"if its mean you gotta lean" i heard that somewhere
"if its mean you gotta lean" i heard that somewhere
Current Project:1978 Pontiac Phoenix 355 v8
Past Bikes: 1999 Yamaha Big bear 350, 1981 Yamaha XS 400, 1996 Yamaha yz250 1984 Honda big red, 2004 Xtreme cr107, 1999 Yamaha bear tracker, 1999 Suzuki ds80 STOLEN, 2005 Kawasaki klx110, 1986 Honda trx200sx
Daily Driver: 1990 Buick Electra Park Avenue 3.8 v6
The only people that give me a hassle about my wheelers are my close personal freinds.(just bustin chops of coarse!) as for meeting folks out on the trail. It's always been "wow! I haven't seen one of those in a long time!" or "That thing is in great shape for it's age!"
As for your comment about being diffrent. Well you hit the nail on the head with that statement Paul.When your out riding.. all you see is raptors and banshees... BORING!!!
Now,, how often do you see nice tri z's or tecates etc. out on the trials? Almost never. I think this is one of the biggest factors in my addiction. I love the attention I get. Well that,, and I can't a fford a new raptor or banshee!!!![]()
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yeah, i like to lead by example on mine, every time i see a quad when im riding i usually show my a** a little and give a demonstration to leave them scratching their headz.
the good ol poor mans 4 wheeler!![]()
I had some retard at Autozone ask me what some spark plugs were for that I was buying.. I said for my 3-wheeler.
He told me I should get rid of it.
I laughed at hime.![]()
he prlly wanted it! lol
I cant remember who said it, but the statement about turning people from trike haters into trike lovers is what i prefer to do. The problem is that most people who hate them have never even ridden one. They only go by what they have heard and seen in the media. One ride on a trike and most people are hooked. I have changed many minds by just letting people take my Tri-Z or 250R for a spin.
My current stable:
1981 Honda ATC110 (sold)
1986 KTM 80 MX (for sale)
85+86' KTM 500MXs (sold)
1973 Yamaha AT3 125
1971 Suzuki MT50 Trailhopper
2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250 (for sale)
2000 Ducati SuperSport 900ie (for sale)
i didnt say into lover i said in to believer. witch is true threw and threw
. take my friend father. he hated them he took my old s for a spin and his attitude changed. he still dont love them like us but he dont hate em anymore. thats all i wanted is for him do understand that they get a bad rep as you said.
down to parts because i no longer have a place to ride trikes.![]()
GIT IT RAAAGGGGG !!!!
yeah, I rode my buddies wolverine the other day and was glad to get back on my three wheeler! felt too big and akward for me, just not used to that much crap under the handlebars!
jeez man these things are killers. mine chased a cop down and mugged him. dam thing came home with a 45 mag, night stick, and cuffs. it then proceeded to cuff me beat me and almost shot me. i asked him why why you doing this. he said "didnt you know im deadly ?" dam cpsc even has the trikes thinking their deadly.
maybe i should get a quad or bike.![]()
down to parts because i no longer have a place to ride trikes.![]()
GIT IT RAAAGGGGG !!!!
Well, being a frequent attendee at Silver Lake dunes, i have noticed increased curiosity in our groups trikes. Never really hear any bad comments, but lots of " i remember those, or, i knew someone that had one, or, just someone pointing and throwing the thumbs up." We always get lots of attention since we all keep out trikes clean and running good. But my favorite one is dam, that thing runs hard!! Love the compliments. Long live the trike!!
I too get a lot of people that come up and say "man, I havent seen one of those in a long time", or " I remember when I used to have one of those". Plus you are the center of the crowd everywhere you go. I love all the attention. lol On the other hand, I get a generous amount of the "aren't those thing dangerous" comments. I say somethin like "Your right, I think that was the third or fourth time I got killed on it last week", or "I'm still alive, ain't I?". " Ya, your 4 wheeler has air bags, doesn't it?"
My friend accross the street always thought I was a slowpoke cuz I would just putt along on my Atc 200, and it drove him absolutely nuts when he would follow me. Until one day when I told him I got a new headgasket on my 250r and upped my compression a bunch and that I was ready to race. All the sudden he couldn't race me until he had a new headgasket too. HA!! So then the next day I asked if he wanted to go for a ride,![]()
. We had one of those "silent start" type of races where you just take off without warning on an asphalt road. I beat his YZ490 through the first 3 gears, then he passed me in fourth and we come to a corner and slowed down. Not too bad I thought. But once we got to the dirt trials I let it loose. A couple miles of this and I stopped to wait for him, and when he caught up his excuse "I had to slow down for the corners." HA!!
Before I had my top end jetting I raced a Raptor 660 through 5th gear and came out about 2 bike lengths behind. Upon arrival back to his house I said I though my little 250r did pretty good back there against a 660. I guess he was planning on wasting me, and didn't quite get far enough ahead to take the pride trophy home. His excuse "Well yours is a two stroke, so that doesn't really count."
Dont know how I got onto racing, but I love unintentionally turning heads just puttin by one my bikes.
Last edited by Rustytinhorn; 08-10-2007 at 01:15 AM. Reason: Clarity
A few wheelers, + an
'73 Honda 49cc Mini Trail
'85 200 Big WHEEL
"Despite the cost of living, its still popular."
read this one, its horrible, I am about to write and say how much of an idiot this guy is but its really not worth it!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/honda...QQcmdZViewItem
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1985 Tiger 250LC
1985 Tiger 200LC
1985 ATC 350X
1985 ATC 200x
1973 ATC 70 (resto project)
ATC 70 Full A+ Suspension Mini Tiger
and many more!!!
1991 District-6 Open 4 Wheel 4-Stroke Expert Hare Scramble Champ
Blue Line Graphics
Custom and Reproduction Decals
http://www.bluelinedecals.com/