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JohnBeton
09-30-2008, 09:46 AM
I was looking for a trike for parts to rebuild my '86 tecate 3 that I crashed a couple of months ago.
But I didn't find something untill I bounced on this one.
It has been standing in a barn for about 5 years because the magnets got of the flywheel.
For the rest this bike is very clean, just some dust and little rusty:

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5056/cimg2210cj2.jpg

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8624/cimg2203as1.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/392/cimg2207vf8.jpg

So the plan is now putting my new RS ignition of my wrecked bike on this one.
I also have brand new fenders, that i'm going to install on this bike, and use these fenders to repair my wrecked bike later.
WIkid500
09-30-2008, 09:49 AM
Wow that's a beauty. Nice Barn find! Gotta love all these tecates turning up.
Blown 331
09-30-2008, 10:01 AM
Wow that's a beauty. Nice Barn find! Gotta love all these tecates turning up.

No kidding. There was a thread about that somewhere and I was like, yeah I guess they are turning up. lol. But now I got one too! Also needs a stator and flyweel.
rdlsz24
09-30-2008, 12:05 PM
How much did you give for her?

Rob
JohnBeton
09-30-2008, 12:34 PM
I paid 300 for it
Blown 331
09-30-2008, 12:47 PM
I paid 300 for it

I was gonna say, wow thats an insane deal. But then I notice your from Belgium so I don't really know what 300 means. lol. Looks like an awesome bike. I'm jelous. I just got red 1985 for $300 US.
Tri-Z 250
09-30-2008, 12:49 PM
300 Euro = 600 US?
JohnBeton
09-30-2008, 02:48 PM
no, i payed +/- 300$
Hoosier_Daddy
09-30-2008, 03:04 PM
no, i payed +/- 300$Wow! Sweet deal. Congratulations on that!
scooterroo
09-30-2008, 03:48 PM
damn even has both swinger guards and overflow bottle, nice grab.
83ATC185S
09-30-2008, 04:06 PM
thats a nice trike for sitting for 5 years! was it covered up? congrats on the find.
JohnBeton
09-30-2008, 06:00 PM
it wasn't covered up when I picked it up, so I don't know how if it was before.
It had some bird *Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited* on it, so I don't think it was covered up ;).
I'm going to try to rebuild it as close to NOS state as possible.
nd4speed
10-01-2008, 04:00 PM
That's real nice.
3Razors
10-01-2008, 05:00 PM
I've noticed that the 86-87 Tecate's are the most popular or only trikes around in the Netherlands/Belgium area? Is that the case or does it just seem so? I visit Eindhoven pretty often and have seen a few in the classifieds there.
JohnBeton
10-01-2008, 05:51 PM
yeah thats true. Becase in '87 lots of trikes were bought buy a couple of dealers in Belgium and the Netherlands when they were banned from the states. Thats why you can find the '86/'87 T3's here better then other trikes.

But I'm a collector and am trying to collect all watercooled trikes and quads from the 80's. I now have from the trikes 2 '86 T3's, one '85 T3, an '85 Tri-Z and an '86 Tri-Z. Soon I'm going to buy an ATC250r