Writing honda motor co. Who's with me?

[honda200x1987]

keep the faith man i believe it will happen , the trikes will come back what is there like 15000 members here ? if everyone wrote in how could any corp. ignore that big of a response

Finally some justice. we are in 3WW , RIGHT 15000 members and just think of all the people who love the ATC that do not know about this site not to mention there are 4 billion people on the planet now.

[Dirtcrasher]

Imagine if they did make some fenders up, the poor sukers that paid 1500$ for a rear and 500$ for a front would be hanging there head pretty low

I agree, we will NEVER see trikes made again. Maybe some parts though, money is money and hundreds of buyers may get some attention esp. if there is still a mold. If the mold is gone, you can forget it.

We can't even get 10 guys to buy a 10" rim or a set of silicone hoses. So much for the economy and the "3wheeler community!!"

We have guys (including me) making updated and equal to or better than NOS and no one wants them.

I think most trike owners are the cheapest people on the planet - go get a quad fellas!

[haggard 2hundie]

a quad ? ouch man ouch. anyway i need a rear fender ? 86 200x

[200XMichigan]

never say never cause if the economy does get back to normal and they start selling real well then they might try.
someone could buy honda and happen to be a trike lover.
im not saying theres a good chance that it will happen but theres always that little bit that can make it happen.

i think we and others could get them to make 2 strokes again if theres a way to get past the emmission laws.

Who's going to buy Honda?

[inv3ctiv3]

Finally some justice. we are in 3WW , RIGHT 15000 members and just think of all the people who love the ATC that do not know about this site not to mention there are 4 billion people on the planet now.

And out of those 15,000 how many of those do you think still actively post here? I mean come on man, if you think there is such a market for new ATC's why do you think there has only been like 4 TPC 450r's built? 99.9% of the people today think trikes are death traps and won't go near them and like I said before, honda stopped production on their 450r quads because they couldn't move the 2008 and 2009 models....I really hate to be negative because I'd love to see them made again but know they won't. If they would remake parts I'd be ecstatic and that's something I could get behind, but I can't get behind some pipe dream. And not to mention a lot of people buy trikes because they can be had for $100 in running condition and $1500 for near perfect condition, no one is going to buy a $7-9,000 trike.

[Dirtcrasher]

Everyone likes the Craigslist specials

[honda200x1987]

And out of those 15,000 how many of those do you think still actively post here? I mean come on man, if you think there is such a market for new ATC's why do you think there has only been like 4 TPC 450r's built? 99.9% of the people today think trikes are death traps and won't go near them and like I said before, honda stopped production on their 450r quads because they couldn't move the 2008 and 2009 models....I really hate to be negative because I'd love to see them made again but know they won't. If they would remake parts I'd be ecstatic and that's something I could get behind, but I can't get behind some pipe dream. And not to mention a lot of people buy trikes because they can be had for $100 in running condition and $1500 for near perfect condition, no one is going to buy a $7-9,000 trike.

Write to Honda motors and ask them to reproduce the 350X fenders etc, we need as many of us as we can.

[UlsterATCFan]

You may as well write to Santa Claus. Honda will never EVER EVER manufacture ATCs again. This might sound harsh but its true so all we can do is enjoy and preserve the ATCs that we have

[honda200x1987]

Just write a letter to the MOTORCYLCE DIVISION AMERICAN HONDA, ask them to reproduce oen or some ATC fenders lke the 350x 250r 200x etc.

[jonathandexter]

Hi:
I live in Hawaii. I almost married a Girl from Japan, studied the language etc. I have been very very interested in the dynamics of Japanese culture. And how Business is done there. It is only my opinion, but I beleive that the only way, one could get through to them.
Is for some one really powerful, and Financially enormouse like Pfleuger Honda Hawaii. The Pfleuger Son, and current President. Has raced and won the Baja 1000. and is a dynamic part of Honda Sales here.

Someone like that would need to make an appointment with the big wheels at Honda In Japan. And would be able to provide facts of all the activity on these bikes, after market parts, Ebay sales, on parts and used bikes, and other interests in dollars. In addition a current real time survey of the market interest on these potential new reproduction trikes. From the average joes' to the honda bike dealers. It's likely that the only way it would be vialble for them at HONDA, is to actually bring back the exact, and most popular bikes. Thus making it worth while to fire up the plastics forms, and parts list. Or make all new ones as I have heard they were destroying all the old forms etc.
They might even raise a huge Eyebrow if thousands of buyers had committed to buy those bikes. Like may have been done in the early days of the automotive industry. (SHOW OF GOOD FAITH) ; ) FYI I am currently building a (1987 250R ATC visually accurate build) and many many items that could have been had, direct from Honda, have been Phased out over the past 2 years.
That being said, there is one huge challenge that many people who are not familiar Japanese culture are unaware of. And that is, that Japan is a huge throw a way culture. And once something is old to them, its gone and done with.
Sayonara Forever. = Good bye forever.

Just my thoughts, I hope it may help people with Ideas, and wants for a original 1987 direct from Honda like me.

Jonathan

[petesatc]

Never going to happen.......why does honda want to promote bikes from 20 years ago???? they don't!!! all they want to do is to MAKE money only way is to promote the new quads/parts.....the vintage CR guys tried this 10 years ago honda never made a rerun of parts and they made nearly twice as many CR's as ATC's not to mention CR parts being alot cheaper to make......also honda are pretty much a design and screw driver company alot of the parts were made by 3rd party companys (stanley made the lights etc,etc) well some of these companys just aren't there anymore so not sure how you would get the parts made without retooling, no chance there.........
good luck to you with the letter but don't hold your breath and be ready for a corprate fob off when you get a responce.....

[200XMichigan]

Maybe the thing to do would be to contact some of the specialty auto companies and persuade them to make ATC parts. You can buy almost every part for a 1969 Camaro, even the body, brand new, just not from GM. These companies specialize in the small niche markets. They also are experts at reproducing discontinued parts. That is the direction we should probably be looking at to get parts made.

[inv3ctiv3]

Hi:
I live in Hawaii. I almost married a Girl from Japan, studied the language etc. I have been very very interested in the dynamics of Japanese culture. And how Business is done there. It is only my opinion, but I beleive that the only way, one could get through to them.
Is for some one really powerful, and Financially enormouse like Pfleuger Honda Hawaii. The Pfleuger Son, and current President. Has raced and won the Baja 1000. and is a dynamic part of Honda Sales here.

Someone like that would need to make an appointment with the big wheels at Honda In Japan. And would be able to provide facts of all the activity on these bikes, after market parts, Ebay sales, on parts and used bikes, and other interests in dollars. In addition a current real time survey of the market interest on these potential new reproduction trikes. From the average joes' to the honda bike dealers. It's likely that the only way it would be vialble for them at HONDA, is to actually bring back the exact, and most popular bikes. Thus making it worth while to fire up the plastics forms, and parts list. Or make all new ones as I have heard they were destroying all the old forms etc.
They might even raise a huge Eyebrow if thousands of buyers had committed to buy those bikes. Like may have been done in the early days of the automotive industry. (SHOW OF GOOD FAITH) ; ) FYI I am currently building a (1987 250R ATC visually accurate build) and many many items that could have been had, direct from Honda, have been Phased out over the past 2 years.
That being said, there is one huge challenge that many people who are not familiar Japanese culture are unaware of. And that is, that Japan is a huge throw a way culture. And once something is old to them, its gone and done with.
Sayonara Forever. = Good bye forever.

Just my thoughts, I hope it may help people with Ideas, and wants for a original 1987 direct from Honda like me.

Jonathan

I too studied Japanese and have been to Japan very many times, up until last year I was going to Japan once or twice a year. Out of all my time there I never once saw ATC's or ATC parts although they do still ride them there and on the street.

[xxx]

I'm behind you all the way.

[DixiePlowboy]

? I mean come on man, if you think there is such a market for new ATC's why do you think there has only been like 4 TPC 450r's built? And not to mention a lot of people buy trikes because they can be had for $100 in running condition and $1500 for near perfect condition, no one is going to buy a $7-9,000 trike.

(The below is not a knock on the TPC conversion specifically..it looks cool......just my biased opinion against new 4-strokes, etc...)


In my opinion, the 3-wheeler allure is (1)price(which is starting to get ridiculous), (2)nostalgia, and (3)machine performance.

The TPC 450Rs don't benefit from either of the first two anymore than a newly factory produced machine would. The cost of playing with "new" technology has gotten stupid.


Unless some miracle occurs ....2-strokes are revived and prices go wayyy down....I wouldn't buy a new one anyway. I have no love for the 4-stroke "revolution".

I'm with the original poster on this. Bring back affordable and easy to locate parts for what we have. Then we can build more easily, ride more without fear of breaking something we can't find easily or afford to replace because somebody bought the "last one" and wants five-figures for it.