Are we a bunch of middle aged farts trying to hang on to our younger days with trikes

**ScottZJ** · 03-14-2005, 07:03 PM

I will be 36 this sunday(March 20th). I first got the feel of a 3 wheeler back in 1978-79. I rode a US 90 for the first time in San Diego sand. It was really cool and I thought I was king, esp only being 10...hehehe. Since then I have been able to buy 4 trikes off the show room floor(86 200x, 87 200x, 86 250ES, and 87 125). I got out of trikes but it was only a brief time before my friend fixed my old bigred and started riding it................peace

**markdb420** · 03-14-2005, 07:04 PM

I am 31 and got into 3wheelers when I was 10 and rode my first one. I was hooked. I got a 70 to learn on as did my younger brother. Then I got a 200s for Christmas and my bro got a 125M. After that he got a TRX 250 utility model and I got a 200x. After that when I was 14 I got a 1985 250r and he got the biggest POS we ever had a Susucki 1989 Quadsport 250. I broke almost weekly. Took a break until 2002 when I bought my 400ex brand new and then came a 1985 250r. I now have a 1985 250R, 1986 250R, 1985 350x, 1984 200S, 2002 400EX, 1998 KLF 220 Bayou, and a 2001 KLF 220 Bayou. My kids are hooked on ATV's in general, and I am on 3wheelers.

**Pistonhead** · 03-14-2005, 07:05 PM

I'm 15 years old. Started riding my 82' Big Red at age 5. I can't afford a quad and can't get a bike till' I move out, and I love trikes so naturally...........

**Jeb** · 03-14-2005, 07:09 PM

I'm 31 and I am NOT middle aged!

You start that at 40.

Got my first Trike at age 9.

**TrikerR** · 03-14-2005, 07:30 PM

im 98. been riding a atc20k since the age of 3 1/2. back then, my 250r was a 3 wheeled horse cart. it was towed by a horse that had enough room in its gut to eat 20kg of food, hence the name 20k. man, that thing was fast, until i jumped on this 70...blew me socks off with the speed.

**03 ORANGE SHEE** · 03-14-2005, 07:34 PM

31, started on a new 86 trx125 in 86

**fhportal** · 03-14-2005, 07:36 PM

I was an old fart (22) compared to some when I started riding three wheelers. I'm 34 now, I just like em better than four....

**Milkman** · 03-14-2005, 07:37 PM

try 17, ive been scrapping up a 250r for the last year

**Huffa** · 03-14-2005, 07:42 PM

Man, I got into 3 wheelers at 29 and am now 49. Had them off and on the whole time. Just got back into them again a few months ago. I like restoring them as much as riding them. Am I the oldest dude here?

Most my freinds don't like them though. They say they are for geeks. I think the geeks are the ones that just can't get a knack for riding them and run over their feet all the time!

**chris200x** · 03-14-2005, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by Huffa

Man, I got into 3 wheelers at 29 and am now 49. Had them off and on the whole time. Just got back into them again a few months ago. I like restoring them as much as riding them. Am I the oldest dude here?

Most my freinds don't like them though. They say they are for geeks. I think the geeks are the ones that just can't get a knack for riding them and run over their feet all the time!

OLD FART!!!

**Orangecnty250r** · 03-14-2005, 07:50 PM

Just turned 33 --- Been riding motocross and quads since 14 or 15. I always had the cheapest and junkiest bikes back in the day because the family never had much money and didn't buy me anything. I saw one ATC 250R back then and NEVER forgot it The first impression it made on me was INCREDIBLE. Well I've worked my but off , built a killer house on 30 acres, and now its time to buy and build the toys I could never have. When we rode back then (mid 80s one older guy with a scraggly beard (late 30s we called him BUB) always came down to watch us in the sand pit on a 200x. I thought to myself WOW "will i be riding when i'm OLD in my thirties". This spring I'm loadin up the 85 R going to the SAME sand pit and mountains where we used to ride and I'm taking a nostalgic ride to celebrate the memories, BUB, and riding in my thirties.

**grundlegrabber** · 03-14-2005, 07:50 PM

28 years old, fast approaching the big 3-0. Started riding when I was 12. I bought an 81 XR80 off some kid and my mom almost killed me when she found out. Still have the bike, along with the XR350 I graduated to. After that it was quads, but I always had a spot in my heart for the trikes, just could never afford to have both bike and trike until I got older. First trike I ever rode was an 84 200S that my buddy got. I used to try to put my feet down and I'd run myself over. Now I have 2 350X's, a 200S, and 2 250R's that I am in the process of building up, along with a 400EX, Fl350, XR80 converted to 100, and the list goes on, too much to list here. Trikes have become my favorite thing to ride, although I still mostly ride the quad on long trips. See you all at TF05!

**Dammit!** · 03-14-2005, 08:02 PM

32, started riding trikes around 8 or 9 on a 110. Have had my R since 1989.

**patblkwell** · 03-14-2005, 08:05 PM

Well I'll be 25 in two days....the first thing I ever rode was my cousins little yellow 50cc suzuki trike when I was 5. I had a 80cc blue yamaha moto4 when I was 10- that was a great little atv. When I was 17, I bought an on/off road 125cc Honda trail bike. Now I have an '87 Big Red and I have to say that it is my favorite out of everything I have ever owned. Trikes remind me of my childhood lol, I wish I would have been a little older back when they were still on the market...I would have probably tried them all out lol.

**BIGCRIP28** · 03-14-2005, 08:16 PM

i will be 20 in a month. i been riding for about 10 years (185s, 200s, big reds)
2 years ago bought my first trike a 82 110 for $50 that came with a free 81 parts bike
1 year ago i bought my 350x

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