best atc for wife

[oscarmayer]

my wife has little riding expirence so I'm needing the siftest riding abd easiest to ride trike. What do you guys recommend? I was thinking my 250sx when done may fit the bill, but not 100% sure.

[atctim]

I would suggest starting her off on a 110 or 125 until she gets the feel of it. Yes the 250SX is a nice machine - but they are heavy - narrow and are not the easiest trike to ride by far.

[litebulblsc]

200s are good starting machines

[2hundredx]

i'd make her a nice auto x. an easy to shift auto clutch with nice suspension

[leevarnado]

x2 on the auto x.with a nice e start engine.

[Erics350x]

SX or Big Red imo electric start, reverse, auto clutch, suspension....

[Dirtcrasher]

I'd get her something without a Honda engine so you can't touch it :lol: shens

I'm just playin Oscar, get her a nice lower displacement auto Honda and she'll be good. If she ends up not being comfy on a triangle, get her a similar auto <200CC quad and work with that :beer

[oscarmayer]

yea i was thinking of an auto-x. she isn't sure if she likes trikes or not. I'm thinking of getting this 200e ($150 with good bottom end but top end smokes) and redoing the motor and dropping that into it. that way she gets electric start and nice suspension. how hard is it to drop in a 200e on a 200x?

[Erics350x]

Its pretty strait forward other than the starter not clearing the frame. Nothin a torch and welder cant fix

[oscarmayer]

ok cool. i figured that was the case.

[bonkers_200s]

I guess we can't asnwer that unless we know exactly how happy the marriage is.


If things are great never been better, love her to death, anything from 110 through 200 m, s or e.


If shes anything like my old lady, get her a nice just about ready to blow up 250r

[UlsterATCFan]

Hey Oscar why not find a nice clean ready to ride 110 and make life easy for yourself once in a while fella?

[Lukeatc185]

i have only ridden a 185s and a 225dxk ytm.. and the YTM handles 10x better. i can hit turns moving at a good speed and not have to lean to keep the bike down. the 185s will tilt on 2 wheels alot easyer. and the 225dx(dxk) is already semi auto. no hand cluch. im not sure on any 1 elses experience. but my YTM is not easy to roll unless your looking too. plus its got the balls to back it up when she gets more comfortable on them.

[Kintore]

I x2 on the 200s with some widened out rims and 25 ballon tires.

I know I rode one of seadoos the other weekend and it was a tank, VERY stable and easy to use.

Stay away from a manual clutch I would.

[AutoXer]

I am going through this with my wife ... she hasn't rode before but she is excited about it so I built her a auto-x and hoped for the best .... its been really scary so far . She can't start it due to the fresh top end , she doesn't really "get " the shifting thing , she isn't competitive So going ridding with our friends is pretty much out for a long time because she isn't interested in keeping up and we need to get out in a open field and ride where she doesn't need to worry about obstacle's. I wish I had started her on a sx for the electric start and easier gear box and more weight (more solid feal) just my .02

[Custom200]

i would guess a 200s because of the weight but a 250 big red be a nice ride too

[BOB MARLIN]

Get her on one you already have. Then you can get a new one!

[Dastepher]

womans view> The first trike i ever rode was a 185s. I loved it cus i could pull it off myself with out pulling my arm out. The bf wanted to show me how to shift so he showed me on his 200x. He told me that all i have to do is listen to the motor and count. I know its silly but i had never driven a trike or even a standard car. The whole lesson went as follows. hed kick it off id try and put it in first gear and it would die. it happened like 10x i could see his teeth grinding cus it had so much compression i couldn't kick it off myself :(. So after that day i got the hang of it and i wasn't stalling out anymore. But i couldn't take it far cus if i did happen to stall i would be pushing the damn thing back. So yes i agree with the auto 200x (electric start) guys (cus it would be easy to start and she would look mean and tough on it). And eventually if she wants to learn to shift be a nice hubby and show her.

[bonkers_200s]

Get her on one you already have. Then you can get a new one!

I think thats a thread ending post right there, pure genius.

[oscarmayer]

i agree!! LOL I'm gonna try a 200e in a 200x frame and see what happens. electric start. I'm going to hop it up though! ;)

[Thorpe]

Maybe you should post some pics of the wife... That way we could make better suggestions! :pics: :naughty: :naughty: (just kiddding) (unless you do...)

[oscarmayer]

:lol:
she's a blond haired blue eyed cali girl. ;)

[Pafrig]

Bullet proof 200. just hope she has a strong right thumb.

[Freakshow]

I'd lean towards the SX, chicks dig reverse and electric start. Unless she's 4 ft nuttin and 89 lbs. , she should be aight on it while learning the ropes.

[oscarmayer]

yea, I'll get the 200x with 200e motor setup and going.