Another rescue! A 1987 200X is pulled from the pine needles and Florida saw grass

**03 ORANGE SHEE** · 03-21-2005, 05:40 PM

nice find on the x, are you a trike magnet or something, you always seem to find soem neat bikes??

**mymint87** · 03-21-2005, 06:00 PM

I admire a person who will reach down to pull another trike from the grave....
and no one can doubt your passion on a completed project...

on a good to excellent 87..I've seen them for sale pretty much on a reg basis of 1 every 5 to 7 months....

and with an average selling price to be between 1500 to 1800 (conservative)

I cant estimate what a professional mint restore would cost...

If you decide to part it...I wouldn't blame you
If you decide to restore...I admire you

"Crnacnac" recently did a near mint restore on an ATC 70 and it cost him a bit of coin...BUT OHHHHHH....is it cherry....

and so too would be your "X"

You arent lying when you said "Rescue"....It's the closest I've seen to near death in a while

**Tri-ZNate** · 03-21-2005, 06:18 PM

hmmm should make for a nice roller. is that the '87X your sellin?

**LonesomeTriZ** · 03-21-2005, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by pomona51

I was talking abou the x. That guy was out of his mind asking $300 for that x. Was the guy current on today's asking price for trikes?

He knew enough to know it was the last year of the ATC 200X, so that is all that mattered as far as he was concerned. Normally I would have walked away with my $75 YTM. But I could not leave that X behind like that. I had to try my best.

**LonesomeTriZ** · 03-21-2005, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by 03 ORANGE SHEE

nice find on the x, are you a trike magnet or something, you always seem to find soem neat bikes??

Being since I am alomost an the hunt, I tend to stumble across them more often them other people. I do have to part with it. I am loyalt to Yamaha and I can not take on a non Yamaha biuld. I do that so I do not end up with more prjects that I can handle.

**83185s** · 03-21-2005, 07:36 PM

dude no way..thats the x you are selling?? if i didnt live in indiana..and i did live in florida near you somewhere id go and buy it from ya! that would be 1 bad machine to fix up..granted it may take quite a while but thats not the point..* did a good thing by getting that out of the weeds...congrats to a great bargainer and hard worker!!

**threewheelin-feelin** · 03-21-2005, 07:44 PM

looks like is needs alot of work....but i would still be excited about finding that....great find

**Dammit!** · 03-21-2005, 07:46 PM

I'd buy if it weren't for the shipping. I'd have a blast restoring that thing.

I'm sure someone closer will take it off your hands.

**LonesomeTriZ** · 03-21-2005, 07:53 PM

I am glad so many people want to give this trike a good home. I am getting a lot of private messages about it. I am going to lay out one stipulation right now though. Not only does the buyer have to give it a good home, but he or she must also get to work on it some time soon after taking possession of it. This thing has set neglected for far too long.

**Huffa** · 03-21-2005, 08:30 PM

I think it's a great find. I also think (judging from the pic's) that who ever takes it would be better off finding another motor for it.

I'm the opposite of you being a Honda man but that didn't stop me from restoring a Yamaha 225 that I got for free. You sure you don't want to keep it just to have one H in your collection? That would be a great project and it's a great year to restore.

**LonesomeTriZ** · 03-21-2005, 08:37 PM

I agree it would be nice to have. I biult an 86 200X a couple yars ago when I did not care what I rode as long as it had three wheels. But if I let this one slip in, it will not stop there. I must maintane my bearing. It is hard sometimes, but what choice do I have?

by the way, the engine looks bad, but I would still rebiuld it. I would keep it original.

**Dammit!** · 03-21-2005, 08:59 PM

If anyone is planning a trip from Florida to Arizona anytime soon and doesn't mind bringing it to me I'll take it.

**LonesomeTriZ** · 03-21-2005, 09:02 PM

I wish I could afford a trip to Arizona. I have always wanted to go riding out there.

**Trikeaholic** · 03-21-2005, 09:03 PM

lonesome, you def. got the sickness. Im glad you do, Hopefully someone will bring it back from the dead. Looks like my Tri Z when I got it, only not as much rust!

**LonesomeTriZ** · 03-21-2005, 09:12 PM

That X looks a whole lot better than my first Tri Z biuld. Now it looks like it should be on a show room floor. That is why I do not understand why so many people have said it lloks bad. I see a worthy challenge.

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