Every mark or nick gets worked smooth to complete a perfect restoration. If the donor vehicle is found intact, all the bolts, brackets, rear axle, axle hubs, seat-mount clamps, triple tree hardware and engine bolts get stripped to bare metal. What many people call a restoration is actually a rebuild, or perhaps what hot-rod guys call a “resto-mod”-an older machine that has significant modern performance upgrades whether you can see them or not. When we say “restoration,” we are talking about returning a machine to how it was on the showroom floor. There are a few things to look at when picking a starting point, or a “donor bike” as they are called in the restoration world. The restoration started off just like 99 percent of them do-with a donor that has lived a hard life and was ready for a revival. You can see the others at For this article, the Vintage Motorsports Honda ATC 250R was paired up with a 1982 Toyota pickup, which had been restored by Greg’s Restorations. It’s that good, and this 1982 Honda 250R is his latest acquisition. Our most recent visit, however, ended abruptly when he shut the doors and started wiping our drool off his floor. This collector opened his doors for a few hours, so we got to take a look at his prized possessions. The winning buyer purchases these parts at their own risk.Over the last few years we have highlighted a number of his projects after discovering one of his biggest customers is in Los Angeles near our offices. Please no questions of trades, as I am looking for cash from the winning bidder. Please read my feedback here and on the various three and four wheeled ATV forums sites. I am a honest ebayer and ATV community member. This crated ATC 250R is featured in the latest November 2010 dirtwheels magazine, in the "over the bars section". The various forum board, thread postings will say far more than I could ever explain here on this auction ad. This is truly a once in a life time opportunity for the high bidding collector.ĭo a google search to learn more using key words " in crate ATC 250R". It's amazing that it slipped by the three wheeled demise and was forever preserved in it's current state. This fender is original to the bike as it came from Japan and has never been removed from the original foam wrapper. The rear fender was carefully removed in it's original protective bag (once) for picture taking purposes only, then carefully replaced in the exact location it came from. It was built with Ohtsu "PV" tires, unlike earlier 1986 models produced, which were outfitted with the Ohtsu "PRO VECTOR" rubber.
This particular machine was produced near the last build run, at Honda of Japan.
It is a #'s matching, 100% year correct original. It is in amazing condition and is exactly as it arrived at the dealership's dock back in 1986. This 250R is a real complete time capsule.
The cover has gotten brittle over the years and has been removed less than 10 times for inspection and viewing. This crated ATC's cardboard cover has been removed at times, allowing for display, reinstalled, and then stored back in a dry dark environment. It is used, unassembled and has never been removed from the original crate, straight from Japan in 1986.
No bull, this is the real deal and is the only ATC 250R known in the world to be still in it's original shipping crate. 1986 Honda ATC 250R NOS parts in OEM crate *USED* - eBay (item 110593078762 end time Oct-11-10 12:00:00 PDT) Here is a very rare 1986 Honda ATC 250R three wheeler in parts.
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