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

[R Nutt]

Man, I got into 3 wheelers at 29 and am now 49. Am I the oldest dude here?

You got my vote!!!! LOL

[threewheelin-feelin]

im 17.....my mom told me the first time i rode was with my uncle when i was 2 on his old atl125......and i just dont get the feeling on a 4wheeler or dirtbike like i do a 3wheeler

[R Nutt]

I was 37 when i bought my 185s new in 1981. I now have two 86 big reds out in the shed. I guess that makes me the oldest "old fart" so far.
You young farts will have to use your calculators to figure that one out.

Wait a minute.....we have a new challenger!!!

i believe you take the cake....the birthday cake that is!!

[Dirtcrasher]

I'm 34. First machine was a 1973 XR75, first ATC was a 1985 ATC200X back in 1988. Out of everything I have ever owned I just like trikes the best. Sometimes I do wonder what the neighbors think of a grown man cranking WOT with a 250R down the road. There's no better rush than that......

[eqwalker]

Well, I'm getting up there. I'm 43 and heading for the 44 in Sept. My first trike was a Honda 185s that I got when I was around 20. Rode the **** out of it. Had a blast. then sold it to a friend that wanted it bad. Then I heard about the demise of the new ones so I rushed to my local Honda shop and the only one he had left in a crate was a 87 200x that he said he was suppose to send back. I talked the best talk I could and finally he said "load it in your truck and get the **** out of here". I even bought the tach and speedo to go on it. I had it about 3 years and after countless nagging from the folks on how dangerous it was I finally surrendered and sold it for $1800. Never had a wreck on it. Not once. But made some fantastic jumps with it though. I always regretted selling it. Now.....years later......I decided to do something about it and find one like I use to have. Well, I have. It's not in as good a shape as my first one, but it runs and hey, that was 18 years ago. So, I'm going to restore it. Now I'm back in the groove. May not be as young as I was then, but you know, when I got on this one, all the memories came back and I felt right at home. Glad to see that there is still people riding them.

[nate b]

I'm 31, my dad brought home a new 125m for me,a 70 for my bro and a 200m for himself, back in 84. seems like yesterday, I can still smell the new rubber.
bought my R in 1987 and I'll be riding it til I die!

[Ddw350]

im 32 now,always been a big dirt bike guy,finally made a switch to a 350 x in 1992.it was hardly 6 years old when i got it from a farmer who found out it wasnt very good at farm chores! it was in the paper for a week,ad said honda 350 3 wheeler,1200$. went over there with 900$ thinking it was ragged out,covered in .then i saw it when i came his lane,figured that one i saw wasnt it cause it looked damn near new.it was,and i bought it,i dont think he relized he could have gotten a good bit more.its still clean,but not as clean as when i bought it.so ive only been 3wheelin for like 13 yrs,but dirtbiking since 10-12

[ATCnut]

Im 45. My first trike ride was on my brothers brand new ATC 90 in 1977 (or so). I have been hooked ever since.

[brandosfiero]

well im 19 and ive had more trike and dirtbikes than i can count im always trading and selling for better stuff.i got started in dirtikes and trikes when i was about 14.i just bought a yz125 and im buying a 1986 350x on friday for 425 bux.then maybe an 84 250r next week.having a job helps alot lol

[bigredhead]

I'm 26 now.

Had a few dirt bikes when i was a kid, damn things kept breaking down on me, POS KV-75.. argh... i swear i pushed it more than it drove me around. I wrecked, crashed, flipped, but never broke any bones. thank god.

Years passed, and went to college, work work work... finally got a job and started being able to buy what i wanted.... with limited funds.

Bought a house last year and there was an 82 in the garage, not running, and my plan was to learn to fix it up, slowly but surely aquired the tools, and during my quest to fix it up a friend found an 84 BigRed that ran, wich i quickly picked up to ride while i finished up the 82.

One day Rob0781( on his 185S ) and Adam250SX ( on his 81 R ) showed up at my door and we went riding in the rain, had a blast, and found out there was such a thing as an SX.. ???? wow.. had never heard of that before and adam250sx became adamno250sx... LOL..

Hook line and money sinker later.. here i am 1000 posts in under a year !!!

[80'427]

I am 28 almost 29. I lived around or on the farm all my life. My grandfather bought a 110 new in 82. While waiting to pick it up on a service in 84 my grandma entered a raffel at the dealership and won a Blue 70. My cousins and I rode them when we could get them away from the farm chores. They alway ran for the 70, I ran for the 110 which was fast for a 10 year old. Got a 70' CT70 in 1990 or so. I was a rare one with a manual clutch. Rode it and the wheelers till I went to college in 95. Then in 98 traded all of them (non running shot tres and such) on a super clean 86' 200X. Of all of them I like the X best but it is the first real sport rig we have had. Kinda regret getting rid of the 70. Now my wife has a 400EX and I am looking to maybe get a 350X or 250R ATC. I told her about my urge last night and she agreed that a three wheeler is what I need, that I look better on one. Maybe just a trick to keep me off her 400.

[dblshockpower]

Ahmmm.......47, and I've never driven any trike more than 300ft., but I have one crash (flipped) under my belt!...lol!...bought a couple 200es's this year because we enjoy ATV'n around our summer (camp) in Michigans U.P.

[foster]

I've always ridden four-wheelers that belong to other people but between kids and divorce lawyers I could never afford one for myself. I started noticing cheap 3-wheelers for sale but figured I wanted to run with the big dogs and just ignored them.
In Sept. '03 on a Saturday i was bored and there were quite a few three-wheelers for sale in the newspaper so I grabbed my boy and, just for something to do, went shopping. I had no intention of buying -- I was flat broke. (Still am, actually.)
Visited a few old beat-up Big Reds for $1k and had no idea if that was a good deal or not, knowing nothing about three-wheelers. Finally we drove about two hours to an old retired Coast Guard serviceman's house, just for the sake of going for a drive. He advertised a 185s in mint shape for $700. We searched for the house and passed a driveway several times with a shiny, like-new trike in front of the garage, but I kept going because there was NFW that trike was the one for $700. Well, it was! My kid was going nuts! "Dad, you're not leaving here without that trike!"
He gave me a quick riding lesson and I toured around his yard. Told me he only drove it in winter, back and forth from his ice-fishing shack, which was within sight of his house. Still had the little tits on the tires. In 20 years, he said, he didn't put 20 tanks of gas through it. He stored it in spring, summer and fall. Never seen mud, dirt or pavement. You could tell he was honest because a) he was old and chastised me for saying a cuss word and b) you could eat off the floor of his garage -- he had the walls covered in peg-board and had outlines drawn on the boards where all the tools go. You know the type -- does everything exactly right.
To make a long story only slightly less long, I zipped down to the local ATM and took out $700 on my credit card and have hardly missed a weekend of riding since. Runs like the wind, never a problem (busted the pullstarter once but that's it) and acting like a kid at 48.5 years old! (But let me assure you it is NOT mint anymore!)
Some day I'll still get myself a quad. But I'll always have a trike. Love it!

[LaDano]

34 here, man I was worried I would be high on the age list. Anyway been riding these trikes around since they were new. Just shows you we never grow outta our childhood. Thats what my wife tells me.

[Fox250R]

31,Got my first trike when i was 6.. a Trimoto 125.Then Got a 84 200x 4 months later and been riding ever since....