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2010 10th
Annual 3 Wheeler World Trike Fest Event Report
::Continued::
“The story is the same for just about everyone
that attends Trike Fest. I see it all the time
with new comers. The first year they might show
up on a hardtail Honda 110 or 185/200 series machine.
And then the next year its a 250cc 2 stroke or
a 350X. They keep getting more and more into the
sport of 3 wheeling and they are hooked!”
said William.
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There was
plenty to see at Trikefest 2010. Everywhere
you looked you would see a 3 wheeler weither
it was tricked out, completly stock, or
very rare it was a site to see!
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This trick
looking ATC 90 was completly rebuilt from
the ground up with custom parts.
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Sadly, 3 wheeler parts are getting harder to
come by every day. With OEM shutting down manufacturing
lines for stock parts, 3 wheeler enthusiasts are
now taking things in there own hands. Most of
the after market parts are being custom built.
A lot of the 3 wheeler enthusiasts are machinists
or metal fabricators by trade so when a part gets
discontinued the phrase "Oh, well. I guess
I'll spend a few hours in the shop and make my
own now" gets said. That is how a lot of
specialty parts are being built today in the 3
wheeler community.
However there are some more main-stream manufactures
that still are producing parts for 3 wheels. Clarke
gas tanks, Maier Plastics, Fullbore Powersports,
and Jemco just to name a few. Most guys that build
custom parts for 3 wheelers attend Trike Fest
and often times you can buy there parts at the
event.
There were several eye catching 3 wheelers at
Trike Fest. A few in particular that pulled me
in were the 4-to-3 wheeled conversions. I saw
a TRX450R, LTR450, (2) 250EX) and an aluminum
framed CRF450 all missing that one wheel to make
it into a crazy machine called a Trike.
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At Trike
Fest there is always the guys or gals
that want to out do everyone and make
there own version of a 3 wheeler. Check
out this radical mix of dirtbike and ATV
parts that make up these custom built
trikes
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Some of these custom built trikes took more
than just a little engineering. A few of
the custom trikes featured custom built
frames that enable them to add the front
forks
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