I restored a thing!

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 05/02/2017 at 10:21 • Filed to: None

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1980-ish Eaton Road King Tricycle.

The basic trike most Canadian kids had.

Teakwood pedals. no before picture.

was this model, sans trailer.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 05/02/2017 at 10:28

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I think I had that exact one, I grew up in Maine so which is almost Canada

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 05/02/2017 at 10:30

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I had a later version of this.

Same colour scheme, same stamped metal bits, same tires, same general concept of how a trike should go together... just with more plastic bits instead of metal. Namely the seat, fender, pedals and rims.

IIRC I spent lots of time under that thing pretending to wrench, too :)

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 05/02/2017 at 10:32

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I had the 70's version, blue with solid stamped white wheels, skinnier tires.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 05/02/2017 at 10:35

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Yeah this would’ve been a late-90's version.

I had a blue-green (could have been a repaint) one too that was much older, but iirc it had wire spokes so it was probably a different brand.

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 05/02/2017 at 10:37

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Never had one, I think my tricycle was plastic.

I did have an electric Jeep (well, my sister did), that was pretty sweet.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 05/02/2017 at 10:38

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Was hard to locate a proper metal trike, endangered species.

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 05/02/2017 at 10:41

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I can imagine. Probably expensive to produce now in comparison to a plastic one.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 05/02/2017 at 10:43

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Was made in Toronto, spent it’s first life in Winnipeg, was raced by my 2 boys in Regina, now is going back to Toronto for at least it’s third life.

Ash78, voting early and often > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 05/02/2017 at 10:46

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Was there some kind of Chicken Tax on American Radio Flyer models or something? Canadians gotta be Canadian, doe. Amazing resto-mod job.

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 05/02/2017 at 10:46

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Damn, that’s impressive.

smobgirl > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 05/02/2017 at 11:00

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My brother is 9 years younger than me, so we had a metal trike and a big wheel and some other similar contraption around the house when I was still a young teen. We also had an elevated wooden deck surrounding a giant hole where an above-ground pool once was. Perfect race track - until you inevitably lose control and plummet off the deck. At least the former pool area was sand.

BJ > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 05/02/2017 at 12:14

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My sister and I grew up with one of those. Nice job!

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > BJ 05/02/2017 at 12:20

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Couldn’t track down mine from back in the day, but I’m sure it’s still in use somewhere.