"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/28/2014 at 22:50 • Filed to: None
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"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/28/2014 at 22:50 • Filed to: None | 0
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A while back I bought myself a Yamaha Blaster as a "gift". It was a basket case and easily put right.
So I did. I got to ride it once and then sold it for a tidy profit.
While looking for a larger Quad I came across a childhood hero.
The Honda 200x, 200r and 350x ATCs were the 80s bad boys.
Some say that you shouldn't meet your Hero.
I say you should. Just be careful as they may scare you.
N/A POWAAAHH
> Birddog
02/28/2014 at 22:58 |
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Ah those things are fun, the only off road toy I've ever driven
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Birddog
02/28/2014 at 22:59 |
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I actually really like three wheelers it's the closest I've come to riding a motorcycle.
Squid
> Birddog
02/28/2014 at 23:06 |
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Be careful, as you might run your leg over a few times. . .
Trust me, it took 3 incidents to learn to accept what happens an keep my feet on the pegs. . .
JasonStern911
> Squid
02/28/2014 at 23:08 |
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with two rear wheels, why would that be any different than on a quad?
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Squid
> JasonStern911
02/28/2014 at 23:13 |
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Quads don't like to tip like the 3 wheelers do. If you get a quad on two wheels you were doing something stupid, getting a 3 wheeler on 2 wheels is much, much easier and scarier.
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Birddog
> JasonStern911
02/28/2014 at 23:14 |
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I've been on quads and dirt bikes in the past.
This is a completely different experience.
All together.
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JasonStern911
> Squid
02/28/2014 at 23:24 |
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I haven't ridden one since I was a little kid, and even then, gingerly. so I'm trying to understand, but as the ATV starts tipping, you transfer your weight to the inside to prevent the ATV from tipping. if you carried too much momentum, then the wheel would lift and wouldn't run you over. but even then, unless you fall off the ATV, how do you get yourself into a position where your foot can get run over?
what concerns me the most about owning one is that most of the trails are rocky, heavily rutted forest roads and, as such, it would be nearly impossible to navigate three tracks smoothly...
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Squid
> JasonStern911
02/28/2014 at 23:52 |
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I've only ridden them around my uncles farm and started turning way too fast that got them to tip, the instinctual leg out to help kick the weight over and the momentum of the trike causes the rear wheel to run over your leg while pulling you off the trike which ends up with trying to get up as fast as you can to run after the fucker. . . This is my experience from when I was a 14 year old. . . I would never take one of those out on a trail. They work well enough for sand though.
Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Birddog
03/01/2014 at 01:23 |
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is that the 350X? I had a 200X about 15 years ago and it was a blast. one day I will have a 250R ATC mark my words
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Birddog
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2014 at 01:44 |
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I picked up a 350x in need of restoration with the 200x.
The pic you posted got nibbled.
I want a 250r and a square tube (86-87) 200x in a bad way.
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JasonStern911
> Squid
03/01/2014 at 01:48 |
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okay. I get it now. you're using your leg to try to alter the ATV's center of gravity like on a dirt bike instead of your body weight like on a street bike. that makes a lot more sense. but that just makes me wonder if I could make an ATV more controllable by emphasizing body weight placement...
I'll add that to my list of bad ideas that I have an unexplainable desire to try, just after swapping a 300 horsepower small block Chevy motor into a 45-year old Porsche 914 chassis. it looked cool on the internet, so it must be safe, right? :)
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Squid
> JasonStern911
03/01/2014 at 02:35 |
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Body weight shifting totally works on the 4 wheeled ATVs, but the 3 wheeled ones are just a bit more precarious and like to tip a whole lot more. I've never stuck a foot down on a 4 wheeler but the second one of the rear wheels comes up on a 3 wheeler there is that horrible instinctual reaction to shove a foot out. But if you aren't an inexperienced rider I'm sure you could master the weight shifting needed to keep the 3 wheels planted.
I mean there is a reason why they stopped selling them after all.
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Birddog
03/01/2014 at 03:14 |
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damn it kinja! the pic was of a sweet 86 250R
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JasonStern911
> Squid
03/01/2014 at 13:27 |
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I mean there is a reason why they stopped selling them after all.
absolutely. even the newer rear-wheel street legal trikes like the Can-Am Spyder have a lot of tech involved to keep all three wheels planted. so I know it's a bad idea. but when I was looking for a quad, occasionally one would pop up on craigslist in good shape for something cheap like $600, and I'd think of an era in the late 70s/80s when they were legal, with drunken rednecks not wearing helmets riding them, and I think to myself, they can't be that bad, can they?
but I ended up spending for a Raptor 660 so this is no longer an issue..
thank you for the well written explanation.