...you may have an outer case leak or a leak where the jug meets the crankcase....hard to say exactly where the smoke is derived from. it's a pretty simple job to pull the recoil off and take a peek behind it to investigate it though.

 

thanks for the help. The smoke is white. And the oil is overdue for a major change.. Thanks again

 

family I had one of these recently traded it for a different toy. BUY THE MANUAL it will pay for itself and make explanations from these guys alot more understandable. I knew nothing about workin on a trike and these guys talked me through gettin her runnin and traded. Good luck and Happy ridin

 

download the manual for free from this site, it is the original Honda manual.
http://www.oscarmayer.net/atc/manual...00e_bigred.pdf