Who has a bigwheel?

[pickleweasel_00]

Ok, so not the kind with plastic tires we all had when we were little, but the Yamaha Bigwheel? Or a Fatcat but I'm a yammi guy. And I know it's technically not a trike but the look like alot of fun... Any rants or raves about these things? I've been thinking of getting one but all the ones on eGay are too far away

[The Goat]

i thought you were talking about the one with the plastic tire...now those things were bad ass.

[Rustytinhorn]

1985 Yamaha Bigwheel 200. All factory original minus the stock airfilter, one screw, one seal, and one lightbulb. Just took off the original chain and sprockets for replacement the other day too. They are really fun bikes to ride.
As far as rants or raves go, they are their own beast. They are not a performance bike, but will go up anything you point them at. Lots of torque in the lower gears. They turn heads everywhere you go. Nothing better than going for a ride with a 3 wheeler and a BW in the back of your truck.
Like I said, they are their own beasts. They tend to go where ever they want, kinda like a horse. The steering is the hardest part of riding one. It takes a lot of man-handling to keep them pointed in the right direction. But like any other bike, every bike has its own personality and takes practice to learn. The general concensus about the BW and Fat Cats is that riders tend to either hate them or love them for what they are. Don't get me wrong, I love my BigWheel.







A Big Wheels best friend.

[rally4x4racer]

nice trike!!

my boys have a really nice BW80....

look at my sig....

[Rustytinhorn]

nice trike!!

Thanks

my boys have a really nice BW80....

look at my sig....

Sure enough. lol

[Vealmonkey]

I have an 85 bw200. It goes through snow, creeks, mud, just about anything. I have towed saucers and sleds with it in the snow, way fun. Parts aren't too crazy for them yet. Some of the air box bits are discontinued. I managed to find a protec header for mine and am looking to put a supertrapp muffler on it. I also have to replace the right side clutch cover due to an accident from a previous owner. I got pretty much 90% of the parts from the yammi dealer. My 85 is a kick start, 86 and later are electric starts. They also had a bw350, big bucks though. All honda fatcats are electric start. I like the kick start on mine. I also just put on a tri z front end with the disc brake and all. Can't hardly wait to put it through it's paces with the new goodies on it. The steering and ride are a little different with the low wide tires, but once you get used to it, it's quite a blast.

[pickleweasel_00]

those things look like a blast! now I really want one. I bet the 200 would be fun, but a 350? How can you go wrong with that?

[rally4x4racer]

prices for a decent 350 are about 3k and they are hard to come by

I would like to have one of each eventually.. an 80, 200, and 350.

[yyz4208@aol.com]

here is my 85 bw200 had it for about 10 years now

[pickleweasel_00]

i think i'm gonna star keeping my eye out, these look like a fun bike

[rydetriz]

they sure look like a lot of fun to beat around the trails with. you dont see them to much but this past winter i think there were 2 of them i saw out on the trails.

[Bryan Raffa]

I got a BW 200, Its just missing the side cover and I got a new clutch plates and springs ,, just havent put them in.

[Vealmonkey]

Hey raffa, your big wheel has no front brake?

[Bryan Raffa]

ya it got fronts,,drum,,, other side..LOL

[350xBomb]

I had two 200s and a 350, but were a lot of fun but not my cup of tea...i actually liked the 200 better cause its a little lighter and the power difference isnt that noticable cause, in my opinion, they are both turds. all they needed were 2 more valves.