Has anyone ever built an off-road trike like this??

**dougspcs** · 11-05-2011, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by Tecate250

I think this would work great. Just because the magazine people said it was gay dosent mean they are. people thing trikes are gay and here we all are. I am currently trying to build a reverse Tecate with a Tecate 4 motor.

PICS, PICS, PICS...don't forget to show the class your work!!!

**oscarmayer** · 11-06-2011, 01:39 AM

that is a chinese version of the can-am spyder...

http://www.icebearatv.com/PST250K.TRIKE.htm

have fun. they suck btw....

**GeoD** · 11-06-2011, 02:39 AM

When I first saw the CanAm Spyder at an ATV event (2007) I told the salesman to put some knobs on it and let me take if for a spin around the MX track before I would consider buying one. We both had a good laugh and I moved on to the next vendor. After that I always wondered how one would work offroad. It would probably handle like a Quad.

**RapidRick** · 11-06-2011, 05:10 AM

Do you mean something like this?

**the great gazoo** · 11-06-2011, 06:56 AM

Bam! I was waiting for that, thanks Rick. Looks like a crazy weird ride.

**beets442** · 11-06-2011, 07:26 AM

**bigredridr** · 11-06-2011, 07:43 AM

/\/\ wonder how it handles looks to sit fairly high /\/\

**dougspcs** · 11-06-2011, 08:21 AM

OMG, I just started my christmas list!!!

Comeon 'beets', 'rick'..what is the story on these machines??

Where did they come from? Who built them? How do they ride? Tell me more!!

**just ben** · 11-06-2011, 09:31 AM

you can find video of the one beets posted on youtube. The vids I seen were all street riding though

**RapidRick** · 11-06-2011, 06:06 PM

Here's the article.

I actually had/have the aspirations to build one based on a TRX250R with a FatCat swinger. I got all the parts plus the disc brake for the rear and started but ran out of time. A Missile kit would be easier to adapt because the swinger is quite a bit wider that the fat cat swinger, I remember that much.

**partsmaster** · 11-06-2011, 07:46 PM

That's what I'm talkn about!

**fabiodriven** · 11-06-2011, 07:58 PM

I'm really surprised at the interest in this configuration. I can see the interest in the Can Am on the street. I've never ridden one, but you can clearly see it works.

I personally think this configuration would really suck in the dirt. I don't see what all the interest is.

**Stonewall** · 11-06-2011, 08:05 PM

What about doing it with a 4x4 4 wheeler, making a 3 wheel drive, then put a really wide tire (or maybe 2 sandwitched together) on the rear?

I too fail to see a practical reason for building something like this, unless just to be different.

**ezmoney1979** · 11-06-2011, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by fabiodriven

I'm really surprised at the interest in this configuration. I can see the interest in the Can Am on the street. I've never ridden one, but you can clearly see it works.

I personally think this configuration would really suck in the dirt. I don't see what all the interest is.

I agree. I enjoyed reading the article however, thanks for posting. I really cant imagine wasting a nice Missle kit on an idea that clearly wont perform very well.

**partsmaster** · 11-06-2011, 09:03 PM

I wouldn't wanna waste my 400ex or cut up a 250r or anything, or waste a coveted missile kit, but if one could be tossed 2gether with spare parts and a turd 250x or 300ex on the cheap, id be game. Mostly cuz I don't have one and neither do my buddies. I don't think I would want one for my primary trail rider but if I could fire it up every once n a whle and make a couple hot laps down the driveway 2 impress my friends.....that would be my intentions. Lol

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