Tricky Dick's Cagiva production numbers

[Macs]

I just pmed you my info but it looks like mine was built on the 765th wmx200 to come off the line.

[TrickyDickII]

I just pmed you my info but it looks like mine was built on the 765th wmx200 to come off the line.

I'm not sure how the Cagiva dirt bike serial translates into the build number. The 9H might be involved too. But it's possible.

[Bigbore]

Look under the bottom triple

[T3 LOPES]

Wasnt there a 60cc model? I know a member found one a few years back. Thanks

[Bryan Raffa]

Give Tricky a STICKY!!!!!!!!!!

[HondaHarry]

Give Tricky a STICKY!!!!!!!!!!

X2! I guess I have to enter 10 characters or more. soo here they are. HH

[TrickyDickII]

Wasnt there a 60cc model? I know a member found one a few years back. Thanks

We converted some Kawasaki KX60's. Not very many though. http://www.files.3wheelerworld.com/Cagiva/kx60.jpg

[honda250sx]

Thats oh so freaking sweet. Thanks for taking the time to answer questions.

[inv3ctiv3]

We converted some Kawasaki KX60's. Not very many though. http://www.files.3wheelerworld.com/Cagiva/kx60.jpg

WOW! I want that so bad

[whiteman350x]

Where was the AL dealership located?

[TrickyDickII]

Hey tricky,

Not to turn this into a new thread, but I have some questions if you don't mind. Why did you start building trikes? How did you come up with a design, and how hard was it? Do you have any pics of the shop or pics of bikes you could share? Did you keep one for yourself? What did you do after the trike building stopped? Thanks for your time. And i'm glad to see another legend on the boards!!

-Shawn

My dad had a Yamaha R5 back in '81 and came across this ad in 3-Wheeling magazine for a kit to turn it into a three wheeler. He thought that was pretty cool. So he called Dick Hodges of Tricky Dick's in Barstow, CA to purchase a kit. Dick had put the business on hold because his daughter was just diagnosed with a brain tumor. We were farmers at the time but times were tough and one of our hired-hands happened to be a machinist. So the next day my dad called Dick back and asked if he be interested in selling the business. He said he would, so my dad drove to Barstow, bought Tricky Dick's and loaded up all the equipment and machinery. We always had dirt bikes around and I had been racing motocross. So it was exciting to start our own shop. I was probably 12 at the time.

Our kits were pretty primitive at first, but evolved over time as we built more. My dad pretty much came up with the designs. We probably had about 6-8 guys working for us in the shop at its peak. My dad got into selling insurance after the shop closed and has done it since. I'm a Network Consultant for the University of Missouri.

The only trike we kept was the first one conversion we built. It was a Yamaha RD350. Here's a pic of it with one of our machinists.


I actually had two Cagiva's back in the day but sold them like an idiot. But I've since located a couple that I'm getting ready to restore. I'll post some pics at another time. I also have some pics of the old shop but I still have to scan them. We actually still own the building. So it has a lot of memories. Here's a thinner version of my dad at a show in CA with a Cagiva. It was the one that dad showed to Cagiva at their headquarters and then sold it to Peter Lupus from Mission Impossible.


I hope I've been able to answer questions.

Andy

[Vealmonkey]

That's a pretty cool story, thanks for sharing that with us. I hope you can dig up some pics of the conversions that you all did. I'm really digging this thread.

[MonroeMike]

Great pics. I wonder if Lupus still has that machine.

[Macs]

Look under the bottom triple

Nothing there but pure shine!!!

From the craftsmanship of the triples i really do not see anyone taking time to stamp, scribe or mark anything in them. Not knocking Tricky Dick since this was a purpose built machine.

[Eric250R]

Love reading these old stories and seeing these old pics. And I agree, this definatley needs to be a sticky.