New additions to the pack..scored 3 great trikes today.

[Ghostv2]

How do some you manage to be so lucky and get such good deals? My god...

[kb0nly]

Damn Doug... That 125M is a purdy little trike!! Looks like its all complete, trunk lid intact, fenders look good... Just WOW....

There was a really nice (by his description) 125M down here about 30 miles from me that showed up in a local classifieds, i called and went to look at it, he wouldn't budge on price and i just had to walk. $300 for a busted up parts machine.. Eh no thanks... LOL

[dougspcs]

How do some you manage to be so lucky and get such good deals? My god...

I keep a constant vigil on CL..there are a lot of decent straight up sellers on there if you can get past all the wieners!!

A small stash of cash sitting in the safe, my trailer empty and ready to hook up, and a magnetic 'Closed' sign ready to stick on the shop door..

They are still out there..you just gotta be quicker now than a few years ago. With increased popularity comes a smaller window of opportunity!

Damn Doug... That 125M is a purdy little trike!! Looks like its all complete, trunk lid intact, fenders look good... Just WOW....

There was a really nice (by his description) 125M down here about 30 miles from me that showed up in a local classifieds, i called and went to look at it, he wouldn't budge on price and i just had to walk. $300 for a busted up parts machine.. Eh no thanks... LOL

Yeah, she is nice..almost too bad there isn't a place in my pack for it. But it'll find a good home..same with the 250SX. But if I play my cards right the money I make on the 125m and the 250SX will cover the costs of the buy and transportation..

That means I have a FREE 250ES..and lord knows you can't own too many of those! Wife can't complain about ANOTHER trike if it didn't actually cost anything now can she?

[kb0nly]

LOL... No she sure can't!

I'll give ya a case of beer to haul that 125M down to me... LOL.. Ok two cases, final offer...

I bet you will sell that in no time considering its condition. I have been trying to find a 110/125 for my oldest son, i was going to get him on a little 70 but that sale fell through. More 110's around me than i could ever finance, i see five of them today for sale online within 100 miles. Just don't want a basket case that takes me all summer to get in running condition, i spend enough time working on other peoples stuff!

[zepol]

If someone says they got a CRAZY deal on one trike..I might believe it with cautious trust. But for someone to say they got 4 at prices so low it defies reason.

Something smells bad!

No one would sell legit machines for that price..be careful, you might get your fingers burned!!

yeah i should

[dougspcs]

because the chromed out 200x and tecate with westcoast and full dg exhaust were not advertised no where. All those trikes i got for crazy cheap were either in someones abandoned backyard or farm... i hope I dont get my fingers burned!! If I do no problem i got a bill of sale for all my trikes with a copy of each of the previous owners driver license... but yea i think the bestdeal ever was the tecate with dg and westcoast swingarm.. i picked it up for only 200.. it was steal if you ask me.. and it was sitting next to a pretty much like new 250r.. Am planning on going back next week with $250 in all 5's and 10's and slap that lady around with it see if she will budge.. am pretty sure she will as she almost took 400 for the pair last time.. it was her husbands trikes and he past away some time ago

Well at least your claim of events sounds plausible, like abominable snowman rare, but plausible..but just 2 things.

1st, if I was every so luck as you find a naive widow lady with a garage full of her dead husbands trikes she was willing to part with for pennys on the pound, I wouldn't leave until every single one was mine. Because you will never, EVER find such a scenario again..

2nd, until we see pics this is all just a glorious science fiction story that I can't put down..!!

[dougspcs]

I'll give ya a case of beer to haul that 125M down to me... LOL.. Ok two cases, final offer...

If nothing else shows up, I'll keep you in mind!! Minnesota in May is a nice drive!

[dougspcs]

Got started on the SX today..still needs a thorough cleaning, but here it is off the trailer to get a better look at. Only flaws are a minor crack on the front fender and headlamp housing..



...next the 250ES.

[MojaveRider]

Looks great!

[dougspcs]

Looks great!

Thanks, Chad..a member of 10 years and so few posts. Obviously a man of few words..I feel privledged. Thanks..



Well the 3rd and final machine after clean up..I had to install some 22" tires on it to roll it around because I haven't gotta around to swapping my 25" tires from some Yamaha rims I have, but in the mean time it's showing what it's made of.



So a bit of a gamble on these three trikes..none was running due to old gas in them. But I took them on faith because the seller seemed a good sort of guy and the condition all was really nice, just a bit dirty.

Anyway a bit of time to clean up, some fresh gas and oil and batteries..my faith paid off in spades I think!!



Definitely a once in a blue moon deal, I wish I could keep them all..but I did promise my wife these were bought just to resell. We have a big family RV trip in a month and the profit is helping pay for it..

Hopefully they will end up in some member hands and good new homes!!

[ps2fixer]

Man you Canada collectors keep grabbing the Michigan Trikes lol! There is quite a lot of them here yet, kind of shocked.

Anyway, nice pickup! Bare min, the big red + sx will cover your costs and the 125m would be pure profit.

[dougspcs]

Well the 250SX left last night to a local guy..

The 125M is officially sold and paid for and awaiting pickup by a shipping company. A very determined guy from Vancouver really wanted it badly and spent the better part of 2 days arranging it's transport..

So I am officially 'free and clear' on this purchase and still have a really clean 250ES..it does need a carb replacement which I will likely call on FlyingW for and some tires swapped from a parts 200E I have in the shed.

Then it will be awesome and I'll have to decide if it stays or goes..

But we gotta keep it quiet, my wife already thinks it's going!!

The gods were smiling when I got these three..back on the CL prowl!

[kb0nly]

Nice job on those, good deal all around.

One question, if the 125M isn't down the road yet... What kind of tires were on that? I was looking at the last picture you posted and i really like the look of those on the 125M. I could find a few online that were similar in tread pattern but not exactly the same..

And hey you can't beat a free 250ES... Now leave some for the rest of us.. LOL

[dougspcs]

Nice job on those, good deal all around.

One question, if the 125M isn't down the road yet... What kind of tires were on that? I was looking at the last picture you posted and i really like the look of those on the 125M. I could find a few online that were similar in tread pattern but not exactly the same..

And hey you can't beat a free 250ES... Now leave some for the rest of us.. LOL

The tires are ProAm H-Trak II, OEM as far as I know..

No worries about me swiping trikes in your area..too far for me. Now ATC007 (mr Jupiter) has a much broader range..his gravity extends for many states in every direction.

[kb0nly]

Huh... First 125M i have seen with those tires on them, not to say they aren't OEM, probably just all the ones down here have been worn out and replaced by the time i see them.

Some of the guys on here seem to be a trike magnet, every one within hundreds of miles just automatically gets sucked into their garage. LOL

I have been looking for three months now for another one to add to the family.