Any three wheeler fans out there?

[tomplum]

I was pretty fortunate to grow up with mini bikes, trikes etc. My step dad sold these Snowco three wheelers, Heald Super Trykes and Bronc mini bikes. Any of these or similar still around at your place?

 

[LHF2019]

 

[KenBike]

Lots of fun until your leg gets under the rear tire and snaps a bone!

 

[LHF2019]

Lots of fun until your leg gets under the rear tire and snaps a bone!

You sound like one of those against them. It was an exciting time when they were new. I only wished been little older to really experience it.

What stops you from the same scenario on a 4 wheeler if the safety pieces are missing?

 

[lilranch2001]

I’ve never seen one of these before, but my bil had a Honda 3 wheeler and my baby brother got on it, and without any real experience directly ran into my older sisters brand new Chevy Nova…

 

[Redbug]

Way back then I first got a Honda 185S and later a Honda 250SX. That was before the days of the 4 wheelers.

 

[Bocephous]

My dad had an '84 Honda Big Red when I was a teen and I secretly put that through it's paces. I'd love to get a 250SX, or even a 200M or S but prices around here for them are currently outrageous. They go through the snow a LOT better than a 2WD 4-wheeler. I made it to the top of Elk Mountain, a local ski place, a few times after-hours on freshly groomed trails.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Never owned one, never owned a quad either, but when I was a kid they were all around so those old Honda's in particular bring up a sense of nostalgia for me.

Very cool.

 

[tassmannn]

I rebuilt a 1985 and wish I took more pictures of it. Loved that machine and used it a lot for hunting. It would literally float, and we used to cross creeks with it.

 

[JeepHead]

When I was a kid, mom bought a new Honda 110 and Big Red 3 wheelers for all of us to ride. I am surprised us kids lived through that! We had a ton of fun on them but they sure were dangerous!

 

[scootr]

When I was a kid, mom bought a new Honda 110 and Big Red 3 wheelers for all of us to ride. I am surprised us kids lived through that! We had a ton of fun on them but they sure were dangerous!

Dangerous enough to be banned. Looked like fun though but then everything fun was dangerous.

 

[tassmannn]

When I was a kid, mom bought a new Honda 110 and Big Red 3 wheelers for all of us to ride. I am surprised us kids lived through that! We had a ton of fun on them but they sure were dangerous!

Yeah, I can't tell you how many two-wheel turns I took on it, LOL. I wouldn't let anyone else drive it, especially kids. I think that is why they stopped making them. A lot of serious injuries and deaths.

 

[LHF2019]

Yeah, I can't tell you how many two-wheel turns I took on it, LOL. I wouldn't let anyone else drive it, especially kids. I think that is why they stopped making them. A lot of serious injuries and deaths.

How is that any difference now that we sxs going road speed with kids driving them?

 

[JeepHead]

How is that any difference now that we sxs going road speed with kids driving them?

The 3 wheelers were just a totally different animal. It did not take much at all to flip them or come up on 2 wheels.

 

[gstrom99]

I've had several Honda three wheelers. Fun machines, but pretty danged twitchy at speed. Real hard to turn at slow speed. I like my 4 wheelers much better.

 

[tassmannn]

How is that any difference now that we sxs going road speed with kids driving them?

Three-wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) were associated with over 1,000 deaths and 300,000 injuries in the United States between 1983 and 1988. Due to high rates of rollovers and accidents, often involving children, manufacturers signed a consent decree in 1988 to stop selling them.

 

[WVH1977]

Had a 1986 Honda 200X (only year with 6 speed manual shift). Loved that thing. Rode it all the time. We had 100 acres of sand pit that we road in where they dredged the river every couple of years. I miss those days!!

 

[LHF2019]

Three-wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) were associated with over 1,000 deaths and 300,000 injuries in the United States between 1983 and 1988. Due to high rates of rollovers and accidents, often involving children, manufacturers signed a consent decree in 1988 to stop selling them.

And?

https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2021-Report-of-Deaths-and-Injuries-Invoving-Off-Highway-Vehicles-with-more-than-Two-Wheels.pdf

At the end of the day 3 wheelers are awesome. Anything fun can kill you. There will always be those that take it to the extreme.

My youngest son who at the time was 13 loved and used it to the max. But it was him riding his dirt bike that was sized to him that broke his collarbone.

I would love to get a big red/350x/250sx. Someday $$$$$$

 

[D'oh]

The Boy has 2 Big Reds running, My back yard looks like a Junk Yard, he has 4 donners, and 1 Tri Motor, that I would like to steal from him!

 

[bigtiller]

This type was very popular and looked like a lot of fun in the 70's.
Until they rolled over.
I never seen anyone wear a helmet.