87 atc 125m should i buy???

[Tri-z addict]

I've been without a trike for about a year, and need another one!!
a friend of mine has offered me an 87' atc 125m for a good price, mechanically it's excellent and cosmeticlly it needs the rear fender extentions a rear grab bar and the front fender is snapped off but he's got a 250es front mudgaurd he'll throw in!!!
I don't want a trike to ride flat out i've got a kfx450r for that i just wanna have some 3 wheeled fun!!
What do you think?? should i buy it tommorow??? and it is an 87' it would be rude not to!?!?!?!? :wondering

[oscarmayer]

pics and price?

[Russell 350X]

87's were pretty rare, I have never seen one in person. Vertical engine unlike the older ones and it had reverse. For a good price I would be all over that.

[Tri-z addict]

Well i've arranged to buy the 87' 125m, i'm picking it up tommorow!!! For £275 its pretty cheap, it's excellent mechanically, it's has had new brake shoes all round, rear tyres, battery and front sprocket recently and the engine sounds sweet like a sewing machine!!! :w00t:
I need to find the black fender extensions for the back and a rear grab bar??
I'll post pics soon.

[SYKO]

I had a 86 and parts were near impossable to locate, but it was WAY faster then any other 125 trike Ive ever been on! very fun! its dead now :(

[Trimotomike]

buy it i want to get one for my girlfriend but they are hard to find .

[aaron7]

Weird. Didn't know they made them that long. I had a minty 84, sold it last year. Lots of fun for a 125cc!

[Tri-z addict]

buy it i want to get one for my girlfriend but they are hard to find .

Thats funny you saying that, it was my friends missus trike!! but he's bought her a mint 86' atc125m,
So i get the 87' !!!!! :w00t:

[Tri-z addict]

I had a 86 and parts were near impossable to locate, but it was WAY faster then any other 125 trike Ive ever been on! very fun! its dead now :(

Why's she dead???? can't she be fixed??:wondering

[SYKO]

motor is toast, sure it can be fixed but its not worth it, the forks are bent the plastic is shot, the seat is gone the tank is beat etc etc etc.....

[oscarmayer]

syko, lets fixor it!!! an 87 is rear! (or give it to me and i'll restore it. ;) )

[petesatc]

87's were pretty rare, I have never seen one in person. Vertical engine unlike the older ones and it had reverse. For a good price I would be all over that.

87 125m are not rare in the UK because we got all the US's bikes after the ban...:beer

[oscarmayer]

maybe i need you to ship me something 87 ;)

[keister]

The 1987 125M is one my favorite all time trikes. It has every feature Honda offered in a hard tail. I am envious! You cannot go wrong.

[oscarmayer]

so can one of your guys across the pond look one up in ok shape and see what they want for it? and costs of shipping?

[Dirty]

so can one of your guys across the pond look one up in ok shape and see what they want for it? and costs of shipping?

Have looked a little on shipping a motorcycle across the pond since i would like to go visit and prices i have found are around $1200 one way for a motorcycle and the shipping time is estimated to 4-8 weeks. Not an option really, this would be from southern sweden.

Need to look up the option of buying a bike in the US, use and then sell since i can drop the price around 2 grand lower then market value and still save money compared to shipping i guess it would be easy to sell if fast even in a bad economy.

But then its other problems with owning a US plated bike and be a european citizen if that is even possible.

Sorry if i went a little off-topic.

/Johan

[atctim]

The 1987 125M is one my favorite all time trikes. It has every feature Honda offered in a hard tail. I am envious! You cannot go wrong.

Don't forget - they had really cool decals too!!!!!!!

http://www.files.3wheelerworld.com/Sads/sHonda1987atc125m.jpg

[Tri-z addict]

I've got the 87' 125m, i picked it up this morning 1 hour later i was out playing in the snow!!!!! doing wheelies i did end up on my back in the snow once!! :lol:
She's a wheelie beast!!
I'll post a couple of pics soon

[petesatc]

Don't forget - they had really cool decals too!!!!!!!

http://www.files.3wheelerworld.com/Sads/sHonda1987atc125m.jpg
yeh the 87 decals are funky:drool:
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh318/pilotpete1/DSC00569.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh318/pilotpete1/DSC00566.jpg

[snakemaster]

your just showing off now with that new tank pete :) you found me a tank yet :naughty: for the 82r

[Tri-z addict]

I've been out playing in the snow again today, we got some cool pics i'll post them tommorow.. :w00t:

I never thought you could have so much fun with just 125cc's :D

[Tri-z addict]

Well here are a few pics of the new beast from yesterday!!!!
gotta make the most of the snow!!

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6885/p1060333xm7.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2743/p1060346nj4.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8966/p1060339sn6.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1734/p1060371uc0.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7127/p1060377aa5.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6519/p1060381nc3.jpg

[snakemaster]

dam looks like you are having fun , think i will have to join you and have some fun in the snow :naughty:

[oscarmayer]

man o man! :drool:
i want a 87! :cry: