Author Topic: Old Tricycle Rider... (Read 5010 times)

badandy · « **on:** May 08, 2014, 03:15:42 AM »

I grew up on three wheels, built a career, family, and now the children have grown enough that dad can once again... try to kill himself on a tricycle. Just playin'... love a trike! Rode a 200x as a kid, always wanted a 250R, many years went by, came across a running and complete R, bought it, stripped it, and am now simply catching up on many years of neglected maintenance to get my newly acquired cream puff ready for some long trail runs in the northern Idaho panhandle... mountain shit! I'm here merely as a spectator... we share the same power, and quest's for more... I love the forums for shared knowledge, and am here to steal your's, and in turn will share anything I have.

Let's Rock!

badandy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 08, 2014, 03:20:21 AM »

Quote from: badandy;33478

I grew up on three wheels, built a career, family, and now the children have grown enough that dad can once again... try to kill himself on a tricycle. Just playin'... love a trike! Rode a 200x as a kid, always wanted a 250R, many years went by, came across a running and complete R, bought it, stripped it, and am now simply catching up on many years of neglected maintenance to get my newly acquired cream puff ready for some long trail runs in the northern Idaho panhandle... mountain shit! I'm here merely as a spectator... we share the same power, and quest's for more... I love the forums for shared knowledge, and am here to steal your's, and in turn will share anything I have.

Let's Rock!

Still ATC's Yo... Quads give me, what I call a false sense of security... I'd rather be REALLY insecure... and be ready for the correction needed...

Just me.

GO OVRIT · « **Reply #2 on:** May 08, 2014, 06:30:57 AM »

Welcome. Post up some pics. There's quite a few trike guys here.

The_Steve_Man · « **Reply #3 on:** May 08, 2014, 06:52:45 AM »

Welcome. Fellow tricycle rider here. Lets see what you got

c_hustle · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2014, 08:39:37 AM »

Welcome! Tri-Cycles are too much fun

Bigred · « **Reply #5 on:** May 08, 2014, 08:47:18 AM »

Welcome. Def need pics. if ya get a chance check out blacksheep he makes new tricycles calls um tpc's

etccb · « **Reply #6 on:** May 08, 2014, 10:54:32 AM »

welcome aboard

Hawaiiysr · « **Reply #7 on:** May 08, 2014, 11:26:57 AM »

Quote from: badandy;33478

I love the forums for shared knowledge, am here to steal your's, and in turn will share anything I have.

That's what we're all here for! You'll fit in just fine. Welcome. And get them pictures up. We like pictures:)
Aloha!

Rupp250 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2014, 12:40:49 PM »

Welcome, not too far from you in Livermore.

badandy · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2014, 01:00:29 AM »

Here's a few of my initial cleanup... I had to replace a few things just to get it right...
Chain and Sprockets were shot
Rear brake was frozen
Stripped the shotty grey rattle can paint from the front wheel, stripper wouldn't touch the grey on the rears, so I'll live with it for awhile....
Light polish on front forks
Cleaned up and painted rusty hardware, rear hubs, etc...
New brake linings
New Boyeson reeds
ebay FMF pipe, and new S/A silencer
Silicone rad hoses
Twist throttle and cable
Steel braided front brake line
Swapped out the rusty six pack grab bar for a nice PRM aluminum one
Had the wrong lug nuts installed, missing swing arm chain slider, exhaust hangers, seat rubbers, Etc...
I've also picked up an ebay, desert tank, which I've cleaned up and painted white for the mountain rides... I'll post up when it gets mounted

Just a bunch of cleaning in general

Got my green sticker a couple days ago, only waiting on my silicone exhaust coupler, tomorrow, then she's ready for a ride...!

Hawaiiysr · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2014, 02:03:10 AM »

its cleaning up nice. im not gonna lie. im not the biggest trike fan. cool no dought and ill never put a trike down rider EVER.

so with that said, lets see more of that RC51!

badandy · « **Reply #11 on:** May 09, 2014, 03:00:15 AM »

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its cleaning up nice. im not gonna lie. im not the biggest trike fan. cool no dought and ill never put a trike down rider EVER.

so with that said, lets see more of that RC51!

Ii can arrange that... Of course it was torn down down before being ridden as well... Must be a mechanic thing...

AND another trike I do some work on...

yeh, there's two of me in that pic, I've started building clones, to make more money for my toys....

Hawaiiysr · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2014, 04:41:45 AM »

I have a secret love to metric Vtwins. RC51's, Hawk GT650's are my personal favs. I had a Hawk at one time that a friend sold to me but I ended up selling it back to him. he is a Hawk and Ducatti horder. never cared much for the TL's. I think is the look of the front end. or just a Honda thing lol.

my dad use to be a helo mechanic in the navy. I grew up around planes, helos, and, ships. mostly antisub aircraft. cobra helos were my favorites. I thought they use to look so bad ass! perhaps that's where my interest in wrenching began.

thanks for sharing. you and your clone have cool toys:)

chadlwa · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2014, 09:51:08 AM »

Where at in the panhandle are you riding? I used to live in Spocompton and would go to Kellogg, Pinehurst and Wallace. Amazing country

badandy · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2014, 11:24:04 AM »

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Where at in the panhandle are you riding? I used to live in Spocompton and would go to Kellogg, Pinehurst and Wallace. Amazing country

Yep! That's the place... father in law is in Smelterville, which is between Pinehurst and Kellogg. He's always had a 4x4/utility quad for me to cruise, and all I could ever think about was getting something a little sportier. Looking forward to this years trip.