3-Wheeler Converted To Fat-Tire Dirt Bike

3-Wheeler Converted To Fat-Tire Dirt Bike ATV S Brent Seline of Fallon Nevada recently sent FARM SHOW photos of an old Honda Big Red 3-wheeler he turned into a fat-tire dirt bike “After seeing a couple of other 3-wheeler to 2-wheeler conversions I took what I considered to be the best approach and turned a couple of 1980’s Honda Big Reds into a nice running fat-tire bike ” says Seline “I purchased the two ‘basket case’ 3-wheelers for a couple hundred dollars and figured a dirt bike conversion would be the best use for them The bike handles great and is easy and fun to ride in the soft sand around our desert area ” He stripped one of the 3-wheelers an ATC 200E down to the frame and removed the engine then fabricated a swing arm mount After removing the 3-wheeler’s rear axle and mount from the frame he installed the swing arm and twin shocks from a 1987 Yamaha BW200 dirt bike The swing arm incorporates a jackshaft to keep the chain clear of the bike’s wide rear tire He also mounted a no 520 sprocket inside the jackshaft that matches a sprocket already on the Honda engine The bike’s front forks and triple tree came off the other Big Red a narrower ATC 200S Seline lengthened the forks several inches to get a proper stance and better handling He kept the 3-wheeler’s stock muffler and exhaust after lengthening the pipe and re-fitting it He also installed a new carburetor and several smaller components to complete the build “The bike still has the 3-wheeler’s original Hi-Low transmission and electric start I repainted the gas tank and recovered the seat ” notes Seline Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brent Seline 773 Curry Rd Fallon Nevada 89406 ph 775 423-7589; brent@cccomm net

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