got a Kawasaki 180cc TRIKE!

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She said your poluting with leaves? If you were not burning them how is that polution? If anything they turn into compost and help the enviroment. Some people are odd somtimes Lol
 
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fowler said:
thats mint
great condition

im pretty sure they banned these in aus because of the huge accident rate
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they banned them here too! they havent been made by anyone since the mid 80's


@jake yeah she was just a mean lady...:ack2:
 
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not so much

at least a quad slides when u turn sharp
these just flip u over the front wheel

but i guess where these were being used use out on the stations
so always flatout over deep sand and rough terrain so not the best situation for 3 wheels
 
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fowler said:
not so much

at least a quad slides when u turn sharp
these just flip u over the front wheel

but i guess where these were being used use out on the stations
so always flatout over deep sand and rough terrain so not the best situation for 3 wheels
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yeah, it definately tips pretty easily.

but how is that a problem, i think it would be hard for me to accidentally flip it making a sharp turn.

its controllable, i can take it on 2 wheels without flipping its just like riding a bike then


the reason they got recalled is because tons of parents went out and bought their 10 year old's some brand new 250cc 2 stroke and even if they read a bunch of safety manuals and get all the safety gear RIDING TAKES PRACTICE TO MASTER. and a kid like that cant learn on a 250. he should be riding a 50.

the 3 wheels design is a much different vehicle than a quad or bike and i really dont think its that much dangerous, it just takes time to get used to it


also i think some of the deaths were from running into a log or something where the front wheel is stopped and the bike flips over frontwards and lands on your head. that can happen with a quad or bike too...
 
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Yah I hear you Blue. ATC250r was a bad arse machine for it's day. Three wheelers are so much lighter and faster than the first generation quads. Basicaly the same motor but with less weight and less wheels to slow you down. A built 250r trike should walk all over an built TRX250r fourtrax in a drag race.

Some of the fastest 250's I see at the dunes are 250r trikes.

And just think that Honda had a ATC500r proto type ready to release. Anybody would kill themselves on that.
 
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Yah I hear you Blue. ATC250r was a bad arse machine for it's day. Three wheelers are so much lighter and faster than the first generation quads. Basicaly the same motor but with less weight and less wheels to slow you down. A built 250r trike should walk all over an built TRX250r fourtrax in a drag race.

Some of the fastest 250's I see at the dunes are 250r trikes.

And just think that Honda had a ATC500r proto type ready to release. Anybody would kill themselves on that.
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haha can you imagine letting some 10 year olds on a ATC500r

daaaaammmmnnnnn
 
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Can you see now how much less the ATC's weigh?

That 500r trike above has got to be one scarry ride. I seen a few of those run in person myself back in the day at Sand Lake Oregon.
 
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It sounds and looks like it runs very good. Now you know why I keep buying the darn things. $100 deals you cannot pass up. And they will use your Baha for traction. LOL

Have you tried driving over logs and thru the brush yet? Amazing how well these things go. My father has an ATC250es Bigred. Will go anywhere pretty much.

Does your bike have the low-hi range on the tranny? Like I said before treat that bike with basic maintenance and you will be riding it for years. It's nice to have a bike thats always running. In my case thats the ATC's. They all run all day long and give me very little problems.

What size is your front tire? I will check my pile and see if I can donate you one.
 
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bighead said:
It sounds and looks like it runs very good. Now you know why I keep buying the darn things. $100 deals you cannot pass up. And they will use your Baha for traction. LOL

Have you tried driving over logs and thru the brush yet? Amazing how well these things go. My father has an ATC250es Bigred. Will go anywhere pretty much.

Does your bike have the low-hi range on the tranny? Like I said before treat that bike with basic maintenance and you will be riding it for years. It's nice to have a bike thats always running. In my case thats the ATC's. They all run all day long and give me very little problems.

What size is your front tire? I will check my pile and see if I can donate you one.
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thats awesome! ill measure the tire tomorrow

mine doesnt have a hi-low tranny, just 5 speed and reverse, (manual shift auto clutch)

i pass through a site they have ripped up for building a house to get to the trail..... and it does pretty well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JetoE9Johkg&feature=youtu.be
 
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i still have the trike, but all i can do with it now is stare at it, and wish that i had some land to ride on
 
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Are your parents convinced it's too dangerous now, or do you just not want to run in with the cops again? Sucks either way... I vote you figure out how to get your butt and the trike up to Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont!!!!
 
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Are your parents convinced it's too dangerous now, or do you just not want to run in with the cops again? Sucks either way... I vote you figure out how to get your butt and the trike up to Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont!!!!
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yeah when i get a truck ill get some friends together and take stuff places... thats in at least another year though.

not really allowed to go out again because of this.

my parents arent convinced its too dangerous, i told them the whole thing about parents who bought their 8 year olds 250cc ATC;s... of course theyre going to crash that
 
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