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aaron7
02-17-2009, 09:15 AM
With pics, of course! Just wondering if anyone had pics of before and after trikes they did. I need a little encouragement!

brapp
02-17-2009, 09:29 AM
i turned this basket case 350x rolle rinto somethign pretty.http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2005/01/05/bikepics-268865-full.jpg





afterhttp://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2005/03/03/bikepics-302536-full.jpg

aaron7
02-17-2009, 10:05 AM
Wow... that looks awesome! Did you do all the paintwork/powdercoating yourself?

brapp
02-17-2009, 10:24 AM
i did allthe powdercoat when i worked at east coast atv. at the time

chris200x
02-17-2009, 10:42 AM
before...
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/814368

after..
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1084490/

before...
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1106426

after...
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1545477

aaron7
02-17-2009, 12:14 PM
Wow... I didn't think the before pic was too bad on the Yamaha till I saw the after!

DeePa
02-17-2009, 12:45 PM
you should see it now hahahaha

brapp
02-17-2009, 02:56 PM
well deepa you nee dto learn to ride shiny sid eup not down lol and those hills just seem to kick you ass

seadoo650
02-17-2009, 07:56 PM
Here's a few I've done in the past.
The 250R wa straded for a tap and die set. It was in boxes and zip lock bags when I got it. Thought I'd never get it done the way I wanted. After several setbacks and a little coin it all cam together.
Before
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr143/seadoo650/Photo_031107_005.jpg
After
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr143/seadoo650/Lasest250rpics002-1.jpg

This is the wifes 200X (racerX) that was bought for $160.00 on Ebay years back. It was a backyard waste of a machine. Parts robbed from it and such. It has also gone thorugh some extensive work. It is now back under the knife for a newer version.
Before
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr143/seadoo650/Christmas2005017.jpg
After
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr143/seadoo650/200XMX003.jpg

Mosh
02-17-2009, 08:23 PM
There has been a ton of members on here do that..
Start here for some of the best...

http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=46

Here are some I have done.Sorry,I dont have before pics uploaded.
I would hardly call them showroom condition,but they all started as a PILE of parts in boxes.
My first basket case.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/newzpic.jpg

My second one
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/3305forphotobucket.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/Zshroudblack2pb.jpg
My third one I did.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/newz003.jpg




My last one I did.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/CF3.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/CF1.jpg

1upfront
02-17-2009, 09:59 PM
Started as a pile of parts, no pics that far back though.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/lrdunlap/3wheel5.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/lrdunlap/100_0509.jpg

oscarmayer
02-17-2009, 10:01 PM
go to www.mikesatvfix.com and look under customer's bikes. you'll see a trashed 200s come to life step by step. :)

Meat-BoX
02-17-2009, 10:42 PM
:beer
Got to love those Tecates. Hard to find good parts, and takes alot of dedication. :beer
Heres what I went through. From Basket to beauty
Need that D.C. plastics Tank shell. Damn Tecate tanks are impossible to find good ones. Got dark over the last few years.:cry:

tcarey69
02-18-2009, 12:12 AM
this 86 200x sat on top of a semi trailer for 5 years so no one would steal it..nebraska winters and summers were not good to it.

greenhuman
02-18-2009, 07:37 AM
The 70 sat under my house for over 10 years .