Doubtful, but it is nice to think that Stevie Wright (a 125-200 class animal) once rode it. I would love to believe it was an original California built trike but to be honest some of the workmanship seems a bit crude. IMHO. I am sure if Brett sees this post he could give us his honest opinion. Here is what I do know. I found it in a former lawnmower repair shop in Dayton, Ohio that I was contracted to tear down to make way for a new Speedway gas station. The owner told me that years and years ago he had traded an ATC 70 and some cash for it. It seems his son raced 3 wheelers and was ready to step up to the next class. He didn't know much about the previous owner other than he knew he lived in Columbus, Ohio.....The triple clamps seem very nicely done. I would believe if nothing else perhaps this was a Dirt E Works, or Tricky Dicks conversion. I ran the numbers on the engine and the come back as a 1979 YZ 125. I have no idea what forks it has other than it has a set of Gator wipers on them which are definitely vintage. The rear axle carrier is the same as my Tri Moto 175. The swingarm is obviously hand made and like I mentioned earlier, a bit crude. The rear shock seems to be off of a 1981 ATC 250R. The fuel tank looks to me like a 81-82 YZ 250. The rear fender assembly and front fender are obviously standard Tri Moto stuff, but with a very cool and vintage High Flite Seat. It has some cool vintage decals on it along with boots covering the rear axle that resemble shock boots off of a 4X4 truck. Check out the kill switch, in my day they were made by "Petty", prior to that they were "Petty Maley", this one simply says "Maley". No doubt this thing has some history behind it. I can't wait to get it going!
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Originally Posted by Joseph Farrow
