Never before seen Honda ATC's (proto-types)

**big specht** · 03-02-2011, 05:23 PM

Mickey Do you still have any of the atc you raced??? Back before you went to the quads

**Mickey Dunlap** · 03-02-2011, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Eric250R

Trikefest is June 24th and 25th but most people will start showing up on the 20th. Haspin acres Laurel Ind. Best time you can have with your clothes on!!

You have to remember I am old,you will have to remind me a month before hand.lol

**Mickey Dunlap** · 03-02-2011, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by big specht

Mickey Do you still have any of the atc you raced??? Back before you went to the quads

No I never keep anything. There is one that I know of out in Washington state that just sits in a barn,but the guy won't sell it to me.

**Orangecnty250r** · 03-02-2011, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by Mickey Dunlap

No I never keep anything. There is one that I know of out in Washington state that just sits in a barn,but the guy won't sell it to me.

Hmmm someone here has one of his old 3 wheelers.....Not a honda though

**dcreel** · 03-02-2011, 08:14 PM

Mickey, You had mentioned Ricky Martin.. I was looking through my old mags and found this CEET ad with you pictured and it mentioned Ricky Martin. Is he in the smaller picture?

**Mickey Dunlap** · 03-02-2011, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Orangecnty250r

Hmmm someone here has one of his old 3 wheelers.....Not a honda though

Wasn't really mine,but I did a lot of work on it.lol

**Mickey Dunlap** · 03-02-2011, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by dcreel

Mickey, You had mentioned Ricky Martin.. I was looking through my old mags and found this CEET ad with you pictured and it mentioned Ricky Martin. Is he in the smaller picture?

No, I didn't even know he rode for them.

**Orangecnty250r** · 03-02-2011, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by Mickey Dunlap

Wasn't really mine,but I did a lot of work on it.lol

Most of the restoration is complete.. If you are looking for a blast to the past you are free to come wrench it back together anytime. That's the beauty of living one state away.

**Mickey Dunlap** · 03-02-2011, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by Orangecnty250r

Most of the restoration is complete.. If you are looking for a blast to the past you are free to come wrench it back together anytime. That's the beauty of living one state away.

Ummmm,

I don't think they paid me enough the first time,don't think the pay would get any better.

**phantombiker** · 03-03-2011, 01:03 AM

hey mickey...back in the day was anybody doing any tricks on their bikes and just not getting noticed??

Mark

**blue27** · 03-03-2011, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Mickey Dunlap

Ummmm,

I don't think they paid me enough the first time,don't think the pay would get any better.

LOL!!!!!! Hey I can put Mackys 200 back together and see if he wants to come out and play,lol

rumor has it he is putting a 200x together again to play

**oscarmayer** · 03-03-2011, 09:41 AM

man i can't wait to get me 200x back together! it's gonna be a monster! but remain 200CCs

**ATCrider42** · 03-03-2011, 10:54 AM

Just got my 200x back together. I little premature, though. It's not even warm enough to ride yet.

**Mickey Dunlap** · 03-03-2011, 01:08 PM

QUOTE=phantombiker;983288]hey mickey...back in the day was anybody doing any tricks on their bikes and just not getting noticed??

Mark[/QUOTE]

When I first started racing ATC's in 1981 we didn't have shocks

I was racing motorcylces (MX and Supercross)with 10 inches of travle and just getting ready to race my first pro race.My father inlaw was building the AMA Supercross tracks at the time and he got this whole ATC race thing going during half time at all the dome races with Team Honda.

From what I seen no one was really even jumping,and the only trick was staying up right on all 3 wheels!

First time I got big air was when we put front forks on the 81' 185s.

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The first time I race in Cal. against Curtis I think was at Corona Raceway. That was the first time I was told that anyone had seen someone "double jump" a 3 wheeler. The problem came when in practice I came up behind Curtis and he jumped the first of two jumps and I jumped what I thought was a "double jump". I was going to pass him (which I did) so I was off to one side of him and I flew over him.Was that a trick? Well he got pissed because he thought I was going take his head off,and he let me know it when we got back to the pits(first time of many to come). I didn't think it was a big deal,that's just the way I knew to jump.

Then in OH. in late 85' I think I had went back to racing Honda's for Powroll again.I had been doubling this big set doubles (about 40 foot between them) in practice again and no one eles was.But on the first lap ofthe first heat race Curtis tried! Then seeing what happen to him I backed off just a little and this happen. I didn't crash I just liked to see if I could touch my face to my front fender on landing

,is that a trick?

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**oscarmayer** · 03-03-2011, 03:37 PM

^ LOL now THAT is one heck of a trick there! I bet you were never able to do it again.

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