2 wheeler out of a 3 wheeler?

[kamik333]

Just was wondering if anyone has converted a 3 wheeler into a bike by modifying the rear to a single wheel? It might be a cool conversion and leave you with the badest mini-bike there ever was! I would think the hardest part would be fabbing the wheel hub to attach the sprocket to...

[ATC-Eric]

Honda made a bike like this, called the Fat Cat. Other manufators also made them as well. I believe they also sold kits to convert back in the day. Dont know for sure..

Heres a pic of a Yamaha BW200....

http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=32282&d=1156120177

[HondaNut]

Look about halfway down the attached page to find a converted 250R.. very nice!

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/fatcat.shtml

Here it is:
http://www.3wheelerworld.com/images/fatcat250r.jpg

[Vealmonkey]

The company was called Missle Engineering I believe. There was some posting over the summer that the person still has parts available to do the conversions and also a flat track 250r. Yamaha made a bw80, bw200 and bw350 which are atv wheeled bikes. I have a bw200.

[Bigbore]

What about a KX 500 or even a CR 500 BW ???? Hum!

[jason 32]

i think a 500 would suck- too fast for those balloon tires,prolly be a lot of accidents from the rear washing out under you
and if you ran half flats it would be like riding "jelly"
would be great for power and play though, id def ride it- i have a cr500 man big bores are bad a$s
- love the 5th gear wheelies on it!!:D

[cr480r]

An 85 tecate would make a prime canidate for the missle conversion...

[brapp]

my bw200 reminde dme of an xr100 wit flat tires lol

[Aussieduner]

The company was called Missle Engineering I believe. There was some posting over the summer that the person still has parts available to do the conversions and also a flat track 250r. Yamaha made a bw80, bw200 and bw350 which are atv wheeled bikes. I have a bw200.

He sure does i spoke to him recently he still does a 250R & 350x 2 wheeler kit,see his recent email below.

Yes, I still build the 250 and 350 kits, the price is now $995.00 plus shipping. my new shop is located at 405 5th West Des Moines, Iowa the phone number is 515-274-8631 I am there 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Friday and a lot of Saturdays. Call me if you have any questions.


Aussie

[badasskfx]

the add that was on the old threewheeler board from dirt wheels had his phone number on it from like 1986. so i called him and he was still in business with the same number..

[kamik333]

Those Fat Cats sure are cool! And that Missle conversion is pretty much what I was thinking about...but if I had a 250r, don't think I would want to convert it. I was thinking more along the line of converting my 185s. I had a hard enought time finding a decent 3-wheeler of any variety here in Hawaii but to find a 250r would be nearly impossible. I see nice ones for sale here and on ebay but the cost to ship them here is about $1k!!! Man, those Fat Cats look cool!

[the great gazoo]

Yeah, they look real tough, but I've heard they don't handle so hot- Like brapp said, a XL100 w/ flat tires!

[350xBomb]

My dad restored a BW200 and a BW350, mostly too see how they did in the sand...they ride pretty well but made more for slow goin and puttin around. I was expecting more out of the 350 but with only a 2 valve it had very tiny balls...not too impressed.

[3 weelin geezer]

Hard to find kits, eh? I think its hard enough to find the trikes to start out with here where I live.

[kamik333]

Hey Geezer, have you looked on the classified here or ebay. Lots of deals on ebay and the shipping is pretty reasonable as long as you don't live in Hawaii...they want over a grand to ship it to Hawaii!

[Fat_Cat_Racing]

I have a Fat Cat...I found it had a ton of torque and ran pretty quick up top too considering...Me and some buddies lined up on the road and my Fat Cat is a trike slayer. 200S, 250 Big Red(The one with full suspension) My buddies 2001 TRX 250 Recon...I killed em all! The handling is nothing to write home about, but once you figure out how to ride a Fat Cat, you can make them go where you want them too. It is more leaning than it is steering. My Fat Cat is blown up right now. I wore the Cam lobes right out. Timing was off or something. So, she sits in the back yard, just a bare frame. I think I am going to attempt a full restore this summer. If I had the resources to do a 250R Missile Engineering conversion I would so do it. I know it is a 3 wheeler website, but the only trike I have ever ridden that I actually liked was the 250 Big Red with full suspension. It just didn't handle the way most trikes do. This thing was nice and flat,level and had power to push the ass sideways thru a corner. I hate the feeling of jumping a trike though, it is down right scary. The Fat Cat has seen many a jump, and I loved every second of that bike. 250 2 stroke power in something similar to a Fat Cat would be worth every penny.

[hondaatcvabeach]

That 250R looks kinda cool converted but I do not think I would do it.....My buddy has a Big Wheel (I think it is a Yamaha) it is mint. Kinda hard to ride.

[dgould]

I gave a guy my 200es frame and he is gonna make a two wheeler out of it. Where the differential was he is gonna put an axle and some type of motor and make what he was calling a yard bike. Who knows,,,,,,,,