Why do you like 3 wheelers they ask me.

[4cfed]

'''cheers to the trikes!!!!''


people on a diff forum, and in every day life ask me the same thing all the time... i guess its why i like old cars, i like what started it all, i dont like electric start i dont like keys ( one more thing to loose!!)

i will own quads also but a select few, trx 250r lt250r banshee or blaster, kick start FTW!!! only advantage to a quad is ' sanctioned' trails atv parks dont alow 3 wheelers so its nice to have something to ride there.

sinc ei got my 200x, my wife has gotten a tri moto, my buddy rick got a 200x and stock about 800 into in to get it riding and safe, another buddy has a 185s and a 200e and another buddy had a 200e, and another has a 350x and his brother has 2 air cooled 250r's,

AHHH the looks we will get rolling 5-6 deep down the frozen rivers on trikes!!

[smvorndran]

Because mullets just don't look right on 4 wheels.

[harryredtrike]

i was raised on them,i know how to ride them,and they are much more fun than quads.

[threewheelin-feelin]

the reason i ride them is simply 4 wheelers=mechanical bull 3wheeler= live bull

[Frankencelery]

Great posts guys. People ask me the same questions. I've only been riding at a true ATV park once, and got a lot of attention. I've got mixed feelings about that...when the DNR officer came over to look at my SX and reminisce about when he had a trike- that was cool. Having a half dozen quad riders stop what they're doing to watch me negotiate a difficult climb- not so much. I'm not a particularly skilled rider, and I'm not confident that I can avoid proving them right about what they're thinking...that I'm riding a death machine!

Having said all that, after a few rollovers in the first year, I now know my limitations and try to ride accordingly. I know that's a bit more conservative than you young guys, but at 42 I break more easily than you.

Mostly I got into three wheelers because I could get them so much cheaper and have as much fun! I have less in 8 trikes than most people have in one modern utility quad. That frees me up to have rides for friends and family, and NO monthly payment! I've also ridden a couple of those big monsters, and man, are they heavy! Someone said it's like driving a cow, and I agree.

[Trimotomike]

this is great !!! I started riding dirtbikes when i was 9 all the way up until about 21 , then i got my first trike and have had a sick fascination with them ever since . I ve had lots of different quads and dirtbikes while owning a trike and they all ended up getting traded or sold to buy other trikes , I now have a garage full of trikes and will keep adding on as long as i can . I made a rule for my self that i could trade or sell any of my toys at anytime all my toys but i will never sell any of my trikes , i will be burried with them .

I do also like the fact everybody else hates them long live the outlaws !!!

[charger]

when i was litle my dad would give me (and our dog ) rides on his 85 250sx. i realy liked it. when i got a litle older i got a minibike and a 110. so i was rasied on them and i dont have near enough money for a 4 wheeler and see no reason to get one. theyre slow, heavy, and ugly in my opinion.

[200XMichigan]

Before I found 3ww I didn't even know about all the trikes they made. All you see up here is 185's and 200's with no suspension. Started looking at the old ATC pics, 200X, 350X, Tri-Z, Tecate, I was in awww. Bought a 200X, and I love the thing. Already looking for a donor to restore mine. And looking at modern 4 wheelers, they have become the SUV of ATVs. Automatic, push button, ABS, one of them listed an "emergency shifter" in the tool kit, in case, god forbid, you might have to shift while riding. But I guess in a culture where people crash into stuff because their voice automated navigation system told them to turn, and they turn without looking you can't expect too many people to have a love for these "death machines", but I am glad I bought one. They are so fun. I really don't understand how a machine that weighs 280 lbs can be considered by some people to be a "death machine". And somehow they never banned giant road trikes, Goldwing trikes have to weight over 1000lbs, and I'm sure if you swerve it would flip too, and you sure couldn't just lean to balance it out. This is my first ATV I have owned, driven (for more than like 2 min), or done anything with, and its so great. I'm gonna go ride it right now and whip some snownuts. Thanks 3ww

[specsec]

Quads can't swim, "there I said it"

[Pafrig]

they are fun to ride... but the two wheel drive can be a pain when trying to ride uphill through alders.
haha................ but yes, the light weight thing is nice.

[hondahaulic]

last summer i was enjoying the day at a riding location with a big group of friends. I brought my 400ex and 200es. There was a friend without a ride there, so I just let him ride the quad all day and I rode the big red.

About the middle of the day I came across this muddy trench that had 4 or 5 4x4 utility quads trying to drive back and forth through it. They all had Mudlites or similar large aggressive tires, and there was one that was lifted and snorkeled. It was muddy and deep, but the main problem was the 2 deep ruts on each side from quads spinning their way through. The quads were bottoming out the whole way, and constantly pushing and pulling their way through.

I decided to give it a try with the 200es and my 25" turf tamers. All I did was guide my front wheel straight into their left rut, and my rear tires were over the center and the right side rut. (The trike was sitting cock-eyed in the trench, and this kept it from bottoming out because my left rear tire was on the center hump between the quad ruts). After that I just had to put it in low 2nd or 3rd and hold it at half throttle until I was at the other side. The ruts kept the trike going straight, even though the trike was sitting cockeyed in them.

It was so much fun the first time, I went back through probably 8 or 10 times more and it never once struggled, and I didn't have to muscle my way through at all. By now the ruts were getting deep enough that only 1 or 2 of the quads cold make it through. The others were being winched, pulled, or the rider had to get off and muscle their way through. By the end we had a crowd of dirtbikers and other guys watching, and I was getting a lot of thumbs up. The quad guys didn't think it was so funny. They wouldn't make eye contact with me and one even tried to roost me with mud once or twice, and in a non-friendly manner. I was obviously already soaked head to toe in muck, and by this time it was impossible for me and others to hold back the laughter.

(sorry for the long post, but THAT is why I like 3 wheelers. Giving the 4-10 thousand dollar quads a run for their money with a trike I bought for 50 and fixed up)