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    Why didnt Suzuki make a Race Trike?

    A Liquid cooled 250 suzuki trike, best ever. Why where these not produced? Any suzuki guys with info? I wonder if anyone has taken a quadzilla and converted it....
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    Talking about the build quality, I got their exhaust and economy muffler and it fits together like tossing a hot dog down a hall way with nothing provided to take up the slop. Best $200 ever spent

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    Suzuki was a late-comer to the ATV scene. By the time they stuck their toe in the water, the trike ban was right around the corner...... I think they did have one or two trikes out, but quickly transitioned to quads.... First on 4 wheels...
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    I just watched a video Mickey put up and it had a custom RM conversion trike in it. There was the ALT and that was it....I think!
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    As I recall there was a discussion about this a while back. I believe they used to race one of the larger cc Tri moto's. I dont remember if they were manufactured or custom built, but I remember someone talking about them. It may have been manufactured, but were only so many made and possibly only built for the racers.

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    They made an alt50 trail buddy, alt125 and I think an alt185. They were a little behind in design in my opinion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 84t3 View Post
    I just watched a video Mickey put up and it had a custom RM conversion trike in it. There was the ALT and that was it....I think!
    Got a link to that video? i can find nothin on the youtubes

    Quote Originally Posted by RIDE-RED 250r View Post
    Suzuki was a late-comer to the ATV scene. By the time they stuck their toe in the water, the trike ban was right around the corner...... I think they did have one or two trikes out, but quickly transitioned to quads.... First on 4 wheels...
    Suzuki was first to make a quad? i knew the where first to go EFI on a bike, didn't know first on 4 too
    2003 RM 250 ::: 1985 ATC 250R ::: 1986 ATC 250ES
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    Past Trikes: 1985 YTM 225DX ::: 1984 200s ::: 1985 YTM200

    Past Bikes: 1987 KX80BW ::: 2002 TT-R 125L ::: 2000 RM 125

    Quote Originally Posted by Tri-ZNate View Post
    Talking about the build quality, I got their exhaust and economy muffler and it fits together like tossing a hot dog down a hall way with nothing provided to take up the slop. Best $200 ever spent

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    Quote Originally Posted by Afrothunderkat View Post
    Got a link to that video? i can find nothin on the youtubes



    Suzuki was first to make a quad? i knew the where first to go EFI on a bike, didn't know first on 4 too
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    '85 ATC 250R
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    did the tecate 3/4 have a RM engine? i know suzuki has partnered on and off with kawi over the years. dont zook own kawi now?
    2003 RM 250 ::: 1985 ATC 250R ::: 1986 ATC 250ES
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    Past Trikes: 1985 YTM 225DX ::: 1984 200s ::: 1985 YTM200

    Past Bikes: 1987 KX80BW ::: 2002 TT-R 125L ::: 2000 RM 125

    Quote Originally Posted by Tri-ZNate View Post
    Talking about the build quality, I got their exhaust and economy muffler and it fits together like tossing a hot dog down a hall way with nothing provided to take up the slop. Best $200 ever spent

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    Quote Originally Posted by Afrothunderkat View Post
    did the tecate 3/4 have a RM engine? i know suzuki has partnered on and off with kawi over the years. dont zook own kawi now?
    I'm no Kawi expert, but I'm quite sure the Tecate's had their own Kawi mills...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Afrothunderkat View Post
    A Liquid cooled 250 suzuki trike, best ever.
    If they were anything at all the the LT250R's, aw hellll nah........ Worst quad EVER!

    Quote Originally Posted by Afrothunderkat View Post
    did the tecate 3/4 have a RM engine?
    Again, AW HELLLLL NAH!!! Blasphemy! BLASPHEMY!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Afrothunderkat View Post
    did the tecate 3/4 have a RM engine? i know suzuki has partnered on and off with kawi over the years. dont zook own kawi now?
    Kawasaki Heavy Industries is huge, bikes are just a very small part,the bikes are what basically developed as a "pet project" in the 60's

    Kawasaki & Suzuki had a partnership that was basically used to develop their four stroke race bikes, and they shared a few models like the KX/RM 100 and the KLX/DRZ 125 but that partnership has been over for several years
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    The answer is simple. Suzuki sucks.
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    Heres the video linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ0PuvGfSws&feature=related I think Fabio said its 1:45 into the video
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    Dang, that didnt work. Look at Mickeys threads and its in old videos. Second video!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 84t3 View Post
    Dang, that didnt work. Look at Mickeys threads and its in old videos. Second video!
    nope it worked!

    i've seen this video before, AWESOME 250r drifts.

    I came to the conclusion that yellow trike was a modified 225DX. whos sayin its an RM conversion? i have seen kits that converted bikes into trikes. i would convert my 03 RM in a heartbeat.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ0PuvGfSws
    2003 RM 250 ::: 1985 ATC 250R ::: 1986 ATC 250ES
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tri-ZNate View Post
    Talking about the build quality, I got their exhaust and economy muffler and it fits together like tossing a hot dog down a hall way with nothing provided to take up the slop. Best $200 ever spent

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