87 trx125 trike conversion

[SUPERBEAST]

I've had this 125 just sitting waiting to do a trike conversion to it, so i pulled it in and started working on it. The plan is to cut all the front end crap off of it and use a 185 front end for it. I will also try to use the quad gas tank.

Here's what i'm starting with
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/image6_zps59bc96fe.jpeg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/image6_zps59bc96fe.jpeg.html)

The front end that's getting cut off
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/39B0E3A9-9DAA-4DDF-863C-B0076B8BB27B_zps4qx83gch.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/39B0E3A9-9DAA-4DDF-863C-B0076B8BB27B_zps4qx83gch.jpg.html)

The plan for the steering neck is to cut off as much as i can getting rid of all the quad stuff that's on there and weld in the 185 steering neck
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/image5_zps7de6469a.jpeg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/image5_zps7de6469a.jpeg.html)

Here is the motor, it's pretty clean and runs for sitting a couple of years outside, it ran before i picked it up, i'm sure the carb will need a cleaning and it also needs a new air filter.
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/image8_zps7ba1ca55.jpeg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/image8_zps7ba1ca55.jpeg.html)
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/image10_zps95103e99.jpeg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/image10_zps95103e99.jpeg.html)

[SUPERBEAST]

well the front end is off, it took a while since my sawzall blade bent and didn't have any extra blades, so i had to use a cut off wheel instead
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/6978D6CB-73DA-49A6-93CA-F495B72AE143_zpsgd4onypl.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/6978D6CB-73DA-49A6-93CA-F495B72AE143_zpsgd4onypl.jpg.html)

here's where i think the triples might hit the gas tank, the front part of the tank looks like the triples would hit it, but not sure
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/548E54A2-1995-4C37-8896-52336ADD786E_zpsadziqskv.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/548E54A2-1995-4C37-8896-52336ADD786E_zpsadziqskv.jpg.html)
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/7EEE1E2A-B808-40B9-9866-FC2F7A5B1145_zpsaqr9oak6.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/7EEE1E2A-B808-40B9-9866-FC2F7A5B1145_zpsaqr9oak6.jpg.html)

here's what the neck looks like with the steering stem gone, i will probably be cutting it out
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/E256656A-72DC-47CD-91D9-58D891E08E64_zpsei4ompqu.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/E256656A-72DC-47CD-91D9-58D891E08E64_zpsei4ompqu.jpg.html)

[threewheelin-feelin]

this is cool. i love any build that involves turning a 4wheeler into a 3wheeler. but what the reason for doing it to a trx125? just want the practice for another build? or would this be better then a 125m? good luck!

[SUPERBEAST]

the reason i picked this quad is because i got it for free, the front end was pretty trashed anyway, i wasn't about to fix it and it already had a downtube so i decided to just cut the front end off and convert it, i don't really know much about the 125m, but this does have electric start, i think the 125m has electric also but not sure

[danbur55]

what part of the lone star state you in? just how bad is front end pieces? looks like it will be interesting

[atc007]

This will be pretty straight forward. These were a great step up from Hondas Horizontals... They actually ran with the Kawis in 86 and 87.. How shameful it was back in 84 and 85 ! You may be shopping for a different tank or moving mounts back.

[SUPERBEAST]

what part of the lone star state you in? just how bad is front end pieces? looks like it will be interesting

i'm near lubbock, the front end needs bushings and bearings, did you need any of it?

[SUPERBEAST]

This will be pretty straight forward. These were a great step up from Hondas Horizontals... They actually ran with the Kawis in 86 and 87.. How shameful it was back in 84 and 85 ! You may be shopping for a different tank or moving mounts back.

i may end up going with a different tank or modifying the 125 tank some how

[danbur55]

may not need them but always find myself altering (hoping improving) some of mine and others as well as a couple ideas for something later on. mainly tierods spindles hubs if your not gonna need any of it shoot me a pm we'll go from there thanks

[86125m]

Really cool man that bike and the 86-87 125m are basically the same bike. I love my 86 125mand I really want to see how this thing turns out.

[SUPERBEAST]

may not need them but always find myself altering (hoping improving) some of mine and others as well as a couple ideas for something later on. mainly tierods spindles hubs if your not gonna need any of it shoot me a pm we'll go from there thanks

i'll message you soon

[SUPERBEAST]

i got more progress done today

i removed the bars that were welded to the frame that went to the front end, one pic of after i got it off and one of it cleaned up, i may need to weld in a gap that was under the bar piece i removed, i don't know if you can see what part i'm talking about in the pic, i may also weld a plate over the big hole that's there also just beside where i grinded
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/78C0779C-FA62-49ED-97CB-70624BFEBFFD_zpsqou5fcdb.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/78C0779C-FA62-49ED-97CB-70624BFEBFFD_zpsqou5fcdb.jpg.html)
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/8DEEAF2B-B137-4F0A-BD77-53C35CD85FD9_zpsa1fmbb2z.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/8DEEAF2B-B137-4F0A-BD77-53C35CD85FD9_zpsa1fmbb2z.jpg.html)

here i got the old steering neck removed, there's still some of the old metal left behind but i don't think it would hurt to leave it there, it looks ugly so far but i'm not finished yet, just a pic before i quit for the night
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/89D08883-CE1F-4AE0-9A56-2DEA7A4EED04_zpsbckd9wo4.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/89D08883-CE1F-4AE0-9A56-2DEA7A4EED04_zpsbckd9wo4.jpg.html)

[Afrothunderkat]

4 is too many, cool project bud!

[JasonB]

intersting project, im in for updates!

[CRAZY70MAN]

I love seeing quads getting chopped up:beer:beer

[hawaiirider]

those 125's are good bikes, hell of a motor for being so small, your guna have a sweet trike, post a ride report!

[SUPERBEAST]

those 125's are good bikes, hell of a motor for being so small, your guna have a sweet trike, post a ride report!

hopefully i'll have a ride report in a couple of days

[SUPERBEAST]

this isn't really an update, but i found this while at the scrap yard today, got it for 36 bucks, nothing on it is really useable, just the front end i will be using
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/044BA71E-2450-4517-AE91-9FFC28E31262_zps4jbsuogx.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/044BA71E-2450-4517-AE91-9FFC28E31262_zps4jbsuogx.jpg.html)

here's some other trikes i took a pic of while i was waiting
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/37AE0A4B-AD6E-452B-8EB9-7A0C0944E75A_zpstdolozpb.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/37AE0A4B-AD6E-452B-8EB9-7A0C0944E75A_zpstdolozpb.jpg.html)

[just ben]

The rest of you score may be useless to you but may be gold to someone else. If you are gonna just re scrap it pass it off for shipping to someone who can use it.

[SUPERBEAST]

The rest of you score may be useless to you but may be gold to someone else. If you are gonna just re scrap it pass it off for shipping to someone who can use it.

i might save it all and build a suspended 200 out of it in the future, its a 84 200es by the way

[danbur55]

that 2nd pic has my interest for some parts needed i will pm you to see what we can work out, but will let mattdragontamer get first shot mainly for basket as i dont need it but could use some of the other stuff did you pick up the other one just behind?

[danbur55]

Oops just saw your comment that these were just pics there not that you had picked them up got alittle excited prematurely. Which scrap yard they at in Lubbock ?

[SUPERBEAST]

i got some more done on the build, mainly on the front fork situation

here's the front forks i got today, 185 forks
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/E40C2B10-E778-4BA6-8916-20FE0AC9E75A_zpsfkpjl1i0.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/E40C2B10-E778-4BA6-8916-20FE0AC9E75A_zpsfkpjl1i0.jpg.html)

i got to thinking and decided to leave a little pipe on the steering neck so i could do an extension so i don't have to do any gas tank modifications and have full turning radius, i still have to do a little cleaning to get most of the rust gone, i cut most of the flat steel off that was welded on and i will weld some flat steel on there instead
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/642996C5-4203-4EDE-8CD8-32E12280E08C_zpsjyyauk0o.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/642996C5-4203-4EDE-8CD8-32E12280E08C_zpsjyyauk0o.jpg.html)

here's the pipe i will be using for the extension, i had some left that was on part of the frame that i got the front off end off of, it fits nicely inside the pipe on the trx, i still need to fully clean the rust off this pipe also
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/76A9E29E-E076-4D51-B7C1-DD9809453F9B_zpsbqw8wuyb.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/76A9E29E-E076-4D51-B7C1-DD9809453F9B_zpsbqw8wuyb.jpg.html)

[SUPERBEAST]

i got the top backbone sorted out, now i'm just working on the down tube to connect to the trx frame, here is a mock up pic to see what it would look like, looks like the front end was made to go on there, looks kinda cool with a fatty front end, nothing is welded in this pic, just sitting there
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/BEBF8E2E-6158-4118-BC43-C64335070816_zpsplk9bio6.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/BEBF8E2E-6158-4118-BC43-C64335070816_zpsplk9bio6.jpg.html)

[SUPERBEAST]

here's more progress i got done for the day

i decided to use a gusset instead in the middle that will brace the front end, i also got the top backbone all welded and grinded down
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/EF11065C-70E8-4EDC-946E-AF3F3A312068_zpseavvif3c.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/EF11065C-70E8-4EDC-946E-AF3F3A312068_zpseavvif3c.jpg.html)

here is one of the plates that i got welded on the side, i just need to do the other side, so i'll have 3 plates welded to the 185 front end to the trx frame, i think it should hold pretty good, when i finish the other side i'll be boxing in the bottom
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/36DF694E-B466-47EA-9F41-58CB6E3B0FE7_zpsfxgo0igj.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/36DF694E-B466-47EA-9F41-58CB6E3B0FE7_zpsfxgo0igj.jpg.html)

[slashfan7964]

Looking pretty sweet. Can't wait to see if finished!

[SUPERBEAST]

the conversion is finally done, it just needs a little cleaning up and some paint

i made some straps that connect to the bottom neck part to the frame
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/9F6BD04F-BE51-473C-867C-01218F4942B1_zps7jyvoyrv.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/9F6BD04F-BE51-473C-867C-01218F4942B1_zps7jyvoyrv.jpg.html)

here is where i boxed it in all together
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/27864A69-7852-4299-BF25-1A0625B3A001_zpsbinybred.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/27864A69-7852-4299-BF25-1A0625B3A001_zpsbinybred.jpg.html)

here is my templates i made from paper and cut them out using my jigsaw i picked up at walmart, it was like 30 bucks but it works pretty damn good cutting metal with the blades you can also get for it, almost like butter
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/72D034B5-98E2-4376-B0F8-9645972E61F8_zpslvgrmyw6.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/72D034B5-98E2-4376-B0F8-9645972E61F8_zpslvgrmyw6.jpg.html)
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/DC955141-DFE0-4ABE-9DAE-12FDF4012BB2_zps4nal87dw.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/DC955141-DFE0-4ABE-9DAE-12FDF4012BB2_zps4nal87dw.jpg.html)

[86125m]

I really want to see the finished product.

[SUPERBEAST]

here are some updated pics that some people were asking for

here's how it sits as of now, still needs a couple of things, not sure if i want to use another seat and tank or not, still deciding, i do have the fenders, i just didnt put them on there
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/4C6C7E12-E6E1-4DE5-BA8C-4D45A79B2F64_zpswae4hf7o.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/4C6C7E12-E6E1-4DE5-BA8C-4D45A79B2F64_zpswae4hf7o.jpg.html)

i added some wheel spacers i got off ebay a while back, they were 2.5 spacers, so i gained 5 inches width, also added some lawn mower tires they had at the local tire shop
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/D5AE7AFA-CA50-4F44-A927-8F7FE411EA27_zpsamd2eue1.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/D5AE7AFA-CA50-4F44-A927-8F7FE411EA27_zpsamd2eue1.jpg.html)

here's the spacers, you can't see them that good, but you can see a little of them
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/CA5DD5B1-67E5-4100-94CD-CF86494E897F_zpsyje3m8fm.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/CA5DD5B1-67E5-4100-94CD-CF86494E897F_zpsyje3m8fm.jpg.html)

this is the front end, yes it has a trail pro, brake drum works, just need a brake cable, the back half of the fender was trashed so i cut that part off and used the front half
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/16ADA495-AA20-4A41-8C89-6992314025F9_zpszkgx8hhb.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/16ADA495-AA20-4A41-8C89-6992314025F9_zpszkgx8hhb.jpg.html)

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/A97A083A-B676-4F3A-B9FD-AE971F7A4917_zpsmgbo2iyq.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/A97A083A-B676-4F3A-B9FD-AE971F7A4917_zpsmgbo2iyq.jpg.html)

this is the dash i decided to use, i didn't like the big white bulky dash that originally came on the trx so this went on, it was from an 84 200
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/cozart80/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/3FD9E1FB-4ECD-4A3F-AF6D-EAFDFF0726E2_zpsbho1qcfa.jpg (http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cozart80/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/3FD9E1FB-4ECD-4A3F-AF6D-EAFDFF0726E2_zpsbho1qcfa.jpg.html)

[Ghostv2]

They look like durablue spacers. What's the bolt pattern on these Hondas? I forget. I have NOS ones in 4x100.

[SUPERBEAST]

the bolt pattern on the 125 is a 4x130