How about Ice Racing the Tiger 500?

[Vealmonkey]

Well, it's not so much a question as it is something that's in the works right now. Preparations are being made as I type. Tires, studs and stud blankets will soon be appearing at an undisclosed location. New fenders front and rear and a repop Tiger front number plate as well as professional and totally cool numbers and graphics from blue27 at blueline decals. A board member will be at the handlebars that has some ice racing experience. The Tiger will need a little work but is already more than halfway towards ice racing. Mainly needs front brake work and some tune up. Maybe, hopefully, T-shirts available. Hopefull the Tiger Jockey will chime in. I'm getting kind of cranked up about this. Just had to spill the beans. Wish us, mainly the rider, luck and safe riding. Here's a few before pics to tide you over.

[Swinger]

Ill be watching this for sure veal!!! Gonna have any video of it racing by any chance????

[Vealmonkey]

Hopefully. Maybe it will even make it onto OC250rs' Tiger page.

[torque]

im betting that the tiger will completely dominate in its class. please get vids. the three wheel community needs to see this.

[Vealmonkey]

I just want to see it run and I want the Jockey to not get hurt. The rider is a modest man and not accustomed to fame and fortune and all the accolades of 3 wheeler performance prowess. Unless he chimes in, which I hope he will, he may just remain the masked rider or maybe as I will refer to him as "Rider T". T as in Tiger of course. His safety is number one, his fun is number 2, all else is just icing or maybe ice on the cake.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Dang! This whole ice racing bug has really spread huh!

Hey Veal, just curious, how come you aren't piloting the big Tiger??

EDIT: we were typing at the same time apparently.. You answered my question.. Definitely looking forward to seeing some vids.

If all goes well, do you think you might try and make a Raffa's Ice-Fest event?

[Vealmonkey]

The Tiger is slated for 2 official events. It may pop up at Raffas. It depends on Rider T. He is a man with a job and a great family. This ice racing adventure is not a High Dollar effort with a large pit crew. The masked rider will be doing all the transporting, testing and tuning, so it really depends on his schedule. I'm really hoping he is safe and has fun. If he really enjoys running the 500, he may very well try and hit every venue he can. The more time he can get on the 500, the better the whole situation. He has experience ice racing, but no time on the 500, so he is sort of behind on the learning curve. Plus he has to tune the 500 and maybe regear to suit him. Other riders have several years on their machine under their belt, which is a big advantage for them.

[jays375]

You have one big problem.No Ice= No Ice Fest.It has been posted already canceled.Unless things have changed and not posted yet.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Understood....

I'm really looking forward to ice racing for the first time next season. I even got the kitchen pass from the wife! Hope to meet up with you, the masked rider and the big Tiger sometime... Really cool that you are allowing another person to race your trike.

[Vealmonkey]

Anyone that has seen the tiger 500 or the 250, has been able to ride it if they want. That is what they are made for. My machines aren't museum pieces, not saying anything bad about totall immacuately restored trikes, just that mine were never meant to be restored, just nice riders. The 500 has never had much done to it. except a little work when I first got it. The front brake has been on the fritz off and on and is the big thing the masked rider will have to fix. It really needs a reliable front brake. LOL If you came down, you could ride either Tiger if you wanted. Pretty much anything on the trikes can be fixed, it's the people riding them I worry about. I can get another frame built. Heck the 500 was turned into a quad a long time ago and was turned back into a trike again, so it will never be 100% original, but who cares. It's all about having fun and riding. I mean I have another 250 tiger in parts and tons of parts, if I'm that worried about it. The previous owner of the 500 flipped it at Trikefest and trashed an original set of Plastic fenders, which were worth about as much as the trike itself. LOL It has repop fenders, I can get more, I have other fuel tanks. But there is only one masked rider and as far as I know his wife and family still want him. LOL

[riverrat]

I rode turbocoupes tiger 250 at icefest and here at my house. It was pretty tough to ride, mostly bottom end power. What great experience. You are welcome to come here and ride when we get ice. How much hp does that thing make?

[jays375]

I would like to see it run.Heck I never even seen a Tiger.Where is it going to be at?

[Vealmonkey]

Not a clue. No idea how tired the engine is either. I know the 250 is a time bomb on 3 wheels. Once it hits on the pipe, it just reaches for the sky. The 500, nice predictable power across the entire rpm range. It just pulls as long as you keep your thumb on the throttle. I've never had enough room to open it up in top gear. By the time you hit 3rd gear and are getting into it, you usually run out of room, and then you hope the front brake is working, and it usually isn't! LOL I have a reprint of the Rotax 500 engine manual and I'm pretty sure that info is in there, but blue27 has that right now. I think he's confiscated that for the library. LOL

[riverrat]

Well if you ever get up here when there is black ice, you won't run out of room
And if you are racing short track, you kind of need the front brake. But just to mess around you will be fine. Would love to see it go.

[Dirtcrasher]

It simply CANNOT be the great gazoo on your 500!!

Not a clue. No idea how tired the engine is either. I know the 250 is a time bomb on 3 wheels. Once it hits on the pipe, it just reaches for the sky. The 500, nice predictable power across the entire rpm range. It just pulls as long as you keep your thumb on the throttle. I've never had enough room to open it up in top gear. By the time you hit 3rd gear and are getting into it, you usually run out of room, and then you hope the front brake is working, and it usually isn't! LOL I have a reprint of the Rotax 500 engine manual and I'm pretty sure that info is in there, but blue27 has that right now. I think he's confiscated that for the library. LOL

It has to be like when I had a 94CR250 rocket and my bud a 88 CR500. From right off the throttle you had any power level you desired on his bike. My 250 had to be ridden like Jeremy McGrath rode

I will admit that the 500 was terrifying!