What is the most common trike in your area?

[Yamada]

What is the most common trike you see in your area. When I was 10 y.o. I remember that all the trikes I saw were yamaha 200 and atc-125.

In all my life I only saw 2 racing trikes, one tri-z on a trailer and one 83-84 250R in the bed of a pick-up. I never saw a 350x, a Tecate, or a water-cooled 250r. I just saw those on pictures.

All we have in my area are big red, ytm-200, some atc-110 and 125, a couples of yt-125.
So what do you see the most?
:TrikesOwn

[atctim]

I see the most Big Red 200ES. Lots of them around here. Yamada - you NEED to come to trikefest - you will see each and every model there - and lots of each and every model. It is almost mind numbing :)

[fabiodriven]

Anything Honda-

[y2kane]

I see mostly Big Reds around my area but there is atleast one 350x within 5 miles of me, and I just saw today a wierd looking trike thing looking like a 3 wheel mini trike close to a manco but you sit in it and not on it. I have seen a picture of one in the forums before. I know of at least 5 Big Reds in my area. Mostly quads here.

[rdlsz24]

185s are most common. I've never seen a 250r, Tecate, Tri-Z or 350x in person. Just saw my first 200x a couple weekends ago. Mostly quads and dirt bikes around here.

Rob

[Andrew_250R]

None really. The only ones I have seen though are honda's.

[firehart]

A couple of years ago I hardly saw any trikes. After I got the 200x and the YTM225 from a co-worker I started noticing them more. I'd have to saw now that I'm looking for them, I see more 185s and 110s around here.

[EAT_A_450]

currently there are 3 85' 250r's- Mine, a Buddy's and 1 of his employees- which his dosen't run.
Other than that my whole life I have seen 2 kawasaki 110's, 2 other 250r's, 1 350x, 1 honda 70 and 1 Big Red all in my area but now just the 3 250r's........ actually mines a 310 ;)

[fabiodriven]

I see mostly Big Reds around my area but there is atleast one 350x within 5 miles of me, and I just saw today a wierd looking trike thing looking like a 3 wheel mini trike close to a manco but you sit in it and not on it. I have seen a picture of one in the forums before. I know of at least 5 Big Reds in my area. Mostly quads here.

Dude, I know the weird trike you're talking about- I used to have one! I still have the fibergalss body, we tweaked the frame though. We called it "The Thing". Somebody once referred to it as "a motorized wheelbarrow", I thought that was pretty accurate. It had an 8 horse Briggs on it and actually went pretty good.

[WIkid500]

Lot's of big reds. Honda 350x's 250R's 200x's. Yammi 200's only saw one tri-z and never to this day saw a tecate in person.

[Hoosier_Daddy]

I am old enough to remember when 3 wheelers were new. I saw Tri Z's and Tecates but 90% of what was out there was Honda, Honda, Honda Honda. One of the biggest reasons, i'm not much of a Honda fan. They were everywhere. Everyone had one and I just got sick of seeing them. Just like a pro sports team. How many people (outside of New England) hate the Pats because they are sick of seeing them? Same thing. I don't hate Honda, i just don't care for them. And i've owned plenty of them.

I have an opertunity to get a 200X for $175 right now with a bad tranny. Another 200X that is good for $375.
And I have an old friend that I could prolly pull a good 350X from for $500

For starters, i don't have the money for those and second, I told my cousin about them in hopes he'll grab one or two of them up. But I don't feel like I'm in some dire need to go get those and try to dig up the $$ for them.

[Taiser]

In the 80's in my area it was the Honda 200's, Big Red and a few Yamaha's. Now if it's not a quad around here it's the Big Red's and lots of 185s and 200s's not much else.

[roger86200x]

Ive got a few 200x's in my area and a few big reds... as far as I know Im the only one with a 250r in my area :) ... or an 86 200x...plenty of 83-85 200xs ... My 84 200s is pretty common...

[Atc GuY]

I also own a "thing"! Called an Explorer 500 made in Owosso Michigan... Has a 6.5 Tecumseh on it and tops like 45MPH. On the 3 wheeler note mostly 110's, big red's. Though I've seen 250r's, a tecate, and 200x. Here's the Explorer:

[Eric250R]

I'm lucky I guess, there have always been a wide Variety of trikes here. At the moment ( including mine ) there are 6 liquid Rs , 3 air cooled Rs, 5 Tri-Zs, 3 2nd Gen T-3s, 7 1st gen t-3s, 4 big reds, a billion honda 70s, 2 110s, 1 125, 3 250SXs, 7 350Xs, 4 first gen 200Xs, 3 2nd gen 200Xs, and a Cagiva all within about 6 miles of me. And thats the ones I know about. :TrikesOwn

[VenomRS4]

The only 3 wheelers in my area i have seen being ridden are 250SXs and once and a while a Big red. Its all quads and dirtbikes. But I think for the longest time the North East has had a high concentration of Hondas. I knew a lot of people with 250Rs and 350Xs. It wasnt until recently that I have seen the Jump in Tri-Zs and a few more Tecates are popping up...including mine.

[surferdave71]

where i live, in ridgecrest ca, im the only one that is riding three wheelers, people think im nuts for riding them and weird for having them.

[threewheelin-feelin]

mostly the 70 to the 200 honda hartails and lots of 200x' around here...but it seems every few weeks a an 83to a 86 R pops up in this area and the yamaha utes are pretty common...rare to see a 350x tecate or tri-z tho

[WaimakRydah]

over here the most common would probably be your average ATC200 (except 200X) big red 250s Ive seen afew yamahas but all the yamaha trikes ive seen people ride look quite rough. Ive seen afew 70s. Ive only ever seen one 250R which was on the back of a ute and this was before I got my 1st trike and i thought it was an old school CR250 converted to a trike. Theres 2 other people at my school that I know of who own trikes both of which are just atc200s I know afew people who used to own them but theyve changed to either 2 wheelers or quads. The other week in Pines beach(which is a beach just down the road from me) I saw a guy riding thru the streets on an ATC200

I have never seen a 200X, 350X, Tri-Z, or any kawasaki trike.

I do get alot of weird looks when they see me cruising around the river doing drifts etc. I get alot of people saying "theyre quite dangerous arent they" and when i was at the fuel station before i went on my last trail ride there was some random guy who was keen to ride it.

The most common dirt bike would have to be the XR200 theres also a heap of CRs and CRFs and some KX's where I ride.

The most common quad would have to be the LTZ400 theres also quite afew LTR450s and Raptors
Also recently theres been alot of quads popping up with big road bike engines in them and it looks like each one is custom made as i cant see any branding anywhere on them.

[saturnthegiant]

Like another poster said, i never knew there were so many around til i started looking, i bought a 125m and the next day i had two offers to buy two more!!!! But the most popular? Definitely Big Reds, and definitely Honda!

[UlsterATCFan]

Coming from the Irish countryside the only trikes I ever saw as a kid was my own 70 and the big reds that most of the dairy farmers used - they were the days

[fabiodriven]

where i live, in ridgecrest ca, im the only one that is riding three wheelers, people think im nuts for riding them and weird for having them.

I hear that loud and clear-

[Blown 331]

I'd say most common around here are ATC200s.

[BOB MARLIN]

Other than my 250r and 200x, I only now of 2 more 200x's around me.

[Macs]

ATC70's are pretty common here. Whith of course 185/200 's. As far as any performance trike there isnt much.

[Hoosier_Daddy]

I also own a "thing"! Called an Explorer 500 made in Owosso Michigan... Has a 6.5 Tecumseh on it and tops like 45MPH. On the 3 wheeler note mostly 110's, big red's. Though I've seen 250r's, a tecate, and 200x. Here's the Explorer:
Those are generally referred to as "tri-sports"

[Russell 350X]

All big reds and some 185's-200/S's around here. I have not seen a 250R, other than my old one around here. Theres a couple 350X I know off, but there all people I know, and one Tri-Z.

[Yamada]

The kawasaki klt seems very rare. I only saw one, and it was for sale on the side of the road.

[87Honda250sx]

before i moved the area that i lived in was full of trikes, i saw one 250r a 350x about 5 or 6 big red 250's lots of 200 m's and s's one 225dx about 4 250sx one 200x and a yamaha 125.

[tri-Z ripper]

everything not one uncommon trike around here besides the kawi klt's there around for sale but have no interest! would rather have a honda or yamaha!

[krizo88]

I have the only tri z i have ever seen around here. But I see alot of R's liquid and air, a bunch of 200x's, a couple of 350x's, and some older tecates (2 of which are for sale). We have alot of farm land so we have alot of work horses. Normaly the sport models come out to play when the lake freezes. Cant wait lol

[njeffery]

250R's you can find all day long in Oregon. A few tri-z's once in a blue moon a kaw.

[atc vending guy]

we pretty much have them all up here.250r would be the hardest to find but
they are here.

[fabiodriven]

everything not one uncommon trike around here besides the kawi klt's there around for sale but have no interest! would rather have a honda or yamaha!

Smart move, ripper. Wouldn't want to hurt yourself:lol:

[Custom200]

Around here its mostly 200m's. I saw one 250r which buddy qwned and i had a 200x that was beyond repair.. Oh and lots of 85 Big Reds.

[tri-Z ripper]

HEY FABIO just you wait till my Z is done or next time im on Deepa's well see who's is king!!

[fabiodriven]

HEY FABIO just you wait till my Z is done or next time im on Deepa's well see who's is king!!

Sounds like a plan Z!:beer

[Frankencelery]

I've only been riding 3 years, but I've never seen a true sport bike here in Iowa. Having said that, I've never been to the ATV parks, because they're so distant and you have to have registration. Once in a while I see a trike go by on a trailer, usually a 185s/200s or a Big Red, and I get so excited I pee in a little circle. :lol: But I think I've only seen one trike that was actually being ridden, and it was to far away to tell what it was. Trikes seem rare here!

Last week we went up to northern Minnesota, where they have ATV trails going everywhere. It was like heaven! But not one trike the whole time. One guy stopped us at the gas station asking about my SX and talking about his mint low mileage Big Red that he bought new in '85. I invited him to get that sucker out and ride with us, but he declined. Guess that's how he keeps it so mint. :crazy:

[drhatc200]

well here in wilkes county nc i have my 200x 85 .there was a tri z at a 4 wheeler shop in good condition that went for 800. there is a guy that lives in mocksville that has a 3 whheler about 30 minutes from me. when i was 10 one of my friends had a yamaha cant remeber what size it was. might be more around not sure.

[chris200x]

There are trikes everywhere.. but most are rotting away outside with weeds up to the handlebars.

Yesterday I spent a few hours out riding and was thrilled to see 3 diffrent trikes. 85 tri z, an 84 big red,, and either a 225 or ytm200 (didnt stop to talk to that one)

other than that I've only seen a handful of them while out on the trails. mostly smaller cc hondas.

[tanks350x]

I think I might be the only person in my town with a 3 wheeler and that of course is a 350X:naughty: :naughty:

[Threes company]

up here in northern maine..... seems to be mostly big reds and smaller trikes like 110s and 125s. whenever i hit the trails on my 86x it does nothing but turn heads as most other riders up here say they've never seen one. when i lived in southern mass it was a different story..... plenty of kxt and r 2 strokes :drool:

[cr480r]

I see mostly 200x's and big reds around my area... 250r's are the most common performance trikes..

[smvorndran]

And I have an old friend that I could prolly pull a good 350X from for $500.

Hoosier Daddy, hook me up with your old friend. I'm in NE Indiana as well, Kendallville to be exact. Where are you at? I miss my 350X. I ran into a guy a few weeks ago that saw my trikes, and he said, "I sold my 350X a couple years ago for $100." I'm going to see if I can track down the guy he sold it to, and see if I can deal.

As for the original question, I rarely see trikes around here. I've seen a Tecate, 250R, 200X, YTM225, and a few Big Reds at the Honda dealer for service.

smvorndran

[tanks350x]

Here's a thought, It doesn't really matter what the most common trike is, in one particular area. It's great to see a very mixed bag of machines. The last ride I went on there were 27 different riders on trikes, quads and dirt bikes.. It's all about having a good time ripping up the trails, meeting cool people who have the same interests, and telling story's about your particular machine.. And the love of the sport, is what matters to me

[drhatc200]

well said id love to have the funds to come ride with some of you guys on here.like said when mines on truck it gets looks.had a friend at work ride mine 85 200x he said that thing is fast lol

[trikes4life]

85 and 86 big reds

[cheaptecate]

My brothers friend had a liquid cooled R in high school. That was like fifteen years ago. It was the only one I knew of. I was not smart enough to buy it when he sold it. Now the only trike around is my 85 Tecate.:Bounce

[johnny's X]

The most common around me is a 350X. I ride with two other guys that have them also Russ just a couple hills over and a couple friends building them right now.

[McDerry]

200cc honda hardtails are the msot common.

[zmpolaristech]

Alot of 185s and 200s hondas.

Most of the guys i ride with have 350x's, they seem to be pretty common around here. a couple 250r's, and only 1 Z.

[russell56443]

Sorry if the thread is dead but here in central Minnesota it's mostly utilities(Red's,KLT's and 185's) and there's a lot of them.
Honda seems to rule but there's a lot of Kawasaki's and Yamaha's!
I just love going somewhere and seeing a guy on a trike rideing the ditch,I see it all the time and I want to stop and say Hi fellow trike owner but they would think I was an idiot :lol:

[honda_atc200es]

ive seen about 10 250r's in my area, and lots of 200cc hondas

[homebrew13]

in the central oregon area its 185's but theres alot of trikes around here as theres alot of ranchers and farmers with bone piles just rusting. i know of six 250r's right in my town but they all belong to friends with 1 person owning 3 of them. our craigslist seems to have at least 1 or more trikes a week listed for sale. right now someones got a tri-z 80 for sale i want. and then somone goes and lists 2 atc 90's in bad shape for 127.00 for both!

[3 wheeler boy]

200cc honda hardtails are the msot common.
Yeah, seems like we get all the hardtails here.

[devilman]

i have seen (for sale) pretty much everything honda and yamaha. can't seem to find the rare ones(tiger, cagiva, etc.) haven't seen any kawasaki either, except the 86 tecate that just sold for $600 :drool: and the 85 t-3 i sold to atc vending guy.

[350xrider911]

only ones is mine my dads and my moms. kid down the street has 2 200 big reds. poeple down here thank they are illegal to have and, sale them because they flip to easy. so i ask them if they road one they say yes and they allways say they flip it. i tell them its ignorent that flip them. of corse it makes them mad ass hell.

[edog]

There really are not many. If there really ruff I buy them and part them out.


I would say the 200S

[2quicktecate]

in the central oregon area its 185's but theres alot of trikes around here as theres alot of ranchers and farmers with bone piles just rusting. i know of six 250r's right in my town but they all belong to friends with 1 person owning 3 of them. our craigslist seems to have at least 1 or more trikes a week listed for sale. right now someones got a tri-z 80 for sale i want. and then somone goes and lists 2 atc 90's in bad shape for 127.00 for both!

thats a tri zinger 60 your talking about on the list.