three three wheelers which one would you get?

[kris45]

hello got a question could use some help with looking at three atcs and need opionions on these models, a guy i work with has threee that been in storage for 9 years wants 200.00 each he is not sure of the years but they are a big red 200 that needs a full exhaust the one on there is rusted out the second is a yamaha 225 dx that he says is in excellent condition the other is a honda 110 in great shape, looking for something for the trails and fishing slow joy riding which one do you think would be the best? im 5 foot 9 and run about 220 pounds? gonna stop by his house this evening on my way to work and will get the serial numbers and some pics, any advice would be great. thanks kris

[SYKO]

hola gringo!! welcome aboard!!! for $200 dollars each I would buy them all!! or at least offer $500 for all of them!! the 110 is fun to piddle on (im a big guy to) but it wont take you everywhere, the big red is the keeper of the bunch (haha yami guys you suck!) the 225 I would sell it or part it out for extra chedder for the big red!

[cr480r]

2 words....... BIG RED!!!!

[OZQUAD44]

The yamaha for the following reasons; It has rear suspension! Its front suspension has much more travel than the Big red, It is shaft drive with an oil bathed ignition system, Its the fastest of the bunch, it will most likley be electric start (the big red may be electric start also). It doesn't need a new exhaust system, and lastly they look way cooler than a big red.

[SmurfanCoke]

hola gringo!! welcome aboard!!! for $200 dollars each I would buy them all!! or at least offer $500 for all of them!! the 110 is fun to piddle on (im a big guy to) but it wont take you everywhere, the big red is the keeper of the bunch (haha yami guys you suck!) the 225 I would sell it or part it out for extra chedder for the big red!

Most definitely try to get all three even for $600 you can always part out the one you don't want { Yamaha.... } to compensate some of the others....

Lovely opportunity..........TAKE IT!!!

[84honda200s]

i wouldnt say the dx is faster than the big red. my fathers dx ran great and my old stock 200s was faster than it.



it all comes down to what you will be doing with it. if you have the money ...buy the big red flop some 25 inch tires on it and do some gearing (put a smaller front sprocket on) and you will be fine. personally i like the chain driven trikes allot more. ive had both kinds (shaft and chain). a shaft driven costs a hell of allot more to replace parts on the driveline than a chain driven. i had to replce a few things on my fathers old dx. anyway like i said it depends on what you are doing with it. hell for 200.00 a pop buy em all then ride each one and see what one you like the most.

[oldskool83]

225dx is more sporty but i think i would go with a big red...just more parts for hondas...just be prepaired to dump as much if not more into the trike so maybe you want to offer 100 bucks and jus take one, if not wait for somthing better and figure out what kind you really want.

[Threes company]

First off welcome aboard :welcome: Wow, sounds like a great deal all around if these bikes are in half way decent shape. Okay, my two cents..... Not much exp. with the DX here........ but I can tell you it will be tougher finding parts for this one out of all three..... 110's last forever..... just can't kill em, parts are evrywhere, but I think you will be looking for something a bit bigger real soon, which brings us to..... the Big Red. The 200 big reds are 82, 83 and 84. 82 and 3 are chain drive... while 84 is shaft and has a reverse. Tons of torque with em all, dual range trannies....... parts are easily obtained. Racks were standard on all of em too..... basically a heavy duty machine. Thats my vote, the Big Red. But hey, if you can low ball the seller and maybe grab a couple of em... I'd say score the DX too.... just kind of a different wheeler and cool too. Good luck. :beer

[YTM 225dx]

I would definetly go for the 225dx no doubt. Its much sportier than the big red has better suspension and in my opinion an over all better drive train. And parts are still available, there just a little trickier to find. good luck