My trike drawings from back in the day

[Yamahammer490]

Back in the early 1980s I liked to draw trikes as much as riding them. This past weekend I found my old sketchbooks! Here are two genuine, vintage drawings made the old fashioned way.

The Honda was dated 1981. #43 was Curtis Sparks, right? The Yamaha was dated 1982 and looks like one of the old chain drive YTM 200 trikes. I don't know if it was anybody in particular or just a drawing of a trike.

I'm going to scan the sketchbooks to PDF for safe keeping since the paper is already starting to get brittle. If you guys like these I've got dozens more that I can post as I get them scanned.

[bigredhead]

Nice.. you still draw ?

yah. post them for sure !

[Lomax]

Looks good man, I wish i could draw like that.

[Jeb]

Nice Stuff! I would love to see more.

[edog]

Good job,those are good drawings,i used to draw back in the day. :Bounce :Bounce

[Billy Golightly]

Wow...nice work for sure. Post more! :D

[Maine_Triker]

Awesome totaly cool, post your others!!!!

[smokinp]

wow!post more!!

[Yamahammer490]

Thanks for the kind words guys! Here's a few more. They're both dated 1982. The Yamaha looks like a 225DX. I'm guessing the honda is a 200X.

Cheers! :beer

[Darius1502]

I remember the Dirt Wheels issue that had that 200x with the paddles on it in your last post. It had a chrome supertrapp and headlight gaurd.

Nice work!

They also tested the 1984 110 and the KLT 250 in that issue. Don't ask me how I remember.

[threewheelin-feelin]

thats pretty good :TrikesOwn :w00t:

[Yamahammer490]

[QUOTE=Darius1502]I remember the Dirt Wheels issue that had that 200x with the paddles on it in your last post. It had a chrome supertrapp and headlight gaurd.
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I subscribed to Dirt Wheels, 3Wheeling, and a few other mags back then. In school I took an art course and we had to draw 3 sketches each week so I frequently just drew pictures out of magazines when I couldn't think of anything original to draw. (It's hard for me to "force" creativity - I sort of have to be in the mood to draw.) I don't remember which of these were completely original versus sketches of magazine pictures, but I'm glad you like them anyway. Good memory too!

[LonesomeTriZ]

I have been wanting to get a detailed color drawing of my stretched out 86 Tri Z, something worth framing. are interested in such a task?

[Yamahammer490]

Hi Guys,

I finally had a minute to scan a few more... (Two of them aren't trikes but I thought they ya'll would enjoy them anyway.)

There will be more when I get more time to scan these old sketchbooks.

:beer

[RedRider_AK]

Those are really good, but the rear tires on both of the first two look like they have really skinny duallies.

[sideshow_bob]

Wow,those are awesome.Sadly my trike drawings always turn out farfetched:wondering

[cragster]

yes. real good drawings.
If i find m a picture and am bored ill draw you guys one and see how it comes out

[trikezilla]

Wow, them are cool! I wish I had that talent!! When you drew these (more specifically the one w/ the dirt bike and 76 on the # plate)) was anyone that was professional actually able to get his bike that sideways and flat??

[Darius1502]

Thanks for the kind words guys! Here's a few more. They're both dated 1982. The Yamaha looks like a 225DX. I'm guessing the honda is a 200X.

Cheers! :beer

Yeah that 200x was from Dirt Wheels. That was one of the main pics in the story on a modded X. I remember it like it yesterday.

[Darius1502]

Hi Guys,

I finally had a minute to scan a few more... (Two of them aren't trikes but I thought they ya'll would enjoy them anyway.)

There will be more when I get more time to scan these old sketchbooks.

:beer

Great pics!!! I remember that Tecate pic too...that was from the first test of the red Tecate...I think it was at Pismo dunes....always hated to see that trike get all wet in the salt water....I digress!!

[AirManCam]

They look good man!

[85hondaatc125m]

That is a great talent, I can draw somewhat too, but only trucks and cars and I hope to stick with my talent and maybe get me into a career of designing cars for Chevrolet or GMC. I wish I could draw trikes though. Good Job

[Vealmonkey]

Great drawings, I hope you kept of with it. Maybe you can do drawings for that 3 wheeling magazine on that other post they are tring to get started up.

[YTM200BOY]

lol OMG shut up RedRider AK you could draw like that if your life depended on it!! Nice very nice im in art class now and i could draw that good if i had to! Nice again man!

[Yamahammer490]

Great drawings, I hope you kept of with it. Maybe you can do drawings for that 3 wheeling magazine on that other post they are tring to get started up.


No, I really didn't keep up with it. Too busy with life.

It would be sort of cool to provide a series for the magazine. I'll have to think about it.

[350Xhilaration]

With your permission, I'd like to create a page with a gallery of these on my website. Way too cool to keep to this post. Let me know if it's alright and I'll get the page done. email me any and all sketches you have at rhuel.adams@gmail.com

Thanks for sharing.:w00t:

[slow200s]

those are some sweet drawings!

[cragster]

sorry to bring up an older thread but.....i was lookin throught some photos and found one of the original pictures of his drawings! look
http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18279&d=1130524155
http://www.files.3wheelerworld.com/MagArticles/250r/Racer2.jpg

[Rex Karz]

Great Work, I have a few drawimgs left over from my high school days, but they are all of speedway bikes.

[yt125man]

thatss sweet

[Dirtcrasher]

Old post, but all the drawings are super cool!!

[racer....X]

pretty cool ....lets see some more!

[MonroeMike]

I have never seen this thread, nice drawings.

[harryredtrike]

i hope you wer'nt in school when you drew those.school is for learnin

[Trimotomike]

Super cool man , you had skillz thats for sure , that coffinmobile situation was pretty cool looking