09/21/2023
I am INCREDIBLY honored to be trusted with this 1987 Honda ATC250ES BigRed to be revived from its decades of storage. These were KING of the fields in my youth, and the DREAM machine for all of us!
This one in particular you could tell at first sight was LOVED, and RIDEN deservedly! Set aside YEARS ago for other priorities, but still loved so much to be kept out of destructions path!
The gas tank and carburetor were severely corroded, the tank possibly to its end. The carburetor however was able to be restored to its glory!! The cylinder bore no signs of concern, neither did the oil. Battery beyond life, but tires held air. Rear brakes function, front brakes not so much.
Carb rebuild, with ALL original parts, fresh oil and filter. Clean the Spark Plug, and fashion a fuel supply.
THREE!!! 3!! ONLY 3 kicks and she fired right up, and ran PERFECTLY!!!! No smoke, no hesitation, PURE HONDA PERFECTION AND LONGEVITY!!!! It’s MAGIC.
The feeling is deeply emotional for me. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to do this. I feel incredibly YOUNG with this machine powering me through my yard, exhilaration like I was 10 again! The excitement seeing my son experience this pastime that will soon be forgotten. It is JOY, as it was in the 80’s! Pure JOY!
A machine has been revived, a soul has been warmed! And I am POSITIVE, many more souls will be touched by this KING of recreation!!!
