Holy Grail of Trikes

[mymint87]

as far as ATCs go it is the holy grail , none better in my opinion

I deeply apologize but I absolutely give you no authority in your opinion on matters such as this....

you restore vehicles...your restorations come out nice...but end the end your just swapping parts and sleeping on walnut shelled pillow, but I guess if you act like swapping parts is brain surgery, then you can justify your brain surgery prices...but thats it...in no way does it qualify you as an appraiser because you simply lack the knowledge of the true 3 wheeler inventory thats out there

and it pretty much proves my above opinion when you come out with posts such as you spewed. you'll thank me one day for warning you not to be so quick to claim that idiot remark

but, you gave me a good laugh.......thats too funny....a crated ATC250r is the holy grail....yet, your not even sure if its the only one. are you?

MEMO to VinTAGE MoTOrsPOrTS

stamping this trike as the holy grail when they made thousands of them is truely laughable

and yet in your facade of expertise, you completely ignore a trike that has only 3 similarities to this one....(it was made by honda, it was red, and it has 3 wheels)...

the ATC500R is the holy grail...and all the trikers, plus you (because I dont think you even own a trike)....will be peeing in their diapers when it is made public....


Sincerely,

[factoryX]

I agree with , all this is is a 86 atc250r in a crate. An item with the value of what you think its worth.

[dcreel]

I agree with , all this is is a 86 atc250r in a crate. An item with the value of what you think its worth.

If you truly believe that this is JUST an 86 250R in a crate, I feel sorry for you.

[Eric250R]

I deeply apologize but I absolutely give you no authority in your opinion on matters such as this....

you restore vehicles...your restorations come out nice...but end the end your just swapping parts and sleeping on walnut shelled pillow, but I guess if you act like swapping parts is brain surgery, then you can justify your brain surgery prices...but thats it...in no way does it qualify you as an appraiser because you simply lack the knowledge of the true 3 wheeler inventory thats out there

and it pretty much proves my above opinion when you come out with posts such as you spewed. you'll thank me one day for warning you not to be so quick to claim that idiot remark

but, you gave me a good laugh.......thats too funny....a crated ATC250r is the holy grail....yet, your not even sure if its the only one. are you?

MEMO to VinTAGE MoTOrsPOrTS

stamping this trike as the holy grail when they made thousands of them is truely laughable

and yet in your facade of expertise, you completely ignore a trike that has only 3 similarities to this one....(it was made by honda, it was red, and it has 3 wheels)...

the ATC500R is the holy grail...and all the trikers, plus you (because I dont think you even own a trike)....will be peeing in their diapers when it is made public....


Sincerely,

Too many times have I let your comments just roll off and said nothing.....but Jesus, is there no end to the river of douche you have in that bag you call a mouth ? Have you ever ( even once ? ) typed a response to a thread on this board that wasn't completely useless ? Is there any joy in your life other than being a douche ?

[mymint87]

No offense mintyfresh, but with all the bikes Mike has restored FOR Honda, I think that makes him pretty qualified to offer an opinion on what is or isn't the holy grail.

are we talking about the same dude?, you know, this is the guy that was just slamming down some loser working outta his garage?...yeah.... some smuck (because of his location in Arizona) has access to a bunch of stock and aftermarket parts ...and this highly respectable member gave him the royal beatdown because the poor flunky had a different definition to the description of "restored with OEM parts" than "Mike the Great"

Mike,
you definately came across as seeming like you were threatened by some dude in his kitchen....LMAO...not what I expected from a pro....

And now he's in another dispute over ANOTHER definition...this time its the Communities definition of HOLY GRAIL?

HOW DARE SOMEONE DISAGREE

right MIKE?



Thrillbilly,
look, I cant help it if Mike gets butthurt over my opinion....in the end thats his burden, not mine

Mikes a big man @ 3WW who gave a big claim and thats exactly the reason why I have to say something... just because it from his mouth and the weight that his words carry with the leadership here @ 3WW...I'm SORRY, that is not enough to make him the authority

yes, I did slap him around abit with other comments here in your house, and for that I apologize to you Thrillbilly...But I must speak with all due respect towards this GIANT of 3WW despite his endorsement by you.....because he doesn't speak TRUTH to the trike community

ya know....
setting aside the several crated T3's and others 3wheelers that have been confirmed by the community

when we talk about ATC"s (HONDA's for those who neglect to respect trademarks), the crown of HOLY GRAILS annionted from someone whom you yourself give credit and backing is......

not the 87 ATC350X, 87 ATC250R, OR the 85 ATC500R...

its a crated 86 ATC250R

boy I'm glad that we've cleared this one up


THANKS MIKE......YOUR my HERO

[Billy Golightly]

Call me whatever you want, but until I've SEEN IT, this is the Holy Grail until something replaces it. Suspension guru Paul Thede says "The best you know is the best you've ridden." Well this my friend is the best I've "ridden", so until I've "ridden" something better, this is it. I think most everyone else agrees. And they also know a crated T3 would be lucky to bring a 1/4 of what this auction is at now I think.


BTW, time to split this off from Andys thread to its own...

[Billy Golightly]

OH look the crack head speaks again,
Pleasure to hear from you , did you just get out of rehab ??? You have no clue what you are talking about in fact i think you just like to hear yourself like a little girl. The truth of the matter is I have a very good knowledge of the ATC industry and i must be doing something right if Honda has had me restore a total of 16 vehicles for there own company museaum in japan , Im sure there must be more to what i do than parts swapping or they would do it themselves . Its people like you that ruin boards like this you come on here time an time again just crying about this and that , whats a matter have nothing better do do , why are you not out riding your 3 wheeler ( OH you probably dont even own one) go climb back under your rock if you have nothing positive to bring to the forum

I was trying to merge the posts and boogered them up, but this is what Mike's reply was.

[Billy Golightly]

And one last thing, mintyfresh.


YOUR DEFINITITION of "Holy Grail" does not make it the "Communities definition of HOLY GRAIL". Any idea what the community itself, as in by definition a GROUP of individuals think? Judging by the popularity and the comments in the thread, I'd tend to believe that they put some pretty serious weight on the crated 250R as being the "Holy Grail".



That is all.

[dcreel]

My opinion is this is as close as you can get to a "holy grail" of 3 wheeling. Until this factory ATC500R sees the light of day, and who knows if it will.. Apparently there are some people bidding on it that agree with me. If I was able to afford this (I'm not) I would definitely be bidding on it. To keep it in it's crate locked away for future generations to see.

Not to mention Minty, aren't you accusing Mike of the same thing I've accused you of? Just who here is the self proclaimed 3 wheeler god? And in the end who really cares what your opinion or Mike's opinion is? The truth is that these are all just opinions. I have seen Mike's work on several occasions in pictures. His work is top notch. I've seen some of his personal bikes (albeit for sale on Ebay), but they too were the real deal.

The difference with you is that we are supposed to take your word for how much you know. I have definitely seen you get more butthurt about everything than anyone on either site. No matter the discussion you see it as your personal mission in life to "set people straight" on what you know about 3 wheelers. That isn't to say that I don't like your trikes either because I do. They are rare as well.

I just don't understand why you can't let people have their own opinions without browbeating them to believe yours...

[mymint87]

we are not talking about t3's, the only reason I mentioned them is that fact that there were lower produced numbers of them than the ATC yet we have 3 confirmed crated t3's.....so wouldn't that generally make the odds better for there to be more than 1 crated ATC250R?.....but beside even THAT fact....Im only telling him not to be so quick with HIS and and NOW 3WW's stamp of approval of THAT being the communities HOLY GRAIL....your totally disrespecting the ATC500R and others

its a crated ATC250R and IT'S SWEET..ya know, never been started and all that goes with it....so don't read into my posts...I DIG IT.....but its not the HOLY GRAIL of ATC's

[vintagemotorsports]

we are talking production bikes here not fantasy proto types , I have had many talks with some of the engineers over at honda japan . the 500r may have been rough proto typed but thats as far as it went and everything was destroyed and as far as an 87 250r you might have a better chance of finding big foot or a space craft . till these fantasy bikes show there face thats all they are . anyone who is as passionate about ATCs as i am will agree the 86 250r was ahead of its time in every way and to have one brand new in its original crate is pretty cool.. I think the big problem here is jealosy some guys cant get over the fact that someone else has something this nice , that the only way they can deal with it is bash everything about it and be a total dick head to everyone who thinks highley of it . pretty sad actually

[RacerRichie]

IF you dont think that this trike is 'something very special' you need to get off the pipe........
hehehe

[mymint87]

And one last thing, mintyfresh.

Judging by the popularity and the comments in the thread, I'd tend to believe that they put some pretty serious weight on the crated 250R as being the "Holy Grail".



That is all.

that's bad data your using as polling results....you know that.....we all think its awesome......whats not to like....typical destroying the messenger because of the message

and ignoring creditable members eye witnesses from today along with Factory racers testimonies of existance from back in the day...makes that label Mike and 3WW place on this particular machine.....laughable and idiotic....a crated 86ATC250r...HOLY GRAIL....LMAO


Im bookmarking this thread.....so in the future, I can rub it in your face.....LMAO......you've been too quick with endorsing that annointment.....

[Billy Golightly]

The best I know is the best I've seen. Right now the best I've seen is the crated 250R. I'm repeating it for the 3rd time in this thread so that it sinks into your west coast monkey thick skull, if something else cooler comes up, it'll be the holy grail TO ME. In the meantime, THIS is the holy grail, to ME.

[Billy Golightly]

that's bad data your using as polling results....you know that.....we all think its awesome......whats not to like....typical destroying the messenger because of the message

and ignoring creditable members eye witnesses from today along with Factory racers testimonies of existance from back in the day...makes that label Mike and 3WW place on this particular machine.....laughable and idiotic....a crated 86ATC250r...HOLY GRAIL....LMAO


Im bookmarking this thread.....so in the future, I can rub it in your face.....LMAO......you've been too quick with endorsing that annointment.....

Maybe you've been too quick to endorse the annoitment of some mythical creature that is only supposedly in the existence relying the testament of other MORTALS and not relying on that which you can see and touch yourself. Why do you trust the "word" of others over your own intellect and logic? This is real. The 87s, the 500R, its hearsay. How is a hypothetical, a possibility, more valuable than an absolute? It isn't in my world, and it never will be.