Fishfiles 20,147 Posted July 14, 2022 I bought this 300 from a friend a while back as a parts bike for $500 , the story with it , the frame was broke and the OEM 300 rear end blew , I bought it cheap , I swapped frames and put a 250 rear end under it , done a custom 2wd disc conversion , had it in my fleet for a few years , then sold it back to him , he got a couple of more atvs and this one got pushed to the side ---- so I hated to see it go when he wanted to sell it , the paint job is ok , ran good , needs a battery and swing arm bearings My buddy just redone the front end , new bearings , seals , tie rod ends , ball joints and disc brake pads Took the swing arm off , OEM is about $100 for the seals, bearings and grease holders and shipping ---- China is $25 with free shipping and they give you need pivot bolts --- Dug up a set of 4 aluminum 25 inch oem rims and tires , also dug up a set of rear 25 Mudlites on 9 inch rims ( those are good floaters ) Wow , the rear brakes still grab , but the foot pedal is froze up Going to drill and tap the pinion fill cap , swing arm and axle tubes and grease it up I dug up one right side floorboard on a part bike , bummer , finding the matching other side will be ruff --- Maybe Gregg from Monroe or Catfish Marvin from Little Rock 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted July 15, 2022 Swapped tires and rims on the front from the 24 x 12 steel rim to a 25 x 12 aluminum OEM rim , this 2wd has a custom built disc conversion on it , so it was either order some 1 inch wheel spacers or do some grinding to the calipers , chose to grind and it took a while --- forget to take a pic of where you need to grind Tried to use the blind bearing puller to yank the swing arm bearing races out , but that did not work out , so I cut the races with a torch and gave the swing arm a prime and paint job Dug up a better from bumper , and since it has as winch fairlead mounted on it , dug out a winch that has a broken wireless remote , I am not a fan of wireless , so I would need to buy a solenoid winch controller , I like the KFI model , they last Still have not ordered parts yet , did find what seems the best deal , Honda in Mississippi has a kit with Honda OEM bearings and seals for $18 each side , but no steel grease holder plates , those are anther $8 each , so about $52 , that is better than $98 and it is OEM Rear brake foot lever is frozen up , but the brakes on this 250 Fourtrax rear end work , so I need to try and fix that foot brake Yesterday , I seen a copy of rear rack center section that swings up to ge to trunk , as this one is missing that Need two front mud flaps , the rear are perfect , go figure 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted August 12, 2022 Finally felt good enough to do some work on 4 wheelers , flushed the dirty oil out the diff and axle tubes , drilled and tapped grease fittings in the fill cover , swing arm and axle tubes to fill with 50/50 Lucas Hub Oil and marine grease 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted August 12, 2022 Here a pic might help someone , this is where to grind the caliper on a disc conversion kit if you use aluminum rims ( 12 inch ) , with steel rims you don't need to grind , another way to skin the cat are 1 inch wheel spacers 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted August 16, 2022 Over the weekend I scored a coil of 1/4 poly plastic air tubing , like the stuff used for air brakes on big trucks , the stuff works great for vent tubing , will last for 40 years+ , I have it on some of my other ATVs already --- I gave $5 for this coil , I'd guess this was the remnants, of a 100 foot piece stuff goes for about $.50 a foot if you got to buy it new I been hung up on finishing this bike , the swing arm pivot adjustment bolt is messed up , been looking thru boxes of parts and cleaning the shed out to the garbage cans and have found 4 pivot bolts now and all are frozen up bad --- might have to buy a new bolt and lock ring While looking for parts , I found a TRX250 Fourtrax back rack , I can make it work on this 300 with a little welding of a sleeve to make it longer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,751 Posted August 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Fishfiles said: Over the weekend I scored a coil of 1/4 poly plastic air tubing , like the stuff used for air brakes on big trucks , the stuff works great for vent tubing , will last for 40 years+ , I have it on some of my other ATVs already --- I gave $5 for this coil , I'd guess this was the remnants, of a 100 foot piece stuff goes for about $.50 a foot if you got to buy it new I been hung up on finishing this bike , the swing arm pivot adjustment bolt is messed up , been looking thru boxes of parts and cleaning the shed out to the garbage cans and have found 4 pivot bolts now and all are frozen up bad --- might have to buy a new bolt and lock ring While looking for parts , I found a TRX250 Fourtrax back rack , I can make it work on this 300 with a little welding of a sleeve to make it longer You need 16 and 20? I should be able to help you out there. https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda/atv/1996/trx300-a-fourtrax-300/swingarm 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted August 16, 2022 52 minutes ago, jeepwm69 said: You need 16 and 20? I should be able to help you out there. https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda/atv/1996/trx300-a-fourtrax-300/swingarm I need a #16 and a #20 , everyone I found around here , so far is rusted together bad , one I got apart and was working it back and forth and it galled up the threads Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,751 Posted August 16, 2022 I should have what you need. I'll look after work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted August 19, 2022 Here is something that might be very helpful to someone , I needed a swing arm bearings and seals for this 300 , so I priced out the parts at Partzilla for right at $100 , 2 bearings , 2 seals and 2 steel grease retainer plates --- so my buddy at Cycle Shack Honda in Mississippi , comes up with a swingarm kit per side for another motorcycle , they were heavily sealed in a bag from Honda so you couldn't see what was in it , they cost $18 per side the part number is on the bag in the picture below , he said the prease plates did not come with it , so I ordered them separately , but when I opened them yesterday the plates do come in the bag , with some special grease , $36 is a lot better than $100 and you get the grease , LOL 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted August 19, 2022 I liked to say thanks to @jeepwm69, he is sending me a swing arm pivot bolt and lock ring , the threads are galled on mine ---- would have cost me $30 plus shipping and between retirement and Biden-omics things are getting tough , Thanks Jeep This blue 300 is going to my son-on-law , he don't know it yet , he bought the grand daughter a Yamaha 90 for her birthday and he don't have a atv himself 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,751 Posted August 19, 2022 Looks like it will get there Monday if the black hole in Memphis (current location) doesn't swallow it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 13, 2022 Finally got to this project , new swing arm bearings , torqued them down ------ grease in the rear end diff and axle tubes ---------- unfroze rear brake foot pedal and got rear brakes working ----------- new front bumper , working on the front rack which was bent and broke, needs some welding , I can handle that ------ did a stretch job on a TRX250 rear rack center section to make it fit a 300 , etc , etc , 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,751 Posted September 14, 2022 Looks good! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 15, 2022 A buddy gave me two bottles of Krud Kutter a while back , it is like Liquid Sandpaper , worked really good , never realized it is made by Rustoleum , painted the front rack after welding it , and got it bolted on --- finished the 250 center rack and got it painted and made a bushing for it out if pvc pipe , wanted to take the rear rack off and give it a paint job , but didn't 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 16, 2022 Plunger of master stuck. Screws of cover stripped and frozen. Drilled them out then ran a thread thru. 8/36 tap fits it 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 16, 2022 Swopped the tires to some 27 ITP Blackwaters , made a 2 inch lift kit as I only had one side , so I made both front sides out of heavier tubing , found a seat with better padding but it needs to be recovered , 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 18, 2022 I like the stance with the 2 inch lift kit and 27 rear tires more then the 25s ---- going to try and get the seat recovered tomorrow , but got some old friends coming over that we have not seen in 4 years 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 18, 2022 Was digging around the shed , tryinh to get rid of enough parts so my zero turn can gt out the weather and found 2 winches , One says Yamaha , think that might actually be a Warn , the other says Yukon , think that might be caca , don't have a solenoid or switch , this is a low budget build , all I spent so far out of pocket was swing arm bearings and seals ... so I might just tie a hook with a rope thru that fairlead and wait for someone to ask for a winch , LOL Also found some stick stoppers , no cv shaft boots to protect , but it could help with something like this , naw , think that one was too high for stick stoppers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 23, 2022 Redone the seat in a dark navy blue that a bought by mistake cause I am color blind , forgot to get a pic of the finished seat ------------ found it had a little rattle, adjusted the valves , sounds much better , I had found that Honda wrench at the flea market for $1 , good buy !!! ------- did a compression test whilst the spark plug was out for changing , it has good compression ------ I took the carb off to unstick the fuel enrichment valve and replaced the choke lever of the headlight switch , unscrewed the cap of the enrichment plunger and shot AeroKroil in there overnight and it came right out , I hate that plunger , always stuck did a half arse cleaning of the carb whilst it was off , think I need to take the carb off and do a deep cleaning , it will ile great , then give it some gas and it will stay high idle for a few seconds before dropping down ---- the inside the tank is one of the cleanest I ever seen Shout out to Ryobi's cordless 3/8 ratchet , it is strong I still have not freed up the master cylinder plunger for the front brakes , that might be the last issue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 23, 2022 blue seat project for the day , make a good 300 carb out of 10 @jeepwm69 the only carb with a tag on it is a 500 , didn't you need one I think that blue seat is going to wind up on my real blue 92 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,977 Posted September 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: blue seat project for the day , make a good 300 carb out of 10 @jeepwm69 the only carb with a tag on it is a 500 , didn't you need one I think that blue seat is going to wind up on my real blue 92 top left corner of carb table, that is not a 300 carb, i see a air cut-off on it. and another on bottom of that row. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,751 Posted September 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: blue seat project for the day , make a good 300 carb out of 10 @jeepwm69 the only carb with a tag on it is a 500 , didn't you need one I think that blue seat is going to wind up on my real blue 92 I can always use an extra carb. Shoot me details The wife’s is dumping gas out of the overflow now🤦♂️ I could probably dig up a 300 carb although I don’t know that what I have would be any better than what you have . Have you ever put a 350 Rancher carb on a 300? I’ve seen people claim it works and new OEM 350 carbs are still fairly cheap when compared to a new OEM 300 carb 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 24, 2022 Jeep , Yes , I have had a 350 carb on a 300 before , that was on that faux 317 that I got from you know who , it was over fueling and causing several eye burnt to anyone riding in the rear of it , that carb is marked also with Marks a Lot on the top cap , maybe a jet job and it would be better Did a deep clean to the original 1996 OEM carb and it is running great , after riding 300 4wds with gear reduction and oversize tires , riding this 2wd is so easy to steer and it screams Still need a master cylinder for the front disc brakes and maybe mount a winch 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,977 Posted September 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Fishfiles said: Jeep , Yes , I have had a 350 carb on a 300 before , that was on that faux 317 that I got from you know who , it was over fueling and causing several eye burnt to anyone riding in the rear of it , that carb is marked also with Marks a Lot on the top cap , maybe a jet job and it would be better Did a deep clean to the original 1996 OEM carb and it is running great , after riding 300 4wds with gear reduction and oversize tires , riding this 2wd is so easy to steer and it screams Still need a master cylinder for the front disc brakes and maybe mount a winch 350 rancher carbs are some of the worse carbs ever !. every one i've ever dealt with always leaked from over filling the float bowl, because they had a defective float needle seat from the factory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted September 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, shadetree said: 350 rancher carbs are some of the worse carbs ever !. every one i've ever dealt with always leaked from over filling the float bowl, because they had a defective float needle seat from the factory. Some people use the 300 EX carb on their 300s , I think Wheeler is one of them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
