Old school big red

[plastikosmd]

Trail work today in the warm weather

 

[Thomas]

One of the best time of year for such work,no blackflies sweating or nasty ticks.

 

[plastikosmd]

Agree, no bugs is a huge plus

 

[DieselnHooters]

I had 2 of those Honda BigRed, a 200cc and a 250cc. The 250 rode much smoother with the shock absorber and coil in the back, also had reverse gear by the handle while you had to reach down by your feet with the 200.

Those Honda 3 wheelers are almost undestructible, traded both of them 10-15 years ago.


In good condition like yours they still fetch more $$$ than what they sold for new back in the mid '80s

 

[Gary Fowler]

That 3 wheel design was the most dangerous contraption ever conceived for a motorcycle. That is why they were banned from production which forced the manufacturers to go with 4 wheel design thankfully.

 

[DieselnHooters]

That 3 wheel design was the most dangerous contraption ever conceived for a motorcycle. That is why they were banned from production which forced the manufacturers to go with 4 wheel design thankfully.

If only I had a dollar every time I heard that line I might be living from my income by now lol


I am not saying you are wrong but anytime I had someone over for the first time and they caught a glimpse of the 3wheeler they invariably said exactly that

 

[PILOON]

I had 2 of those Honda BigRed, a 200cc and a 250cc. The 250 rode much smoother with the shock absorber and coil in the back, also had reverse gear by the handle while you had to reach down by your feet with the 200.

Those Honda 3 wheelers are almost undestructible, traded both of them 10-15 years ago.


In good condition like yours they still fetch more $$$ than what they sold for new back in the mid '80s

Also the most maneuverable in dense forest situations, you could ride a tight circle around a tree.
I had added a tow bar to mine to pull behind my tractor when doing work at a distance from home.
The honda was very much faster than my CUT which topped out at 6 MPH, LOL

 

[kf4uda]

I bought a new Big Red 250 in 1986. I rode it for several years without any mechanical problems using it for hunting, farm and leisure. I sold it and that guy rode it for several years and as far as I know still has it. I do agree that a 4 wheeler is much safer but a lot of the safety relies on common sense of the operator no matter what you are on.

 

[hawkeye08]

We still have our mid 80s Honda 250SX 3 wheeler. My wife loves it, we should have it out using it more.. I had to replace the fuel shutoff and filter and also the air filter this last year. I should put a new sparkplug in it also.

 

[Paystar]

That brings back memories. I used to ice race one of those all studded up when they first came out. Those and the X models.
But then they came out with the 250 two stroke race models and we all switched to those.