first off, im a new member, im glad to see such a following on 3 wheelers
now, on to my question. In the past, ive seen ads and such for the kits to convert a 3 wheeler into a quad. I looked into one of the companies and found that they no longer offer those kits. since then, i havent been able to find any other companies overing any parts. i have an 87 tecate 3, are there any kits out there to convert this, or do i have to fabricate the parts myself thanks in advance

 

PLEASE DO NOT CONVERT YOUR 87 TECATE!!!!!

That is the single most BEST LOKING three-wheeler ever made! It would be a shame to mess it up.

Besides for what you could sell it for you could afford a quad. In GOOD condition you could get $3000.00 easy for it in Oklahoma.


Biggerisbetter

 

I Agree with Bigger. Don't hack up the 3Wheeler. The conversion kits are junk. If you want a quad sell the trike and get one.

Woodo

 

i already have a quad, but theres just so much power in the kxf, i feel its not being fully used, i was thinking about making some motor/transmission mounts, and just switch motors depending on what kind of terrain i was on, how do you think the 250 would perform in a 400ex chassis?

 

hey man. I agree 100%!! Dont go hackin up that Tecate3. That was one of the fastest production 3 wheelers ever made. If u want a quad, sell that Tecate, get aboot and 1000 bucks from the bank, and take a look for old banshees. I got my banshee for 1750 and it wastes everything I race. You wont be disappointed with an older moldel banshee if u find on in good condition. That damn thing suprises me alot!!!

 

well.........The kits cost $1600 and thats a cheap price, doesnt include time and labor for you or someone else to put it on.

FYI: Only complete and utter retards do conversions from trikes to quads, absolute MORONS.

Rob

(edited for perfect spelling!!)

 

Rob, you gave some good advice, but then called people retards, and topped it off with mis-spelled words. Real credible dude. ROFLMAO

 

Whatwasthat,

You do know that they made a four wheeled version of that trike dont you?
Its called the Tecate 4.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]


Biggerisbetter.

 

yeah, i know about the tecate four, but they are even harder to come across, like i said before, i already have a quad amd i wanted to transplant engines back and fourth from the tecate and the 400 but, since everyone is so insistant that the tecate 3 shouldnt be hacked, i will honor its antiquity and not hack it up, maybe i should just sell it

 

Leaving aside the HUGE pain in the *** it would be to swap engines back and forth (WTF???), do the math. the cheapest conversion costs $1600. take that money and add to it what you could get for an '87 Tecate (1800+) and that gives you $3400 or more to buy something else. if you say you already have a quad and don't want another one why would you convert a 3wheeler into one? This isn't making much sense.