Once and for all..... Will they Float?

[mark38090]

Everybody says they float... Has anyone actually done it succesfully? I have an 85 YTM200ern, I'm 200lbs....

[Howdy]

What machine are you talking about?
Howdy

[3leggeddog]

will what float,a terd?i have had a few floaters in my day!

my sx floats a little

[Derrick Adams]

Smaller trikes with smaller riders WILL float!

[03 ORANGE SHEE]

my k1 us90 will float in a baby pool with no one on it

[zoomerman]

my 1980 110 floats well when it's by it's self it floats under the carb

[Tri-ZNate]

with knobbies any of them will float, but they do it best upside down ;)

[WIkid500]

Don't bypass the word filter!

OldSchoolin86
3WW Moderator

[ATCwithdrawals]

It will depend on how much tire pressure you run in your tires, I have run 10 psi in my 250es and was in about 4 of water and was sort of bobbing up and down alittle and was very tricky on keeping it upright.

[motopimp568]

i got a video of a guy riding a wheelie intoa lake on a 85 tecate, we have it on video floating to the middle of the lake upside down before doggy paddling it back to shore. :lol:

if i ever finish this 3wheeler dvd, it will be in it.

-mark

[ScottZJ]

I have floated my big red many many times without issues. I have just had to bounce on the rear end to hit the bottom to get moving yet again. Waders are a good thing to have when you are this deep hehe.

[bigred1]

I took my 200e in a mud hole and once I lost ground it floated and I'm about 225 and the trike is about 350 unfortunately after a couple of seconds it died and I had to jump off and pull it out.

[Brushwacker]

I used to swim my 83BR across rivers and my buddy would swim his 200m. they will bob around if you stay on the seat..we would hop off and push them while swimming with no problems. I think with around 2psi in the tires.

[Erics350x]

i used to float my 185s down a creek sll the time, but i ran like 20-30psi.

[OldSchoolin86]

I have floated my big red many many times without issues. I have just had to bounce on the rear end to hit the bottom to get moving yet again. Waders are a good thing to have when you are this deep hehe.
I hear ya on the bouncing, I went into a hole at the Bandlands with my old tri-z and it didn't go to the bottom like my quad would. Mud everywhere.................lol

[BIGCRIP28]

i floated my 110 before. i was not on it though. just the front wheel will float when im on it while the exhaust is under water. i never tried to go in water deep enough to float the whole thing while i was on it.

[firehart]

My 200x would have went swimming last weekend if it had not hit that sagebrush and flipped over.

[HEAD09]

listen since your asking about a ytm... my 225 would do fine in a lake we would stand on the footpegs and lean forward and just stand on the gas until i made it onto the sand bar....then ride wheelies on the bar it was great...

[Yamahauler]

Ive had my trike up to the rear fenders and the front wheel floats up. Ive never put it right under before though, dont really want to:lol:

In the pic, its the same trike as yours, except 2 years older

[Wickedfinger]

Sure they float .........

[Yamaha Tri-Moto]

Don't wanna find out.

[lokisbuddy]

all right guys i think its established that under the right circumstances a trike will float...........but how bout some pics?:p i personally will be testing my ytm 200el out this year and ill be sure to have the old lady snap some photos and a vid or 2
(what should i do to prep it to go swimming?)

[random-strike]

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/jbliss/Lake1.JPG

[Rustytinhorn]

Where I live I register my trike with the town and ride on the streets. During the summer I ride my trike to work, down to the lake, to the Town hall, etc... I take main street with no prob. During the winter I ride out on the lake to go ice fishing and to pop some donuts on the ice. This summer I was thinking of putting duallys on my '81 185 with maybe the outside set as paddles and trying it out on the lake.
That would be sooo cool if it would work. I'll have to see if I could come up with a one-way valve for my exhaust. By the way, I run 25x12-9.

HAHA, then just the other day there was a guy out on the ice on his motorcycle. He had skis coming off both sides of his bike to keep from slipping. Appeared to work really well. On that note, has anyone ever thought of putting a ski in place of thier front tire, either on the snow or on the sand? i saw some advertized not too long ago for some sports model 4 wheelers. That would look soo rad at the dunes.

[random-strike]

Where I live I register my trike with the town and ride on the streets. During the summer I ride my trike to work, down to the lake, to the Town hall, etc... I take main street with no prob. During the winter I ride out on the lake to go ice fishing and to pop some donuts on the ice. This summer I was thinking of putting duallys on my '81 185 with maybe the outside set as paddles and trying it out on the lake.
That would be sooo cool if it would work. I'll have to see if I could come up with a one-way valve for my exhaust. By the way, I run 25x12-9.

HAHA, then just the other day there was a guy out on the ice on his motorcycle. He had skis coming off both sides of his bike to keep from slipping. Appeared to work really well. On that note, has anyone ever thought of putting a ski in place of thier front tire, either on the snow or on the sand? i saw some advertized not too long ago for some sports model 4 wheelers. That would look soo rad at the dunes.

there was a kit a long time ago for that

[mark38090]

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/jbliss/Lake1.JPG
Damn dude, that must have sucked...

[super90]

200xs do not like to float. I drove into a pond that i used to play in with my 4x4 and the x just tipped on its side. I drained the carb, changed oil and everything and it started back up fine. 110s on the other hand do float. When ever they start to tip you can jump off and guide them to shore. I wish my 110 was running now.

[brapp]

with a 240lb guy on a 110 with stock blaster tires it does nto float wellwith someone on it. but without someone on it it floats verry well. and u guys asked for pics here is a few.

http://a612.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/34/l_e297e300e74cc64fc5b4b21*Edited**Edited*4d38f2b.j pg


http://a515.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/41/l_ce8c6b5eda1b58dae8728c8c90a5cb6a.jpg

[lokisbuddy]

hey nice pics guys!:beer as for the ski.....i tried to ratchet strap a snowmobile ski to my front tire and it kinda worked but not like you would think lol

[Tri-ZNate]

here are some Brapp Sized pics :lol: and a movie

http://www.supload.us/thumbs/default/101_0021.JPG (http://www.supload.us/free/101_0021.JPG/view/)
http://www.supload.us/thumbs/default/101_0022.JPG (http://www.supload.us/free/101_0022.JPG/view/)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f126/250sx/th_101_0020.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f126/250sx/?action=view&current=101_0020.flv)

[Wickedfinger]

I was going to make a comment about this beeing a canidate for one of the oldest revived threads, but I watched the video and decided it was well worth it. Pretty funny - what time of year is that from?.

[Brockey]

About the ski on the front. Any of the track systems bolt to the rear hubs on an R. Then mount a ski on the front. I figures that would be a wild ride.

[BigRedBlair]

I think they float better without the rider. too top heavy

[BigRedBlair]

Brockey what is up with that piece of ass

[Tri-ZNate]

I was going to make a comment about this beeing a canidate for one of the oldest revived threads, but I watched the video and decided it was well worth it. Pretty funny - what time of year is that from?.


1 week before the January Pennsyltucky ride :lol:

[brapp]

and it was just over freezing cold liek 34 degrees or so lol

[Dammit!]

The end of that vid is classic. :lol:

[big schott]

Back in the day when I was 10 years old and 150 pounds lighter. :lol: Quiet!! :rolleyes: I used to float my dads 1982 200. We would pump up the tires and the thing would float but, I had to put my but on the gas tank to keep it from sinking in the back. (the nobby tires rotation would pull it down)

Ohh the memories:)

[Rustytinhorn]

Guy floatin by accident

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ_PGtZCDfI&mode=related&search=

[dvx400]

LOL, my suzuki 125cc trike will float...I take it through swamps..i had to walk beside the damn thing in about 5 feet of water....wish i had pics!! my cousins 200sx got stuck(too heavy)

if im sitting on it it will bob up and down but thats in like 2 feet of water

[Brockey]

Brockey what is up with that piece of ass

I dunno it is sweet tho.

[whipit]

YES they do fload. upside down.

Dirt Wheels or 3 and 4 wheel action did an article on this topic around 1985. they ran an LT230E, a 200X and a KLT160 into a swimming pool and found that they all float


upside down

[KASEY]

i just took the 70 for a swim in the pool, it floats upright ,, unassisted the whole motor would be under water so i did not let go of it ,, otherwise i would have taken a pict of it in the water,,,,,,,,
http://i4.tinypic.com/3zi766f.jpg:D :D :D