Paul4x4

On 6/8/2022 at 8:42 AM, Mech said:

 

Your vin number will be on a steel plate welded to the left rear down tube I think.. real obvious..

Yeah, the location is real obvious, but the VIN itself is cryptic. Feel free to decode, if it's so simple to you! Thanks!

Any news on these? I'm tempted to try one of those lithium batteries. I've seen some with an integrated power switch. That might be handy?

My VIN reads AJ45A-six digits. No letter. I have not checked what the engine VIN says...

23 minutes ago, LT-4WDinNY said:

We had an 82 and then a 83 Big Red new when I was a kid.  I still remember seeing the line up of ATC's in the showroom in our local Honda dealer.  I have some cool promo items from 83 too... Honda playing cards, and some jig-saw puzzles too!

Man, that must have been a sight seeing all those brand new ATC's! I was born in 82, so my memories are a bit hazy back from the early 80s... LOL!

26 minutes ago, LT-4WDinNY said:

If it is a 90, they changed the carb that year to the diaphragm type instead of the CV slide carb.  The VIN number is on the rear frame down pipe.  You should be able to determine the model year from that.  Funny thing.... the NY title for my 89 states it is a 1991.  So I bought parts for the carb and learned my lesson, as the VIN came back as a 1989, and as I said, the carbs and exhaust changed in 1990!

Yes, it's got that diaphragm carb. The VIN on my bike is only 11 digits, so I don't know how to decode it. I have compared pictures online, and by comparing the tank decals I'm guessing it's a 1990 model.

I live in the countryside and when I'm home I can luckily just wrench my ATV's and forget that any virus and stupid lockdowns even exist!

14 hours ago, LT-4WDinNY said:

So I live in WNY and have been riding 3 wheelers since we bought a couple Big Reds new in 1982!  I have a vast collection of 3 wheelers... 85 ATC70, 70 US90 Aquarius Blue, 83 ATC110, 83 ATC185s, 83 ATC185s w/PK Rear Suspension Kit, 81 ATC200, 85 YTM200ERN, 84 YTM225DX with Reverse added,  85 ATC250ES Big Red, 82 ATC250R, 82 ATC250R with Hondaline 300 Kit, 86 ATC350X rider, and a 85 ATC350X... "the Hondaline Special!"   If anyone has 3 wheeler issues or questions, feel free to replay here!

However, I do have a couple token 4WDs... an 87 and a 89 LT-4WD Suzukis.  I am currently working on replacing the one-way starter clutch in my 89.  What a pain!  WAY too many items to be removed to access the left side cover.  However, doing better than what the Suzuki manual says... they say to remove the motor!  I was able to do some engineering fanangling... lol

Bruce

Nice to hear I'm not alone!

ATC's are my biggest love too for some reason. I have three in my collection at the moment, an 84 200ES (in restoration), an 83 200E and their baby 83 ATC70. I'm also restoring a 350X for a friend and have also his 84 200E in storage. I would love to own an older 110 and a 250SX too, if I ever manage to find those! (I live in Europe, so it's not easy to find 3 wheelers here...)

Just got my first 4WD quad, and that is a 1990(I think...) Suzuki LT-4WD. Got a great deal on it, and I think its 4WD system is better than on any Honda!

On 11/17/2021 at 7:00 PM, Andrew Engebretson said:

Has anybody cleaned up/repaired cables that were s bit sticky?  If so how?

Get yourself a cable luber tool.

On 11/17/2021 at 3:44 PM, Andrew Engebretson said:

This ATV was purchased by my grandparents new when my cousins and I were very young and wanted to bring it back to life for my kids.  

Bet you made some great memories back in the day! I love old school all terrain vehicles. I have a few Honda three wheelers, and one of those is an ATC70 that I'm going to fix up for my son to ride...

I used google, but couldn't find that much...

Is there anyone making repro decal kits for Suzuki's? I'm used to playing around with Honda ATC's, and for those it's kinda easy to find even full decal kits with warning stickers and all. Not so easy with Suzuki's it seems?

Just got a Quadrunner and would like to get at least some warning stickers for restoration. The main decals are in pretty good condition, so I don't have to replace those.

Thanks! I'll check out those channels.

Nice bike!

Just got myself my first 4WD quad (I'm mainly a three wheeler guy). I think it's a 1990 Quadrunner LT-F4WD. It's basically in mint condition, with only the engine's top end taken apart for some weird reason... All the removed parts came with the machine, so IF I'm missing something, it looks like it's only gonna be some nuts and bolts, worst case scenario! I'm slowly gathering information on it and start putting it back together!

What about 11-digit VIN numbers? Any info on those?

I just got my first Suzuki LT-F4WD, and I don't even know what year it is exactly. Looking at google pics, I'm guessing it's a 1990 model by comparing all the decals.