I came home from school one day and saw these signs posted all over the woods across the street from my house. 22000 acres was now "off limits" to all ATV riders in our area. We were kids at the time and didn't pay any attention to this until recently. The land was sold to New York State in 2000 and designated a state park. It is now patrolled every day and is really off limits. Page Links (Click a Button) My Story: Why did people get into "Threewheeling"? Why did I get into the ATC250R? For me, the story is long, but simple. My first experience with threewheelers was when the local paperboy saved up and bought an ATC90 in the 1970's. I was really young at the time and remember him riding around the neighborhood on the bike, especially in the snow. I remember thinking it was the coolest thing I ever saw. I wanted one then. However, I was young, and my parents did not share the same passion I did. Later on, there were a couple guys in our neighborhood that got threewheelers. It was 1983 and one had the Yamaha 125 and the other bought the new 1984 200M. I remember them riding around in the snow across the street from my house and that did it. I wanted one and noone was going to tell me otherwise. In 1984, my parents bought us a 1982 ATC185s for $400. It was awsome (I was 12 at the time). I rode it everywhere, in the woods, around the neighborhood, to my friend's house on the other side of town 12 miles away (another story), etc. It was great, but I realized that I needed a faster bike. I sold the bike in 1986 for $250 and within one month, I had purchased a 1984 ATC250R and have been sold on them ever since. I loved the 250R. It was fast, fun.,....it had suspension....it was the best bike I ever owned....until a friend bought the 1985 ATC250R. His bike was liquid cooled, was faster and cooler looking. I was jealous, but didn't mind all that much until I sunk my 1984 R in a pond behind my house. It never ran the same again. I ended up selling it in 1988 for $400 (bought it for $600). I was looking for a newer model 250R because they were the coolest bike I ever saw. One day I was looking through the paper and found what I was looking for.....AND THEN SOME!!! I called on a 1986 ATC250R in the paper. I went to look at it and bought it on the spot. I didn't have the money, but I knew I would figure it out. I went home and called my mother (she was out of town) and asked her for the rest of the money. I found a Honda Factory HRC250R for $1600. This bike was literally bought, stripped and turned into a racer the day it was new. It had a Paul Turner (pre Duncan Racing) motor; PT pipe; Westcoast adjustable swingarm; 3 sets of tires, including studded Cheng Shin ice tires; a flat track tank kit; Durablue axel; enough parts to build an extra motor; including an extra cylinder; reed cages; clutches; 3 pistons; all of the stock parts; gaskets; carbs; chains; sprockets; cables; brake pads; extra K&N filters; EVERYTHING. It turns out that the guy selling the bike was an ex-factory racer that was selling the bike because the AMA banned threewheelers from competition. I remeber going to the local Honda dealer and seeing pictures and trophies won by my bike on the walls. This thing was fast! It ran on VP racing fuel, but I found out that I could use low lead aviation fuel. It was only $2 per gallon vs $3.50 for VP. It was funny to see the guy at the local airport look at me weird when I walked up asking for gas from the pump on the runway. Anyway, I loved my bike. In the pictures below, my freind, Mike, had an ATC350X. I ended up trading the bike for a 300ZX in 1992. I was in college at the time and really needed a car. I realize that it was the sensible thing to do at the time, but still wish I had my old 250R. I had a lot of memories on that bike so, if you see this bike anywhere, please let me know. This bike taught me everything I know about the 250R today. I would have never known about the HRC tricks without owning the bike. It also influenced my friends and now each of us have 2 250Rs: One "nice one" and a stocker, beater, woods bike, whatever you call it. In the above, bottom, right picture there is a 1985 250R in the background. My friend John just bought that bike back from another friend, so that bike is still around after 14 years. I was out of threewheeling for about 5 years when I got a call from a friend that said he knew about a guy that was selling a 1985 ATC250R to buy a boat. We went down to look at the bike. It was decent, the price was right ($700) and came with a 1986 250R parts bike. The 86 was in rough shape, and the 85 had high mileage, but they have been good bikes. Please look at the "restoration page" to find out what happened to the parts bike. Today, both bikes have been been built to suit their uses, but even the "woods bike" is starting to become more of a winter use, ice racer as I get older. I have moved on to a 4 stroke, just change the oil and ride it, YZF426 dirtbike for woods riding. Woods Bike.....................................................................................................................Ice Racer The attached web pages are dedicated to the love of threewheeling. I will add pages as time goes on and as exeriences happen, so check in from time to time. I know everything about the 250R, so feel free to contact me with any questions.