CudaChick's Dirt Bike Thread -- '90 Honda XR200

Thanks Whip!!! :-D

Actually antique tractors are something Billy has really gotten into since we moved here almost five years ago and he bought Nellie, the 1964 Ford 2000 series 4-cylinder you kind of see in some of the bike pictures. As you probably know being from Tennessee, there's not much in the way of muscle car restorations out here on the west side in farm country as he did in South Louisiana for 30+ years so it was kind of a natural transition. But it's just like everything else since we moved here. He's technically disabled, and I'm just too slow and detail-oriented to make much money at what I do so it's tough to finance ANY projects to completion. I'm actually shocked the bike got done so fast ... thankfully it didn't need much and they're a lot cheaper to work on than an A Body, an Astre, a nostalgia altered, or a D150 shop truck LOL.

Wow I sure got off track there. Back to the tractor. The battery box, alternator, a couple parts off the carburetor, and the custom cup holder -- an old tin can :-D -- have already been coated in old Ford Blue but the alternator's chrome lol. It was converted to a 12 volt setup a long time ago and he considered putting AutoMeters on it for awhile but for now that's about all that's been done to it. He takes it for a joyride over the 5 1/2 acre spread quite a bit but usually uses it for the bush hog and sickle mower. He's getting quite the reputation as the old tractor mechanic around here and has worked on three in the last few months. His first customer, a beautician with a '53 International 240 Utility -- very sweet but badly neglected, inherited from her father -- had him do almost a full restoration on it and, judging by the ones who've shown up since, I'd have to guess she's been talking him up to the wives while doing their hair ever since.

Thanks for noticing Nellie. He's quite proud of her. :-D