Bought a TPC tonight

[christph]

Is TPC still making trikes? I know he has a website, but I think I read somewhere that people have sent him money and they are not getting their parts.

[yaegerb]

Sure he is...he'll walk you through every aspect of your bike, then you send him parts and no less than 4K cash and you may have everything back in 5 years or so.

And god help you if you try to file a claim....booo....hiss

Wanna spend your hard earned coin on a quality build. Talk to Kasey.

[shindig]

They look and sound pretty awesome, based on what I have seen on YouTube videos, but the price seems pretty steep, probably in excess of $10k for a build, not including the TRX 450 which would easily be another $5k.

Who is Kasey?

[KASEY]

It tells you exactly what you were asking. There is no comparison between the two machines except that they both have 3 wheels.

absolutely not true!!!! look up the vulture mine race here in az,,, 100 mile desert race won by a 350x over a tpc 450,,, be careful what you say,, you never know whats out there in the trike world,,,,,,

[bkm]

absolutely not true!!!! look up the vulture mine race here in az,,, 100 mile desert race won by a 350x over a tpc 450,,, be careful what you say,, you never know whats out there in the trike world,,,,,,

I think you're reading into my comment too much. I never said the 350x couldn't compete, or even beat a 450, I just said they're not the same bikes.

[bkm]

absolutely not true!!!! look up the vulture mine race here in az,,, 100 mile desert race won by a 350x over a tpc 450,,, be careful what you say,, you never know whats out there in the trike world,,,,,,

I'm also curious as to why you singled out my comment? 86T3 straight up says a 350x can't hang with a 450, yet you tell me to be careful what I say? All I said is they not the same. If they were, why the hell wouldn't everyone just build a 350x, including you, and save a lot of money

[3 Wheel Drive]

The TPC engine has a CRF 450 head and cam. I've read the motors are in the 50hp range. I have no idea if that's true, and I guess I don't care either, I know either way it's going to be the fastest trike I've ever ridden. And I still haven't ridden the dang thing even once yet lol! Kinda funny I'm not the only guy hiding trikes. This isn't my first time either, I've been known to Stash atc 70's....anywhere possible haha

Trikes are easy to hide, I bought a 1974 Barrcuda and a 1970 Dodge Challenger that my girlfriend did not know about.

She saw the 70 Challenger last year at the Mopar Spring Round Up while I was driving it in next to my 71 Cuda, LOL! But she has no idea about my 74 Barracuda that I spent 40k on last year.

[ATCeeya]

I like your taste in cars! The less the women know the better lol!

To touch on some other posts, According to Facebook TPC is not taking new orders for 2017. I hear they are pretty backed up as it is. So if you just had to have a tpc, your waiting a year to even place an order. Average build price is $10-$12k according to what TPC has posted online. I've heard as low as $6k and as high as $20k. Depends what the doner bikes cost, if you sell un-used parts, how much aftermarket you throw at the new build. I know what mine cost to build, he bought the quad for $3600 used, the crf 450 for $2600, the frame is $2800, then add the aftermarket swingarm, axle, exhaust, handlebars, suspension,custom nerf bars,, etc etc..it adds up. You can ofcourse sell the parts you dont use from the donor bikes but what did it for me was I didn't have to do anything other than drive 2 hours and pick it up. Sure it's been raced but I don't care one bit. I wanted one and now I have one, so I'm happy. I gave a good buck for it, but I didn't see any others for sale lol so if I wanted it I had to pay up, and yea I wanted it

[ATCeeya]

I've always wanted a banshee. I wouldn't say I'm afraid, I think everyone has a pretty good idea what these go for. And I showed what he had into the donor bikes and frame kit. The money transacted is between myself and the seller. A lot of people know him, it's sort of a respect/privacy thing. I've told plenty of people what I paid for it, just not on the internet. Plus if my wife ever found this thread, then I'd really be in trouble lol

[Ranvier]

I've always wanted a banshee. I wouldn't say I'm afraid, I think everyone has a pretty good idea what these go for. And I showed what he had into the donor bikes and frame kit. The money transacted is between myself and the seller. A lot of people know him, it's sort of a respect/privacy thing. I've told plenty of people what I paid for it, just not on the internet. Plus if my wife ever found this thread, then I'd really be in trouble lol

The busted by wife online factor. That is a great one. LOL. All my purchases were a "few hundred bucks." The key for me is intercepting packages before they hit he front door.

[Dirtcrasher]

The busted by wife online factor. That is a great one. LOL. All my purchases were a "few hundred bucks." The key for me is intercepting packages before they hit he front door.

I send half my stuff to my mothers home!! "Son, why do you need 8 Hoosier tires on beadlock wheels?", "Whats with all these brand new motors kid?"

I let my dad stay with me so...

[ATCeeya]

Hey, so, I took my first ride on it today. I almost gotta laugh, this trike is re-freakin-diculous! I knew it would be fast, but to actually feel it was just unreal. It makes so much power in every gear at any given time, like it's almost too powerful, is that possible? Nah, but man it's just straight up nuts! It won't leave you feeling disappointed that's for sure. I'm gunna have to buy some legit riding gear for when i take this out. I went full maniac on it, buried the thing down the street, tore through my dads place like I was running from johnny law dog, drifted it through an open area the size of a football field way faster than I probably should have but I don't know what to tell yas, it's just stupid powerful and makes you feel alive. It feels very 350x~ish but just twice as much power. The bike is so tight and agile I was ripping around like nothing and hauling some serious azz. This bike is a beast! I'd like to get some gopro footage on it this summer. I still just can't get over how nasty this thing is and I've owned a ton of fast stuff. Overall, very VERY happy with it!