After more than a decade of dreaming, thinking, more dreaming, and it has finally come to fruition. I finally have a legit street legal ATC. I'm proud to introduce my 2008 ATC XR650L. Amazingly built by Derrick Adams (211 Motorsports) this trike is truly a one-of-a-kind. While I have several other quad to trike conversions, this is the first bike to trike conversion I have ever owned. Derrick has built several other bike to trike conversions over the years, and I have always been extremely impressed with his work and attention to detail. He knocked this one right out of the park! I approached Derrick a couple years back and we brain stormed briefly. After much thought and some discussion, the time came. I dropped my beloved XR off with Derrick. A little while later, and this is what he has presented me with.
As for the build, it is basically all bolt on. The only non-motorcycle parts (and non custom parts) on the bike are as follows: From ATC - front fender, front hub, front axle, speedo drive unit. From TRX - seat, rear fenders, rear axle and carrier, and rear brakes. This trike could be very easily converted right back to a bike in not very much time at all. Starting up front, the 650 uses the motorcycle's front forks and front brakes. With a beautiful adapter hub mating the ATC front hub to the motorcycle's brake disc. The forks have been shortened. The top triple is two stock XR650L triples put together for more width. If I didn't type that, you'd never even know. the bottom triple is custom. All controls and gauges are stock XR. The gas tank and entire frame minus the sub-frame are all XR. The foot pegs are custom. The sub-frame and swingarm are custom. I'm sure I am missing tons of stuff here, but let the pictures speak for themselves. Also, Derrick took it upon himself to build a custom rear rack. He thought, what is the point if you can't go to the grocery store without being able to haul stuff home. He custom fabbed up a rear rack, that rotates rearward so that the rear fenders can still be taken off with ease. For the way it works, think Hondaline ATC250SX rear rack. I think it adds a certain refinement to this bike and finishes it off in the looks department as well. Kudos Derrick, kudos!
I've only ridden it just a wee bit thus far. I still need to put DOT tires on the rear. I purchased non-DOT by accident. After that, I will take it to get mandatory Pennsylvania State Inspection, then I am totally legal. I have never let the insurance or registration lap while it was being built. I did however call my insurance company and ask if I needed to do anything special because it was getting a "trike kit" installed. They said nothing needed done. I also contacted a motorcycle inception station and went over everything with them, as well as reading the motorcycle inspection laws time and time again. All is good in that department as well.