what is the fastest trike??

**MorganHonda200!** · 05-15-2010, 08:15 PM

Like the title says I want to know what 3 wheeler is the fastest. When I say this I mean no nitro bikes or any thing Im looking at the hondas and yamahas. It could have slit modifications but nothing too much.
Would help if you guys posted top speeds of your bikes like,200's,250's and 350's or in that area. any comments, suggestions on this welcome.

**mike1979** · 05-15-2010, 08:30 PM

Slight mods would ruin the the comparison, but either way, I'm guessing 350x or 250r (stock)

**HONDA_ATC_FREAK** · 05-15-2010, 08:31 PM

This was shamelessly copied

this should answer all your questions.

This was on a thread on 3wheeler.org posted by MR. ATC. This should end the mass confusion in earlier posts. Radar and GPS are the only way to accurately measure speed...
"the end all list... TOP SPEED of "my" trike
here is a list of the "aproximate" Average top speed of the majority of the most popular 3Wheeled ATV's. this list is based on severall criteria including magazine articals and test, manufactures "claimed" top speed, ( before lawsuits the manufactures were not afraid to post top speed in there spec sheets), and personall experiance using such equpiment as radar guns, atv mounted factory aproved and tested speedometers, side by side riding with comparable ( i.e. XL on-off road m/c's) by riding on flat paved sufaces on distance's of over two miles. (how fast your buddy, the cops, or whoever had to accelerate to to catch up to you on your trike is not the same).

NOTE, this is Based on brand new showroom stock 3 wheelers. NO modifications or 15yr plus machines. rebuilt or not. (there is more to a rebuild then just piston and rings).

Tiger 500............................................... ...........................90+mph
Tiger 250............................................... ...........................85+mph

(note Tigers were not production trikes. each Tiger was hand made to original customer specs. this is just a average estimate)

86/87 Tecate 250............................................... ..............85mph
86 ATC 250R.............................................. .......................83mph
85 ATC 250R.............................................. .......................80mph
84/85 Tecate............................................ ........................78mph
86 TRI Z 250............................................... ......................76mph
83/84 ATC 250R.............................................. ..................74mph
85 ATC 350X.............................................. .......................72 mph
85 TRI Z 250............................................... ......................69mph
81/82 ATC 250R.............................................. ..................65mph
86/87 ATC 200X.............................................. ..................62mph
83-85 ATC 200X.............................................. ..................58mph
83 ATC 185s.............................................. ........................55mph
81/82 ATC 200............................................... ...................54mph
79-85 ATC 110............................................... ...................48mph

more models updated soon.

hopefully this will limit the number of "how fast will my trike go" post the are repetative"

**MorganHonda200!** · 05-15-2010, 08:40 PM

Thanks sorry for the "repetative post"

**HONDA_ATC_FREAK** · 05-15-2010, 09:05 PM

no no no I wasn't meaning yours was repetitive or anything I just copied this from another website It's not my writing there.

**mike1979** · 05-15-2010, 09:30 PM

Well, there you have it. I am surprised to see the 350x where it's at but not too shabby none the less

**Trble** · 05-15-2010, 10:08 PM

Wow I am surprised this did not open a can of worms lol

**volfan537240** · 05-15-2010, 10:22 PM

im a noob. whats a tiger 500?

**QCR77** · 05-15-2010, 10:30 PM

i guess the my 86 350x comes in somewhere about 47 mph

**DixiePlowboy** · 05-15-2010, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Trble

Wow I am surprised this did not open a can of worms lol

It has....but a small can.

There are "approximate" speeds in MR.ATC's listing (in fact nearly all of them) that are very wrong.

**dajeepman** · 05-15-2010, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by DixiePlowboy

It has....but a small can.

There are "approximate" speeds in MR.ATC's listing (in fact nearly all of them) that are very wrong.

My 185 never went that fast... close but no.

I think my 250ES goes aound 40something. Im not a big fan of redline it.

**350Xccelerator** · 05-15-2010, 10:49 PM

The numbers on that list are too high. Each one should do about 10mph less than whats posted.

**DixiePlowboy** · 05-15-2010, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by 350Xccelerator

The numbers on that list are too high. Each one should do about 10mph less than whats posted.

there's not really a specific percentage or amount that the speeds are off. Some are off by that much, while others on the list are in the wrong order. There are machines listed as faster than another.....when it's actually the other way around.

Oh well, could have been a more laughable amount of over-estimation. We probably all know someone with a relatively stock or close to stock 3-wheeler or a quad that the owner swears will run 120 mph......easy.

**jonathandexter** · 05-15-2010, 11:02 PM

HMM! Well I geuss the point here is if you didn't buy an AMERICAN MADE TIGER. Well you just S.O.L. When it comes to fastest. ; ) !!!

**dcreel** · 05-15-2010, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by volfan537240

im a noob. whats a tiger 500?

A monster. Definitely the fastest stock 3 wheeler. 81mph with stock gearing from the article below.

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/oldsite/Tiger/pg52.jpg
http://www.3wheelerworld.com/oldsite/Tiger/pg78.jpg
http://www.3wheelerworld.com/oldsite/Tiger/pg79.jpg
http://www.3wheelerworld.com/oldsite/Tiger/pg80.jpg

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