LooK What the Grundle Dragged In- TIGER pics inside!!

**blue27** · 02-21-2006, 10:20 AM

You know I LOVE IT when Tigers are found!!!!!!

If you decide to sell I have first dibs. lol Looks good keep me posted. Maybe some year we will have a Tiger ride? Will go up to Rausch and put around like old men on scooters because we don't want to break are toys.

**jmack3986** · 02-21-2006, 10:34 AM

i still wondeer why tiger whent down and didnt continue into quads. from what i have heard they were they baddest trike out there. personally i think it would be cool if they would have made a quad.

**blue27** · 02-21-2006, 10:43 AM

They did make a quad, but I heard it wasn't that great. Also the company was to far in debt with all the money spent on trikes and the the banning of racing them hurt sales. They just started at a bad time. at least that is what I heard.

**Lomax** · 02-21-2006, 11:32 AM

IF that guy used to be a dealer he might still have information laying around about who is sold Tiger ATC's to back in the 80's. IF you could get your hands on that......... Some would have sold by now but some could still be setting in barns were they were put when the racing stopped..

**breastman569** · 02-21-2006, 12:47 PM

man keep that PETTY number plate my dad was good friends with back in the day untill he crashed his plane up in Nothern Arizona.

**scooterroo** · 02-21-2006, 12:59 PM

i heard tiger had to stop production of their bikes because they had no permission to use the rotax engine in the production of these bikes. i am not saying its ture, i am just saying what i have heard. as for quad's they had the super4, not that great of a machine, and i dont believe to many were made either. besides that they were butt ugly in my opinion compared to the three wheeled versions. the nose was huge and domelike, just odd looking. nice trike you have there though. dont sell her, restore her and show her off some. but if you do sell her, i am only about 5-6 hours north of philly area, and would be most interested in taking it off your hands. name a price. can you scan and post the manual? i am sure we'd all like to see what is hiding in there.

**cliff2302** · 02-21-2006, 03:14 PM

Love your MR50 on the stand, super nice bike. Oh yea, the Tiger is nice too, lol

**Dr. Death** · 02-21-2006, 03:32 PM

that is a sick, rare, ill, and valuable machine. don't ride it, restore it, put it away, then bring it out once a year to make everyone jealous. because trust me, any non-tiger owner will be. the guy i bought mine from was the original owner and raced tiger exclusively, and he told me that reason they shut down is because they were importing the engines illegally, did not have permission to use them, and that it all violated trade law. which makes the tiger story that much more interesting.

**Xowner** · 02-21-2006, 05:37 PM

next one i find i burn and send dr death the ashes, get over it its a tiger it was rare 2 years ago. now there just another trike as there are way more than thought.

Originally Posted by Dr. Death

that is a sick, rare, ill, and valuable machine. don't ride it, restore it, put it away, then bring it out once a year to make everyone jealous. because trust me, any non-tiger owner will be. the guy i bought mine from was the original owner and raced tiger exclusively, and he told me that reason they shut down is because they were importing the engines illegally, did not have permission to use them, and that it all violated trade law. which makes the tiger story that much more interesting.

grabber nice bike good luck with it and have fun with it, just dont brag about it

**BigGreenMachine** · 02-21-2006, 05:43 PM

[QUOTE=Xowner]next one i find i burn and send dr death the ashes, get over it its a tiger it was rare 2 years ago. now there just another trike as there are way more than thought.
QUOTE]

If ever I'm lucky enough to buy one I'll be riding it. Grabber, again very nice trike!

**ride_red_95** · 02-21-2006, 06:36 PM

it looks good

**90nut** · 02-21-2006, 06:37 PM

If I ever found one I would ride it. I mean whats the point in spending upwards of 2k on a three wheeler and never riding it? I mean sure it is nice to have one that is all pretty and perfect but you can still have that AND ride it at the same time. Personally Grundlegrabber I would fix it up a bit and keep it. Ride it everynow and then just not through the mud and all that other crap, thats what those junk hondas are for

. Again, congrats on the purchase.

**Orangecnty250r** · 02-21-2006, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by Xowner

it its a tiger it was rare 2 years ago. now there just another trike as there are way more than thought.

They are still rare

How many do you see on ebay if they are "just another trike"

Anyways Great Score!!!!! I love the banner...thats the icing on the cake right there...Glad to see another member score one!!!

**Xowner** · 02-21-2006, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Orangecnty250r

They are still rare

How many do you see on ebay if they are "just another trike"

Anyways Great Score!!!!! I love the banner...thats the icing on the cake right there...Glad to see another member score one!!!

True i guess that came off the wroung way. There still rare but there isnt much new about them if you know were im coming from, love to have one but i won't go as far as dr death has with his saying its the rarest best trike in the world and such as thats just being a ***

i seen one of thse in person at tf05 and it was neat but i have yet to see one run. dale and dads were wrenching on dales at tf seeing if they could get it to run, Im hope to see the 500's he trying to get together.

grabber are you coming to tf

**grundlegrabber** · 02-21-2006, 07:49 PM

Thanks for all the compliments! If y'all must know, I paid $1600 for it. Only real downfall is the bodywork. Not looking to brag about being a Tiger owner, just want to share with you all. They are still rare though, at least outside of this website. My plan right now is to get her fired up (The previous owner didn't finish bolting the top end back together), track down the few missing parts, clean it up and go from there. I'll probably keep it, unless something bad happens and I'm in desperate need of cash. In that case I would offer it for sale here on the board.

I will be doing a rausch ride sometime this summer with a few of my fixed-up trikes. It's the only place I know of around here where I can ride them in dirt, rather than coal grit and boulders. As for the missile aussie, I have pretty much finished collecting parts and I'm ready to send the swinger and hub out to get powdercoated. I still need to find a sprocket for the jackshaft (one of them has a tooth broke off) and find someone who can weld it on there nicely. Then I can begin the assembly phase and hopefully have it done for TF06. Oh, and Bruce, the rear tire size is 180/410-8.00. They are very small. Cliff, I have a few of those MRs, that one being the nicest.

I am going to call the guy this week and see what sort of info I can get out of him about his experience as a tiger dealer. I'll keep y'all posted. Int eh meantime, if anyone knows where I can get a front master cyl rebuild kit, a front fender, fork seals, and a rad shroud I'd love to hear from ya.

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