you hardtail guys are crazy!!!!!

[mikey's250sx]

sold my sx yesterday to chrisg and when i delivered it we went for a short ride. i got to ride my first hardtail (honda 200 something) and it sucked!!!!!! it actually wasn't as bad as i thought it would be but man what a bouncer. of course we were on rocky bumpy trails too. does anyone here ever go on long rides on hardtails?

[Oldshell4481]

lol i ride all over hell and back on mine, once you get used to it its ok, you kind of get a science down to it, its called lifting thy arse off the seat when you notice a bump in the trail. id like to find a suspended machine this summer though.

[TrikerR]

yep, thats all i own so you get used to it. it actually makes the ride more interesting in a sore ass for a week kinda way.

[BIGCRIP28]

thats all i used to ride all day. (110, 200)

[brapp]

lol the only hardtiil i own is a atc70 lol

[Mike_Ham_250R]

I ride an 84 200s and i go on long rides but im young so i dont care much

[DeePa]

the only trike i have ever rode is a 85 200s so i really dont know what im missing haha...

[Mr. Sandman]

Some of us old guys grew up on the old ATC's with no suspension and only balloon tires. Come to think of it, shocks and forks weren't even invented yet and we didn't have TV's either, just radios. Man, we've come a long way, you young punks don't know how good you've got it. :beer

[TimSr]

I did two "Rumble on the Ridge" rallys, 33 miles each on my ALT125.

[wheelie king]

Long ride on a hard tail? Absolutely. Went for a 3 hr ridde yesterday on my ytm 200. That one is extra hard because of the 4 ply mud tires. :naughty: That's why I really like my 2 ply knobby balloon tires on my 200s. They soften things up a bit.

[83185s]

i used to ride my 185 all over gods creation!!! it was ok really..i didnt jump anything but i didnt say anything to my friends when they did it..lol didnt tell them it didnt have rear suspension...they get mad but its there own fault..lol..and it never broke anything when anyone rode it so its all good!

[rob0781]

i used to go for 4-5hour+ rides on the 185 when i had it with 6ply mudlites,now that was a rough ride especially in the winter months when the grounds solid.....

[Mike_Ham_250R]

Some of us old guys grew up on the old ATC's with no suspension and only balloon tires. Come to think of it, shocks and forks weren't even invented yet and we didn't have TV's either, just radios. Man, we've come a long way, you young punks don't know how good you've got it. :beer
I know how good i have it :TrikesOwn

[ATCnut]

The longest day I ever had on a hardtail was 12 hours on my 185s in the sand at the Oregon dunes. This was back in the early 80's and it was all I had. After collecting several suspended trikes, it just never got used, so I finally had to let it go.

[RideRed250R]

before my R's and all that i had a 81 185s, bored out and h/p runner, (prolly only had 11 horses) but i rode that in every dune bowl and up every hill i could, * guys think dirts rough try going through dune buggy chop on a 185s LOL, i love hard tails
adam

[Oldshell4481]

my favorite is independent suspension like on polaris's, most comfortable ride you can get. i love suspension, hardtails are wicked hard on my back.

[bigredhead]

Now that i'm used to the SX's height i don't think i'd want to ever go back.

but it was a weird change from my 84 Big Red... Hard tails are ok if you like putting along.. but keeping up with the 500 + carts in rough trails is a workout !!!

[Pistonhead]

I only ride a hardtail trike; you just don't jump too high and when you see a bumpy stretch brace for impact and hold on

[Mike_Ham_250R]

my favorite is independent suspension like on polaris's, most comfortable ride you can get. i love suspension, hardtails are wicked hard on my back.
I hate Independent rears and i hate polaris... straight axle=only way

[Mike_Ham_250R]

I only ride a hardtail trike; you just don't jump too high and when you see a bumpy stretch brace for impact and hold on
Yup thats what i do.

[rob0781]

I got used to the hard tail but i was always worried in the back of my mind that i was gonna break the frame from my fat arse beating around the seat through the bumps..

[MTS]

i ride mine to hell and back 82 200 no front susp either, 12 hour days not a problem, hell i even jump it, but last time i did that i bent my axel, i have no problem's keeping up with suspended quads around hear through trails, if it gets really bumpy like whoops or something just bend the knees and pin it man! balls to the wall.

[mad_max]

Until about 3 years ago when I got my SX, all I had ever ridden or owned were hard tails....
Man that first ride on the SX was like, like discovering hot water! :Bounce

[foster]

Man, I'm an old guy with a sore back all the time and bad arthritis in my hands and arms, but I drive a 185.
Never go out for less than many, many hours at a time. An average ride for me is between eight and ten hours.
I've even gone on rides that last several days.
Yeah, when I'm done I'm pretty crippled up and even had to visit the doctor a few times. (Let's have a big hand for the inventor of the drug Naproxene!)
But it's what I got for a ride so I can ride it or stay home.
I've never ridden a suspended trike yet, so I don't know what I"m missing. I'm sure it'd be a lot better than my machine, but there ya go.

I have ridden quads with IRS and they scare me when tackling tippy terrain. Give me a straight axle any time. But that's just mho.

[trikerider2oo7]

it depends on the type of riding you do. if you jump and ride rough terrain, you need rear suspension. but if you are just ridin down dirt roads or doing easy farmwork, there is no sense in wasting money on a trike with it

[dblshockpower]

Last Saturday I rode the 200es through the Wisconsin woods... 7hrs/102mi. straight (one stop for gas and water...41.5 mpg.

And I'm 47 years old...whew! slept like a baby after that one..lol!

[crackshot]

yeah I am ready to chop my hardtail apart and throw a swingarm on there.

[seagullplayer]

Last Saturday I rode the 200es through the Wisconsin woods... 7hrs/102mi. straight (one stop for gas and water...41.5 mpg.

And I'm 47 years old...whew! slept like a baby after that one..lol!

Man that sounds like fun!

I'm not sure I ever had a trike that would make it 102 miles without a toolbox or a tow rope.

[Oldshell4481]

how hard would it be to make a hardtail into a suspended trike?

[mikey's250sx]

i believe they made kits to do that but why? i am guessing it would be cheaper to sell a hardtail and buy a suspended trike.

[MTS]

From what i have seen it isnt too hard to make a hardtail 200 into rear susp..in fact i intend on tackling that after i get the tri-z and other projects out of the way

[TrikerR]

thats what im thinking of doing with my 122. either make a new tube frame or just re-work the back end.

[MTS]

thats what im thinking of doing with my 122. either make a new tube frame or just re-work the back end.
i would go with a whole new cromolly tubing frame...hehe