trike popularity

[BIGCRIP28]

How many yamaha trikes were sold back in the day? I hardly ever see any. I have never seen a tri-z in person, how many years were they sold?

I always see hondas, but hardly ever see other brands whats the deal?

[threewheelin-feelin]

dude the only trikes ive seen in person are....2 200s's a alt125.... 3 atc70's......and a couple 200es's

[BIGCRIP28]

thats it? I see hondas every where around here
185 & 200- see them everywhere must have seen at least 50
110- over 20
X's- under 10
R's- under 10
big reds- over 20
never seen a tri Z
yamaha 225- 5
tecate- 1

[Yamahammer490]

Honda certainly sold more trikes than Yamaha, who in turn sold more than Kawasaki. Tri-Zs were sold for two model years, 1985 and 1986. I think the 85 models came out during July of 84.

As for popularity in any location, I think it had to do with the local dealer channel. Where I am (near Oshkosh, WI) we had a big Yamaha dealer and only a small Honda dealer who went belly-up in 83 or 84. As a result you see Tri-Motos all over the place. There was also a good Kawasaki dealer so there are quite a few Tecates floating around.

[Pistonhead]

Heres the trikes I've seen in person:
Big red (200e and 250es)
atc200m
atc125m
atc90
atc 70
atc250r
ytm125
225dx
Tri-z

[Wickedfinger]

I was the same way with Tecates - in nearly 20 years of riding all sorts of ATV's - I never recalled seing one in person until just very recently, and that was a T-4 - I still to this day have never seen a T-3 live in the flesh. I'm guessing that they just were never very popular here in Eastern Pa. The only Kawasaki I have ever owned actually is my '89 KDX200.

[Dammit!]

This thread makes me sad.

They were everywhere in the place that I grew up. Especially the sportier models. I've ridden every sport trike made by the big three (although the tecate was only once and I've only seen one 1986/87 tecate ever).

If I would have known what the future held back then, I would have taken a lot more pictures. Probably would have had at least a couple more trikes away in storage too.

[threewheelin-feelin]

sorry i actully have seen 4 atc70's lol...... i just havent seen many i mean none of my friends have trikes other then my uncle...... and i guess they just were not that popular in hampton VA.... i know there all over the place in VA beach and cheasapeke and places like that.

[twgranger]

I see alot of hondas around here but rarely anything else.