Single best mod you've ever done before?

[Billy Golightly]

On any trike. The single thing, that you believe made the most difference in any area. Performance, comfort, reliability, anything.



Looking forward to reading the replies on this one :)

[Unclediezel]

Bought the shop manual---Does that count?:lol:

[short4stuff]

I'd say when I turned my choke from half on to off !!! That made the biggest improvement ever (Don't laugh to hard lol.. somehow I didnt realise it was on .. just knew it was running like crap)

Also when your doubling, and well you loose the extra 150lbs thats on the back .. thats a major improvment!!!!


But for real I haven't really done any "Real" mods .. that have made me be like holy.

[Billy Golightly]

I suppose so. Thats a good answer too.

[edog]

I would have to say it was my ITP Mudlites on my 225.I can go any where with those tires.Very happy with them.

[LonesomeTriZ]

Making the switch to trikes was my best mod. ;) I decided that training wheel was jsu slowing me down.:cool:

[3leggeddog]

my paul turner high rev pipe on the 86r was a great improvment.REALLY wakes the bike up.the v-force reeds come in a close second.but together WOW!!!!!!!!!!

[Dammit!]

I bought a loading ramp. :lol:

[Jason Hall]

When I bolted a pro-x jug on my 250-R, I felt a huge performance gain.:wondering

[atctim]

200X front end on Big Red!!!

[Tri-ZNate]

Single best thing I ever did was getting the 350x carb for my SX. A close second is busting the air valve on my works shock. Makes it bounce as your going along through the trail, suprisingly comfortable.

[jeswinehart]

Putting grease zerks in all the places they should have been in the first place on my 350x.
Perhaps the bigred ( one of them anyways) will get "zerked" this winter.

A very strong second would be putting the after markek rubber footpeg covers on both my mainstay machines ,,,, very comfortable.

john

[ScottZJ]

I would say:

Twist throttle on the sport trikes

New Brakes on the big red

WD-40 to make the trikes sexy and easy to clean mud off

[gasmask]

changing 2 strike oil...klots works for me...

[3leggeddog]

hahaha,the wd-40 works great,i thought i was the only one who wasted half a can every weekend,before,and after ridin

[85hondaatc125m]

"dammit!" what is this 'loading ramp' you speak of? Id say the biggest improvement for me was putting my head down and having the visor of my helmet on the hanlebars. I must have went another 1.5 mph faster, but when you try this make sure you look up now and then.

[BigGreenMachine]

+2 Champion swingarm on my first generation Tecate, front end stays down when I want now. Yamaha Raptor rear shock comes a very close second.

[twgranger]

Phase 2 wrench report mod for my tri-z.

[Kintore]

Getting new tires from old stock ones. Now I got Razrs

[Dammit!]

"dammit!" what is this 'loading ramp' you speak of?

I got a "tri-fold" ramp at harbor freight for 80 bucks. Before that I was just lifting the trikes into the truck which kinda sucks when you're over 30. :lol:

You can see it in the back ground.

[mad_max]

Best mod ever?

Putting a Works Shock on my SX. Thing rides like a Cadillac now.

BUT its been totally overshadowed by moving from a rural area where my ride spot was 5 minutes away to moving to a urban area where ride spot is (at least) 1 hour away. I love my trike but I want to RIDE the thing not just look at it. :mad:

[patblkwell]

Best thing I did....Hondalining out my big red haha. Also, putting on that cobra utility pipe helped out a lot.

[Garage Boy 34]

putting my 86 tri-z on alcohol,

[2XTREME]

I would have to say I have been lucky and havn't wasted any mods.In other words every mod I have done on my Z has made it better.The best so far for me is the C-Series Banshee wheels and 19x10x10 Holeshot tires.This thing rails corners now.I havn't been able to run my banshee rear end yet,but I think this will be a big help also.(Double roller bearing carrier,Wave rotor,banshee caliper,etc.)I think when the previous owner did the 38MM carb,Big bored,and Ported it was the best mod this machine has ever had.
X
I can't forget the DG pipe and the Boost bottle that wasn't on it when I bought it.
LOL
I guess it is hard to just pick one.LOL:w00t: :w00t:

[brendan802]

Buying new rear calipers for my 200x's. The calipers aren't original Honda 200x pats but they fit without any mods at all(came of a Yamaha). Now I have fully functional brakes that are damn near new :w00t: :w00t:

[dovesprings250R]

Honestly, adding slime to all my tires, This stuff is magic out here(so Cal deserts) no flats since! I recently added uni air filters to both R's with good response.

[traxxasx]

ummmmm...............i got my trike for 100$ does count? and it wasent a pos just needed front fender.

[Mobular]

10.25-1 piston. All sorts of new low end grunt.

[1984kxtTECATE]

In genreal I would say porting, I got the phase one mods done to my tri-z,

[Jeb]

23" Front Tire on the front of my 85 Tri-Z. :beer

[TeamGeek6]

Rebuilding the wiring and hopping the ignition, it makes so much torque from a stock engine that the rear axle carrier unscrews in a couple hard takeoffs. Have to stop and tighten the chain.

1 1/2 amp spark current does wild things to a 2 stroke.:eek:

[1984kxtTECATE]

23" Front Tire on the front of my 85 Tri-Z. :beer

How big of a difference does it make, I bought both brand new oem 23" and 25" Z tires.

[OldSchoolin86]

Joining 3 Wheeler World!

[BIGCRIP28]

started using spray on chain lube instead of gear oil

[Blown 331]

Going from a DG to an ESR ATC-5 Pipe on the 250R. Great performance gain and it's chrome instead of black.

[Jeb]

How big of a difference does it make, I bought both brand new oem 23" and 25" Z tires.

My take on it is that it has improved the turning agility. I'm running the 23" stock 86 Z Tire. That tire on the 12" rim pretty much eliminated the sidewall flex that the 25" tire had. It also brings the front end down some which helps too. Mine feels like it slides easier and makes directional changes quicker. My opinion I always thought the stock tire sizes on the 85 Z were too much of a balloon tire for a sport trike. But they do provide a cushy ride. Having an 86 KXT spoils you the way they slide and turn with their stock tires. I also have 18" rears, wheel spacers, and a +2 westcoast swingarm on my Z.

[Wickedfinger]

I would have to say that over the years, I have gained the most satisfaction from exhaust upgrades, especially on pingers. Theres just something a little bit magical about seeing how your machine performs after you get it dialed in. Sometimes the difference is night and day - sometimes subtle - but the results are always a different machine from when you started and thats whats so cool about it.

[Howdy]

I would say welding a can of WD40 onto the TriZ as a Silencer. Not only does it quiet the exhaust down it sprays WD40 onto the fenders and keeps the mud off.













LMFA, I didn't do it, but the previous owner did.
Howdy

[85hondaatc125m]

I got a "tri-fold" ramp at harbor freight for 80 bucks. Before that I was just lifting the trikes into the truck which kinda sucks when you're over 30. :lol:

You can see it in the back ground.

That is a nice ramp. Me and my borther, me 13 and him 15 just lift it into the back of his truck. And that isnt the best thing in the world to do. Oh, and by the way nice truck.

[Red Rider]

Best mod? Hmmmm. Let me think. 5 words. Wires, hoses, & digital wizardry. ;)

[Mosh]

hands down, porting.on any machine makes a huge difference.but that goes hand in hand with a pipe and jet kit.if you have not ported your machine,2 or4 stroke,do it. you will be happy.plus,it is a sleeper mod.no one can see it.

[200xman]

The crate motor I put in my 350X. There is a night and day difference between my 86 and Mike from LI's that is an original, never been apart 86. The starting, shifting, quietness and power make a big difference.

[mike from long island]

putting one of those baja grab bars on my 350x easy as hell to load in to a truck. doesnt tip to one side or the other. have much better control lifting.hey i am over 30 too and dont use ramps. :beer they take up room!!! need that for the beer!!!!!

[hrc85250r]

i would say my best mod was, changing my intake from stock to no airbox/straight k and n, 38mm airstryker, cr intake boot, mossbarger reed cage, reed spacer and porting the intake boot to the reed cage and lightly porting the moss cage... drag pipe and porting would come in a close second and the +4 swinger in 3rd to keep the fornt down....

[Fox250R]

pt high rev pipe!

[2strokepwer]

I bought a ported cylinder and a ct sectional expansion chamber. Both of those made a world of difference:w00t:

[Lomax]

Well, I havent really modded any of the trikes that I own myself persay but I Love handling, The +4 axle in the 250r has to be one of the greatest mods for my type of riding that I have ever done. I do alot of tire switching too. I have 20 stock Raptor tires on Cannondale wheels on the back of my 350X right now, slowed it down a little but hooks up great and turns way better.

[Yamahondaman]

I Think after the Port Work,Pipe,Gearing,Tire's,ETC ...The Best "Thing's" were the ATC Thumb "for the PWK",along with the 1985 ATC Thumb Cable,The Cut FlyWheel,and I think the BEST Thing was the Intake Mod that a Friend of mine told me about ... He Races Car's and Stuff and Told me to Build a Intake System that will be as good or BETTER than the "Pod"....what we did was Fab up a Alluminum Thing to Bolt up to the "Z" to hold the White Bros. TRX Foam Filter....

[Yamahondaman]

HEY BILLY .........I'm at at Alan's House to "post" .... i'll ck. my AOL Stuff

[Billy Golightly]

I didn't know your airfilter was setup like that Ronnie...Pretty cool. Similar to what I was thinkin about doing on mine. If AOL can't help you get that puter of yours straitghtened out, let me know and I'll see if I can help you figure somethin out.

Billy

[Red Rider]

Yamahondaman, I noticed you removed the "HONDA" lettering from the top cover of your Honda thumb throttle. Nice attention to detail!

[sandpuppi101]

The best mod I ever made was on my '85 R a few years ago. I had a buddy who worked for Vito's a few miles away do an awesome port job,Completely removed the whole airbox assy.& droped in a K&N ,went with a rad valve,piped it and went with a pwk 39mm carb.You can actually hear the air getting sucked into the system!

[Yamahondaman]

RedRider..........i got a fixture to take the "Honda" Thingy off.......but the Thumb on the 85-89 ATC-TRX is the BOMB !!!! it lift's the PWK's up NICE !!! and the "Trigger" Doesn't Hit your Index Finger like the "Yami's" Do ...
Hey Billy .....ain't checked my "PC" Yet ... Nor AOL ..i'm @ Alan's house again ...
Can't Wait Till The NEXT RIDE !!!!!! ( if i even unload my RAG the next time ) !
Hey Billy.............. Git Your 3-Wheeler Ready !!! :-)
HOLLARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[2XTREME]

Rebuilding the wiring and hopping the ignition, it makes so much torque from a stock engine that the rear axle carrier unscrews in a couple hard takeoffs. Have to stop and tighten the chain.

1 1/2 amp spark current does wild things to a 2 stroke.:eek:
What do you have to do to hop up the ignition?
X

[NOS_350X]

Well for the 350x the single best thing was having Yamahondaman lighten the flywheel. Now I have INSTANT throttle response on a 350x. Pipe would be second (but ya gota jet so its not one single mod)

But for EVERY atc i would have to say get some FLAT tires. No more of those dang baloons/rounded ones. The stability is 100 times better without rounded ones.

[3 weelin geezer]

I got me a shop manual like someone else but the thing that I put on it was new tires and a little flower basket on the front to carry my beer :beer and ice to the remote areas I go to. I also added one of those little ringadingding bells to the handlebar where the brake lever that isn't there once was. It really doesnt do a damn thing since the jackelopes get out of the way long before they can hear it over the engine so's I do not run them over.

[cajun66]

I didn't do the mods, they were done before I bought the trike.
It's a combination of a high compression piston and oversized header/muffler on my 83 ATC200. Pulls like a D8 CAT.

[TeamGeek6]

What do you have to do to hop up the ignition?
X

Ive done 3 systems, one was a modified stock ATC / TRX (from the 4 wheeled contraptions) 250R , a GM HEI system off a Camaro and designed one from scratch. The scratch one about matches the spark current of a top fuel magneto. :naughty:

The modified ATC / TRX outfit is at: http://gl1200harness.tripod.com/2signition.html

[MTS]

Ive done 3 systems, one was a modified stock ATC / TRX (from the 4 wheeled contraptions) 250R , a GM HEI system off a Camaro and designed one from scratch. The scratch one about matches the spark current of a top fuel magneto. :naughty:

The modified ATC / TRX outfit is at: http://gl1200harness.tripod.com/2signition.html
When are you gona do a write up on the HEI one...i gota see that,,,,Can you build an ignion system for a Z...?

[hotroddal]

i would have to say the best mod i have made to my 200x is my nitrous oxide system(NOS).

[83200e]

i would have to say the best mod i have made to my 200x is my nitrous oxide system(NOS).

Yeah,we all remember your "trick" NOS system.:lol:

[AZ250R]

#1) Revalved and higher comperssion rate rear shock.
#2) Switch'n from a BR8ES plug to a BR9EV, and still on that same plug more than a year later! :beer

[onformula1]

Answer Roost Boost, Reed Spacer, Boost Bottle, AMAL Carb. on alcy., Dellorto Carb.

No Joke!

[NeverLift]

Put an 86 6 speed transmission in my 85 Tri-z. It accelerates much faster and has a higher top speed.

[nd4speed]

#1) Revalved and higher comperssion rate rear shock.
#2) Switch'n from a BR8ES plug to a BR9EV, and still on that same plug more than a year later! :beer

The BR9EV and B9EV are thin electrode with Palladium. Which is rare type of gold. To think of all the ones I threw away.
It was band aid fix for weak LT250R ignition. It sparks better because of the gold and is less resistant to fouling.
They are great plug if you can find them, but they got real expensive. I would buy them cheap $6-7 from a local marine dealer that used to sell quads and stuff. Almost had employee sell me all the old stock plugs out the back door for $50, because I was the only one to buy them and had to tell the employees what drawer to look in to find them because I knew they were there, lol.

But, yeah, High Rev PT pipe was awesome add on, ported cylinder, jetting, the usual , but I gotta say TIRES !!!!
My heavy tires had way too much rotating mass. Reduce that if possible.

[ironchop]

AMAL Carb. No Joke!


HAHAHAHAHAHA.......wait....are you serious?

I hated those Amals on my Bonnevilles. They ran ok but most were worn slides and that "tickler" button was the easiest way to get gas all over the place.

I installed a pair of Wal Phillips drag carbs on one Bonnie for fun.....what a carb!.....It was a drip-fed tube where the throttle operated a drum valve on the gas intake. They like it WOT but outside of that, great for starting small fires....sold them as collector pcs for big $$$

[El Camexican]

HAHAHAHAHAHA.......wait....are you serious?

I hated those Amals on my Bonnevilles. They ran ok but most were worn slides and that "tickler" button was the easiest way to get gas all over the place.

I installed a pair of Wal Phillips drag carbs on one Bonnie for fun.....what a carb!.....It was a drip-fed tube where the throttle operated a drum valve on the gas intake. They like it WOT but outside of that, great for starting small fires....sold them as collector pcs for big $$$

Had a set of 4 that was bolted up in a bank to suit a 900 Kawi. There were drilled to take Mikuni mains and bored out to 35mm. That was about as good as it got before the 33 Smoothbores came out in the 80's.

[El Camexican]

Best single mod ever for me was to match a set of rubber manifold boots to the head and carbs. Knocked .6 seconds off the 1/4 mile slip instantly.

[Jmoozy27]

I would have to say the suspension on my 85 big red. Progressive springed 200x front with 350x rear shock makes for a good ride on a bumpy levee.

[onformula1]

We tested Amal's on alky & race gas on or Honda CR500ish 100 yard sand drag/dune bike/Jawbone canyon hill climber.

It was off a JAWA speedway bike, I think it was like 44mm?

[atc500x]

Rear disk brake on the 250sx....

[R-N-D]

Kenda Bear Klaws on my 200es BR. Looks great!

[Dave8338]

The BR9EV and B9EV are thin electrode with Palladium. Which is rare type of gold. To think of all the ones I threw away.
It was band aid fix for weak LT250R ignition. It sparks better because of the gold and is less resistant to fouling.
They are great plug if you can find them, but they got real expensive. I would buy them cheap $6-7 from a local marine dealer that used to sell quads and stuff. Almost had employee sell me all the old stock plugs out the back door for $50, because I was the only one to buy them and had to tell the employees what drawer to look in to find them because I knew they were there, lol.

But, yeah, High Rev PT pipe was awesome add on, ported cylinder, jetting, the usual , but I gotta say TIRES !!!!
My heavy tires had way too much rotating mass. Reduce that if possible.


Wise words to follow. Rotating mass is drag, NOT what you want unless you're running a John Deere tractor on a saw mill. ;)

[Dirtcrasher]

Met Jason Hall and listened!!

[Red Rider]

Installing a centrifugal governor to control the powervalves on my CR cylinder.

[88 Turbo Coupe]

Got wrid of the wife. Unlimited mods now!

[onformula1]

Installing a centrifugal governor to control the powervalves on my CR cylinder.


That is one of the coolest, most well engineered & constructed mods I have ever seen on a trike! Loved it! Thanx

[ditchmud]

207295
Awesome Bluetooth speaker on the front, and the "Hondaline" rear basket!

207296

[Marty]

207297207298Roll pegs!!
Between my 1986 trx and 86 atc 250R I was switching over pegs depending what was going to glamis. But now that each has their own both have their own IMS roll pegs.

[JasonB]

10 year old thread resurrection! Some names in here that havent been on the boards since 2005 when the thread started, and 2 members I can count that are rippin around in Triker Heaven



Best mods I have done would be a four way tie between my Halls inverted forks, revalved rear shock, the Rekluse Auto clutch, and the Flexx bars to cut vibrations. All on my 500R bike, but all make it a Cadillac to cruise on

[xrider]

The best mod for performance was losing 35 lbs in the off season lol. All things aside it has made the biggest difference. As far as the machine itself? Going with FCR carbs on both my 350x and 200x racers. Super easy starting and quick throttle response.

[250rRoostmaster]

Extending the swinger on my R. Huge difference in riding all in a good way!!

[Crazyktmmatt]

Best mod yet: changing the es to x

[oscarmayer]

single best mod i ever done? hrmm, Driver mod. :-D

[ironchop]

on my trikes?

this one.....

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/128834-1st-gen-200X-oil-cooler-install-UPDATE-PART-III-Done!!

[Jon Boy]

fender braces for my 125M

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[hawaiirider]

welded a dg universal muffler onto my non replaceable klt185s stocker, it was loud and sounded mean, made the bike more fun to ride

[beets442]

Gordon Jennings performance tuning hand book.
It will change your world!
http://www.amrca.com/tech/tuners.pdf
OR Graham Bells 4 stroke Performance Tuning

rtfm

[Ethan1]

Installing a yamaha blaster cylinder on my yt125 , and supporting mods.

[onformula1]

Gordon Jennings performance tuning hand book.
It will change your world!
http://www.amrca.com/tech/tuners.pdf
OR Graham Bells 4 stroke Performance Tuning

rtfm

Very good book I just wish it was updated. Some things have changed since 1973

That book made me build my own flow bench.

[dmfaulks85]

Putting Maxxis 4-snows on the 200x for the winter, insane amount of grip!

[Samjp22]

Free ported and polished cylinder