Favorite Craigs List 3 wheeler lines...

[VintageHondaKid]

Had a guy with an 84 200x text me this evening wanting to trade for my Pitbike straight up. Keep in mind that my pit is worth at least what I'm asking (600) he sends me pix of a fairly beat 200x that needs a front tire, rear pads, and has a basically non existent rear fender. I told him its not worth 600, after telling him, politely, that I'd have to put a couple hundred bucks into the thing to make it rideable, as I don't want to be covered with mud and snow every time I ride it. He sends back, "theyre fine just race cut, its no big deal" and then procedes to tell me that I should ask to trade for a utility quad instead of a sport quad. People are just dumb and arrogant these days.

[WisconsinJohn]

I like this one, it's been up for awhile so I copied the text.
LOTS OF REALLY GREAT PARTS, BUT NO ENGINE THIS THING FLOATS I GUESS AND CAN BE USED AS AN AMPHIBIAN

[350XJEDI]

low ,low hrs , always garaged yet has moss on seat and faded plastic

[daniel_250r]

you guys have it covered im not even going to get into the ontario market things are out of control here prices are exceeding retail value i dont even owna trike anymore just because they are a rip off here

[350xx]

NEW AD for 350x near me.

Here for your enjoyment. Quotes can be picked out of there easily.

Its a Monster!.....Everything works Butt load of power.......Gas Tank leaks ,needs to be repaired or replaced.... that is the only issue....Comes with spare tires.Lights,brakes,clutch all good...Many custom manufactured parts..... Hours of work put into this trike......This is not a kids learner ATC......Price is firm A PHONE CALL IS BEST.....Photos up later...

[whyzee]

Hate to sell it but need the cash."
( a few lines later )
" will trade for .."

Lmao

[atc007]

Well,,,,4 pages and the Pennsylvania all time worst is NOT here?! Ad after ad....All the major damage it has,,,lists and lists of abuse and neglect,,,,,BUT IT WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I GOT IT !!! Ok,moron,,it was like that when you got it,,,,But it STILL needs FIXED !!!!! Kills me every time

[swampthang]

What about the famous "Motor just rebuilt hasn't been started yet" IDK but that throws up a red flag for me a rebuilt motor with little or no hours on it. Its like they just cobbled it back together to get it down the road.

[Jon Boy]

hear ya there swampy, buddy traded for a nice 250r few years back (local, not CL). fresh rebuild on the motor with tons of hop-ups on it, but the guy who traded it to him never tuned it. he just bought all the go fast parts he could and bolted it together. it would start and idle, but that's it. touch the throttle and it would fall on it's face everytime. buddy tuned it and made a nice profit.

[tri-Z ripper]

parked for 18 years, all original, insert Clark tank and trail pro's lol

[bucko]

''I know what these are worth so don't lowball me''

Obviously not since your asking triple what the other ones are going for. haha

[whyzee]

Hilarious thread!

[dougspcs]

'motor ran great, but needs to be put back together!!' was one I saw a while back..

If it can great, why was is taken apart??

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Yep, you guys covered all the gems...

I recall a hilarious ad I saw a year or 2 ago. The seller (obviously a kid) had an '86 Suzuki Q-Sport. Paraphrasing here, but it was bored .080 over so it naturally was a 310. His expert mechanic buddy who supposedly owns a wheeler shop did the work. He then went on to brag about how that Q-Sport SMOKED a trx250r in a 300' drag after getting that .080 over bore job along with a bunch of other BS like wheelying every gear and on and on....

I USUALLY don't bother with people like that, but I couldn't resist the temptation and emailed him expressing my doubt of his claims of having a miraculously powerful, 250r eating, Q-Sport. I told him I OWN the same exact quad as well as a 250r and at no time in this universe or the next one over could that ever happen unless that R was stuck in 3rd gear! He replied swearing up and down his Sport could whoop up any 250r, so I challenged him to a race for pinks. I even told him I wouldn't go above 4th gear, LOL! He dodged pretty quick saying "I don't think they issue pink slips for ATV's". To which my reply was to inform him it was just a figure of speech and that the offer still stands.. Never heard back again. Had a good laugh over that one.

Another more recent was this one.. http://utica.craigslist.org/rvs/2750517982.html

Occasionally I will email a seller and politely explain that they are mis-advertising something. I emailed this clown a couple weeks back and told him he actually had an '83-'85 200x and if the seat was original it was '83-'84. No reply. He has relisted it a few times now since and hasn't changed the ad... He was originally asking "$1000 firm, no lowballers I know what this is worth".... I see he lowered the price to $800 though. Still a bit pricey for a 1st gen IMHO...

[Tking]

The best one I saw was this: 83 185s great condition, new brakes, all new bearings, recovered seat, few cracks in the fenders.
When I got there the first thing I noticed was the seat was recovered with a black plastic garbage bag with electrical tape, and only about 1/3 of the rear fenders were there.