Franks KTM Shows Up

[Bigbore]

Well the Franks KTM 3 wheeler that everyone saw a few weeks back... showed up on Friday. It was one of a 3 trike deal, 2 Franks and a Honda 250R.

This Franks is a KTM 250 powered 3 wheeler. It's relatively 100% complete. It's been painted black (a bad job at that).

A few unique things about this one; (they'll need to be authenticated over time but having had a couple of them I'm pretty sure...)

It has KTM inverts on it modified by Franks for the 3 wheeler.

The triples are original and are Franks' work.

This one was a narrow front tire 3 wheeler (most all of the Franks machines were wide fronts).


More will come out as I have time to get into it....

[Bigbore]

Here's a few more....

[jeffatc250r]

Very cool, not something you see everyday. Looks like a honda 250r front tire-rim?

[ScottZJ]

Oh man! Not only do I love the KTM bikes, but in a trike.....totally rad bra! Dont know which is cooler, KTM or husky trikes! Rockin bra!:drool: :drool: :drool:

[SYKO]

what size motor is that?

[ScottZJ]

It looks like the 1979/80 KTM 420 motor, or it could be the 495, as most the air cooled motors were all the way up to 1984 era.

[bigpimpin]

pretty cool find. the jug on that thing is a MONSTER!

[BigHenault]

Wow i want it

[brapp]

awesoem score with alil love it willbe a nice colector or even a bad azz old school racer

[dirtface]

Was it originally, a blue frame with, I'm guessing, white plastics? Is there any pictures of it from back in the day when it was "new". Very cool trike, keep us updated on the restore.:w00t: Also what is the aluminum looking plate on the back of the swingarm with the holes in it?

[Bryan Raffa]

thats pretty cool!!! inverts,,ha and everyone thinks thats a new thing..

[SYKO]

thats pretty cool!!! inverts,,ha and everyone thins thats a new thing..


I got a old 3wheelin mag from 85 that shows a few trikes with inverts on them!:beer

[Dirtcrasher]

Very cool, not something you see everyday. Looks like a honda 250r front tire-rim?

IDT there is enough "meat" for it to be an 85/86R rim, the gold is throwing me off as sizewise it looks like a 200X rim? maybe it's an 83/84R front rim....

Those forks look BIG!

Regardless, that is one AWESOME trike Bigbore. Fits very well within your sweet collection. I love those simple frames with very little gusseting and solid pegs, It just screams OLD SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this stuff you guys find...


Can't wait to see it progress!!

[Bigbore]

what size motor is that?

I think it's just a 250 but I'll need to go over it better.

Nice to see you back. Hope your doing ok. :beer

[Bigbore]

Was it originally, a blue frame with, I'm guessing, white plastics? Is there any pictures of it from back in the day when it was "new". Very cool trike, keep us updated on the restore.:w00t: Also what is the aluminum looking plate on the back of the swingarm with the holes in it?

It's a disk brake guard. Franks was way ahead of the trend back then. Bent disk... your done!

[SYKO]

I think it's just a 250 but I'll need to go over it better.

Nice to see you back. Hope your doing ok. :beer


preciate it.. doing aight right now... hanging on by a thread alot better then falling to my death like before!:beer

[ATCeeya]

geez where do you guys find stuff like this

[shortline10]

This is just an awesome score . Franks made some really good stuff and I do believe he put allot of thought and time in the trikes and parts he sold . It looks all original and old skool to me .

[Bryan Raffa]

I hope you get right on rebuildin this!!!:drool:

[HondaHarry]

any pics of the other one? do they run? HH

[Bigbore]

any pics of the other one? do they run? HH

The KTM does run! Got it fired up this weekend. Had to push it though, It needs a kick starter. The other one I haven't checked it yet. Never enough hours in the day, plus my kids just finished up thier dirt track oval Mini Quad season last night.

Some photo's will get posted up soon.

[HondaHarry]

Sweet. Looking forward to the pics and the builds. HH

[dcreel]

Can't wait for more pictures. Its an awesome trike.

[Bryan Raffa]

Sweet. Looking forward to the pics and the builds. HH

ya me too. that a great find! just cant imagine that "new" again:drool: