Hello all,
Just picked an 87 Foreman TRX350D off the top of the pile from a trailer load of scrap metal... for $20 cash, loaded onto my trailer! An hour later I got it started and to my surprise, it runs excellent! Turns out it is in excellent mechanical shape throughout, just needs a thorough teardown and reassembly for cleaning, re-lubing, adjustments, minor repairs, replace a bunch of missing parts, etc.
The reason the owner was scrapping it was because it caught fire in the battery box area, burned the wiring harness up back there and he couldn't get it to run again. He had hotwired it to get the ignition working after the fire, but he forgot to include a jumper wire for the fuel pump.... and eventually gave up on it.
I rode a 98 Foreman for a few years and in my opinion, it can't hold a candle for the way this durable beast is made! So, a full restoration project of this ole' tank is now well underway. I'm sure there will be something to talk about and share (and probably a question or two for the TRX350 vets) so that's why I'm here.
Just picked an 87 Foreman TRX350D off the top of the pile from a trailer load of scrap metal... for $20 cash, loaded onto my trailer! An hour later I got it started and to my surprise, it runs excellent! Turns out it is in excellent mechanical shape throughout, just needs a thorough teardown and reassembly for cleaning, re-lubing, adjustments, minor repairs, replace a bunch of missing parts, etc.
The reason the owner was scrapping it was because it caught fire in the battery box area, burned the wiring harness up back there and he couldn't get it to run again. He had hotwired it to get the ignition working after the fire, but he forgot to include a jumper wire for the fuel pump.... and eventually gave up on it.
I rode a 98 Foreman for a few years and in my opinion, it can't hold a candle for the way this durable beast is made! So, a full restoration project of this ole' tank is now well underway. I'm sure there will be something to talk about and share (and probably a question or two for the TRX350 vets) so that's why I'm here.
