Testing the Most Dangerous Vehicle in the World
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The Honda ATC 250R 3-wheel motorcycle is the world's most dangerous vehicle and has been banned by the US government. So, we bought it and put it through 3 tests: rollover, hill climb, and jump. Pray for Jeremiah.
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I love how Nolan acts like a worried dad about his son
He’s all like “imagine taking it through all those bumps😰….. (Dirtbike rider inside) YES! Lets go for the Whoops immediately!
Said it before I could 😂
Lol, literally came here to say that. Totally reminding me of my dad.
Here’s my ultimate worried dad thought: did Donut’s liability insurance really ok this?!?
I was about to say that same thing
I love how jerry is simultaneously one of the smartest individuals at donut, while also being one of the most deranged as well😂
This feels like a good definition of engineers, generally
@@KayBee659 eh I dunno I think our boy jerry may just be special. Imma welder, I know a LOT of engineers, my own father included. Most are boring people with average intelligence.
Idk about deranged, just confident.
Engineers are building your infrastructure, car and all factories building all kind of stuff. Engineers normally are out of the box, that's how they invent stuff...I guess engineers also love to test theory in practice🤪😅
I mean those two things have never been mutually exclusive.
The real problem with ATCs was people not understanding that you have to swing your body to either side to counter balance the bike. Staying neutral on an ATC is gonna create instability, an experienced rider knows that. That’s where so many inexperienced riders got hurt because the manufacturers and dealers didn’t explain proper riding position to customers.
exactly.
You don`t just sit on a 3 wheeler, squeeze the throttle and go! You have to pivot and move with the bike and actually learn how to handle them. They were a machine you respected and a TOTAL blast to ride! I miss mine.
amen.
i grew up on 3 wheelers. 1st 3 wheeler was a 1983 Honda ATC 110 then a 1986 Polaris Scrambler 250R/ES 3 wheeler that my dad bought new and i still own. Leaning/weight distribution is essential to 3 wheeler operation
yep.
I used to think the same thing until I rode my dirtbike with someone who actually knew how to ride a three wheeler. You have to get the back end to break traction by using the throttle and weight distribution. We were trail riding and he was as fast as a dirtbike. It was impressive.
Unfortunately, they were marketed to everyone, including making small versions for little kids (who were getting smashed by them). And they were huge sellers.
idiots have to learn too!@@jeanaprewitt9658 How about Pitbull's
I had a few of these, even rode a little one as a kid. You learn to hang off the side and distribute your weight. It is a blast!
i love how donut is slowly becoming mythbusters of the modern era 😂
Right? I was going to say this video's cinematography even felt like Mythbusters.
I almost died on one these when I was 16. No one saw and I never told anyone.
Yes! When the fake leg came out especially 😅
The tool episodes are dope like the impact one
Honestly just wish they actually wrote down the data and made the extra effort to at least get close to being scientific about it.
The thing about the rollover test is you're forgetting that a lot of people would trail ride these through the woods and if it starts to tip you either magically make the corner or you go straight into a tree face first.
Yeah bent handle bars are pretty common on trail ridden ATCs.
Had a Honda Big Red 250, other than being unstable they were tons of fun. A fun fact about them is that they would float!
As someone who has done a good amount of trail riding on four wheelers there id no way I would attempt it on this bike lol
@@Itsa_Mea hell i had bent handle bars on my 400 qaud trails are brutal
I trail ride my Trike all the time and have never flipped it. You need to always be shifting your weight and forcing it to go where you want to go.
I survived 25 years of riding a 1985 Honda 200M. That butterflies in the tummy thing when it gets squirrely is similar to the feeling you get when the backhoe starts to tip over. I miss my ATC.
Always hillclimb in heavily wooded areas. The trees will stop the tumbling ATC reducing the distance you need to walk to retrieve it.
The true issue with this bike was parents bought them for their kids, and sent them off unsupervised. They thought, " Oh it has three wheels so they wont tip over." I rode and raced these for decades and still have one. We drift them and wheelie in every direction. Never got hurt on a 3 wheeler.
Imagine if parents tried to say they didn't realize wing suits were dangerous
That along with people who'd ridden dirtbikes/quads and expect them to act the same. My dad rode them growing up and the only injury he ever got was losing his finger, but that was because he wasn't paying attention and ran into his cousin. Would've happened regardless of what he was on.
you are skilled and lucky
yeah i started riding mine at 9 but i had a 4 wheeler for a few years before never hurt on the 3 wheeler 9 years later and only been rlly hurt on the quad or dirtbikes
The thing about these as well is that they were widely marketed to inexperienced riders, as well as children as a "safer" alternative. If experienced riders think this thing is a deathtrap, you could imagine what would happen to an unsuspecting kid
The kid would die in 10 seconds.
My grandparents had one of these I remember driving around their farm on it when I was 10. It wasn't that dangerous if you didn't push it. I mean compared to the dirt bikes.
He doesn't look all that experienced as he says. Or he was riding like crap to be dramatic. Either way, this is a joke.
@@radiolotek To be fair they have been effectively banned for 34 years how many people are actually experienced with them.
@@FakeSchrodingersCat while true, anyone who rides quads or even dirt bikes can plainly see he was riding like crap to be dramatic. You don't sit on the seat like that through whoops. And you don't sit all the way on the back of the seat while trying to climb a hill. You absolutely slide your body weight inside during cornering. He rides bikes, he knows this. He rode like crap to make it look worse.
I like how Nolan is the dad figure in this episode….
He’s concerned but also pushing Jerry to go further
Like any good dad would do
My cousin and I rode a 250R back in the day. He had it for a couple years. What we found was every time we rode it, we would find a new way to fall off and no matter what it roll over top of us. Fall off the front, side, back it didn’t matter. The other thing I noticed was your seems to have upgraded, quad style tires. The originals were more balloon like and were super susceptible to different air pressures. With a slow leak one side would be significantly larger than the other causing it to want constantly turn. Fun!!! Yeah! Sketchy as hell defiantly.
The ones these guys are riding were a race version of the atc
I grew up with two Honda 200 ATCs and several friends had them too. We converted nine acres of hilly land in IL into a big three-wheeler trail labyrinth, hauling ass between oak trees and up insane hills, creek beds and cliffs edges. For six years or so we rode like maniacs and nobody got hurt one time ever. You learn how the bike works, how to shift your weight, how to jump and land...it was a blast. It boggles my mind that these things scare young people now. Or really, it doesn't boggle my mind if I'm being honest.
I had Honda 200’s as well. Never got hurt, always hauled ass, wide open or nothing. As long as you don’t ride over your ability to ride, you shouldn’t be getting hurt. On the other hand, I’ve seen some dumbassess go balls to the walls being stupid and getting in a wreck.
Grew up on 200x. Same experience. I think it was a unique ride that required specific experience. Too many people tried to ride beyond their experience.
My son is into 3 wheelers. He had a couple big reds and currently has a 200x. He knows the machine's dangers, limitations and how to ride them. The worst thing about them is the suspension, or lack thereof, making it impossible to keep pace with modern bikes. Sure they can be dangerous in the wrong hands, but I believe the ban was a lot of fear mongering to make room for the new 4 wheeler tech that was just invented.
250sx in the end, but started with a 70, got run over twice by it, whilst on it! i was three or four years old, never happened again ;)
I’d love to see a few segments where Jerry tries to mod it to make it less sketchy; maybe using modern suspension, different wheels/tires, trying to adjust weight distribution, etc.
Doubt they would do that with this because a lot of this episode feels like they are trying everything they can think of to maximize the feeling of sketchiness probably for liability reasons.
This sounds like a great idea!
Check out Bvc trikes , the build new ones with modern equipment.
@@shockashoota cboys tv has a conversion kit for a quad that makes this. They also did some mods
Training wheels
As someone that drove these things - high performance ones - for years and loved them I can say, the major problem was that people tried to ride them like motorcycles. That will mess you up in a hurry. The methodology for moving these around in space is totally different. BUT, once you understand that, man, you have a much larger contact patch with the ground, and you counter steer while power sliding through the curves. Such a blast. I spent a large percent of the time down beside the engine on the inside of the curve with the rear wheels spinning and sliding. It was drifting before drifting was cool. P.S. if you 250 would only do 38 mph, something was wrong.
I pretty much said the same thing before I seen this comment. It seems like we've gotten so far away from them that people forgot how they were used lol I suppose that happens
I had a 200x that went over 30. Buddies 250R was much, much faster. I hauled it from MN to CA. Went riding on salt flats, in SD, CO then CA. Pismo Beach.. I flew back 2 years later. Rented a Polaris 4 wheeler. Absolute dog. Guy at rental had a 250R he had just overhauled. He let me take it. They were as dangerous as rider.
38mph is slow for 250cc 2 stroke ...
Yeah I ride my big red way differently than a quad or bike and way more cautiously/conservative than any other offroad machine, nothing else I own is a "deathtrap"
I bet the previous owner geared it down son he would never hit 50 :D
I used to own one of these in the 80's
They weren't as hard to ride as it looks. If you don't lean on a bike it will tip. So lean into turn and stability is 80% higher. Used to hunt with these and lived across from a gravel pit in Alaska. Best times in my life were memories from launching one of these off a gravel hill. These and snow machines omg never forget them
3 Wheeler was one of the best parts of my childhood
Jerry has fully embraced the Florida Man we all know he is
Nah a REAL FLORIDA MAN could actually ride an ATC.
Growing up in the country I was around these a lot. I flipped one going about 50mph, landed on my back, 3 wheeler landed on top of me. I was lucky to walk away with scrapes, an exhaust burn, and a clicking noise in my ankle for the rest of my life.
I lost a friend to an uphill flip-over accident, handlebars hit her right in the sternum and stopped her heart. God knows I did plenty of stupid shit that could've killed me too, just remember every day is a gift.
@@mark20044 I worked under my car on gravel. I went inside, came back, and my car had tipped off the jack stands.
I started trying to figure out what to put under my stands and decided to just always move my cars so I am working on concrete.
My best plan had been to have a shop cut foot-square pieces of diamond plate.
i crashed a dirt bike when i was like 11 and both of my ankles click also 😂😂
@@drippingwax that happened to me like 2 weeks ago. scary to think about
my mom flipped one on top of herself when she was 11 and messed up her back but she didn’t tell anyone bc she wasn’t supposed to be on it and didn’t want to get in trouble. when she had me at 21, she got an epidural that didn’t work properly because of bulging disks. and all of her spine issues were noted in her autopsy last year and it nearly became a lawsuit until they realized her death had nothing to do with her spinal injuries. but for a second there, her death was considered a homicide
I think that the big issue with these is actually more about HOW you ride it than the design itself. Like in the uphill test Jerimiah was sitting pretty upright, probably because he wanted to simulate your average rider, but if you look at trial riders for motorcycles or people climbing hills on quads they will lean forward to help keep the wheels on the ground and that is doubly important when you're dealing with a vehicle that has most of it's weight at the back. It's the reason why spyder bikes are 2 wheels in the front and 1 in the back, though those aren't really made for offroading
As a kid I was strapped into this thing often we never had an issue. I love my Uncles for Showing us this vehicle
love how Nolan is like the concerned father of Jeremiah 🤣
He's more nervous than Jeremiah who's actually riding that thing
dude is scared of his own shadow.
I think the trike can mislead drivers. You see the front wheel and think you can do things that you can do on a motorcycle, like put your foot down in the side, ride between some narrow obstacles, or lean into a corner, but any of those maneuvers are likely to get you hurt on this thing.
So the issue is psychological, in addition to all of the problems with the vehicle dynamics.
I grew up ridding a honda big red from 8 years old, one of the most fun bikes ive ever been on. Also the most dangerous lol.
@@EliasC425 That was the other big danger: because of the small size of these trikes, people would let children ride them. Children, as you may know, are REAL STUPID and have effectively no capacity for risk assessment, so all the design features of the trikes that make them dangerous for adults are actually magnified.
I think the inherent unstable vehicle dynamics has way more to do with it than people's psychology and people subconsciously thinking they're on a motorcycle...
A lot of ppl buying trikes then came from dirt bike riding and they assumed the same rules of riding would apply hence so many accidents. Even riding it "properly" is still sketchy given the low center of gravity, short rear axle and fat bouncy tires.
What's wrong with all of you? you drive it like a 3 wheeler and theres no issue. if someone let kids ride it before they were capable thats on them. And if you think youre on a motorcycle you shouldnt be operating any motorized vehicle. If you arent aware of your surroundings you're a risk to yourself and everyone else around you. Seriously people that cant use their brain shouldnt have been the issue for their demise. I've owned at least 3 of these maybe 4 (not a racing model like this) and have NEVER rolled one or crashed because of it being a trike. I also drove it properly and leaned the opposite direction of my turns, threw my body back and forth to distribute weight etc. You need to be shown how to ride first if you can't figure out how to properly drive one. That may have been the biggest problem was zero documentation on riding them. Because i know at least 2 of mine had a sticker saying NO riders under 18 unsupervised. That could be a Canadian thing too though. My point being is don't knock them if you havent experienced all they have to offer. They are very versatile and are great in plenty of scenarios.
A friend had a Kawasaki 3 wheeler with a Tecate race motor. That thing was quick. He let his other friends ride it on pavement and they didn't realize you had to lean into the turns. They'd turn the handlebars and the thing just kept pushing forward. Of all the motorcycles I've ridden, that was the only one I ever dumped. We were taking turns doing a steep hill climb. We all dumped it. I remember falling backwards and bracing my feet on the pegs and monkey flipping it over me so it wouldn't land on me.
That's a 1984 ATC 250R, I had the exact same trike growing up, when I was 17 years old. Rode the shit out of the thing, and never had an issue, you just have to know how to move your body weight from side to side when cornering and fully up front when going up a hill, as well as being able to work the clutch, throttle, shifter, and brakes properly, and most importantly understanding and making adjustments for when that 2-stroke powerband kicks in. Can be challenging but It's a ton of fun. It just requires a lot of common sense which, unfortunately, many people lack. On another note, the best ATC of all time is the 1986 ATC 250R...added liquid cooling and more power, etc, etc, and just a gorgeous vehicle. Still to this day, the best looking ATV/ATC of all time. I owned one a few years ago, and decided to sell it, but damn I miss it.
hahahahah "Keep filming" bro wanted to let all out, what a legend!! 7:14
Lmaoooo Jerry is too good of a rider that he just naturally stops all of the poor design hazards. You can see he's like trying to imitate a bad driver in some instances but not in others, then the trike rolling down the hill is funny af when you pause it right before.
That's the main reason these bikes were banned, they were marketed towards children and new riders when an atc should only be ridden by an experienced rider.
Lol I learned to ride on these when I was 3. U can see him sitting back on the seat well going up hill ... he should be leaning forward. body weight always goes towards the top of the hill.. also on the u turn test why did he not lean and pitch the back end around. Clearly trying to make it look dangerous.... someone wanted an ATC and found a way to write it off.
But if you don't know how to ride one of these, would you do that?
His body language is bad, i wouldn't say hes a good rider at all.
@@zippityzbrake NEVER BANNED, MISCONCEPTION
I grew up in Wyoming and had a three-wheeler. We would ride around with 3 of us on it (the rider at the back definitely had to be careful not to get their leg stuck under one of the rear tires). We also tied an old tractor inner tube to it during the winter and pulled each other around in the snow. Lots of great memories from my three-wheeler.... May it rest in peace wherever it is now.
Most people we had on 1 trike was 5. We were going from camp to camp. And we had a small hill to climb. And we were drunk, every last one of us. That small hill was 3 times bigger that night I'm certain. Made it to the top with 4 of us. 1 was sacrificed on the way to save the others. Good times....
Aw man the ol Honda 250R, they used to be all you'd see in the Oregon Coast sand dunes. I could never get used to the whole "Lean the opposite way you're turning" thing.
I still remember seeing the first 4-Wheeler, it looked so weird😂
I love jerry. We need more episodes with him and his cool helmet and weird bikes
Give this comment some love
I wasn't a fan of him at first but he's grown on me and got better
More motorcycle content!!
The day I bought one of these as an adult was prime time fun.
I regularly had my 250R up on two wheels working through rough terrain.
You learned just how dangerous the trike is, it’s limitations, and you either exploited them (I could trail ride into places 4-wheelers couldn’t because the third wheel could be maneuvered about), or you learned safe ways to bail.
You also let out air from the front wheel when jumping so you didn’t have a bouncing balloon on the front if there was any height to be had.
All that said: there’s no WAY kids should ever have had those things. They’re death machines if you don’t respect them, and even when you do, you run the risk of them jumping up and biting you if you misjudge something.
Happily sold mine after a summer of fun. Warned the buyer to be careful. No regrets.
I had one as a kid, my friend had one in our early 20s. We were both experienced MXers and both got injured. Another friend bought one as an adult and managed to sell it before dying.
As kids we had probably 8 or 9 of these. From a 150(i think) to a 500. 3 wheelers are just insanely fun. Kids should absolutely NOT have these. Looking back I can't believe we had so many with the land we had and nobody died. A 3 wheeler with big balloon tires is just absurd fun/danger.
did you guys ever float yours? we had some pretty wide and deep creeks we'd float over, but the best was the trike was the only machine that we could use to cross the bottoms swampy area. Could even toe out gear to set up camping on the few dry "islands" out in the bottoms. damn what fun we had
As someone who rides a moded atc 110 almost daily I agree.
You have to be smart and know the limitations.
My goodness, get over a little danger Mommy and Daddy kar1ns..
I had an '86 ATC 250r at 14yrs old. I ran the crap out of it daily, getting chased by over zealous cops for merely driving down some desolate back road to get to the next trail, flying through some trails 5th gear wide open, heck I even used to practice riding on a local track with 2 riders, 1 a guy who raced in the professional class and another who raced in I believe intermediate class..
Anyway, my goodness, start out slow, learn how to ride it and you will be fine...
My dad has, and still occasionally rides, a street registered Honda '85 250R in Gallatin County, Montana. We've both driven it on iced roads numerous times.
I saw people doing insane things with 1984+ Honda 250R's and Kawa Tecate 3's in the mid 80's. Hillclimbs & motocross style jumps that would've required these video creators to bring multiple pair of drawers just to watch. Windy Point/Whitewater + Edom Hill in the Palm Springs area back when you could still ride them. The song "Everybody wants to rule the world" by Tears for Fears filmed guys out at Windy Point for part of their MTV video.
I started riding the 250R when I was 10. Never had any accident of any kind on it to this day. If you're taught how to properly ride these and know the limits of the machine, they not only haul azz but are rewarding and fun to ride. Taking a 4th gear turn faster than the "top speed" in this video with the upper half of your body leaning off the bike, drift controlling the steering while applying the right amount of throttle to keep the back tires performing just how they should is bliss.
The guy driving in this vid sounds like he is at half throttle/wrong gear most of the time. 38 MPH top speed = you missed the last 3 gears the bike still has in the transmission?
Ya these bikes can do a lot more than this video gives em credit for. I've ridden lots of the trails up in Pipestone MT with a yamaha 225dx which is pretty close to where your father lives and the terrains pretty gnarly but as long as you lean forward on the inclines and chose good paths on the declines and lean into your corners the 3 wheelers can go just about anywhere a 4 wheeler can.
The biggest thing that helped make these machines more stable and I always felt fairly comfortable on them was by adding 3-in hub extenders to the rear. the 250R already was wider than the rest of the machines. And had the flat sport tires which also helps. However in this video it looks like that 250r is narrower than normal. The most dangerous situation with the three wheelers no matter how wide they are though is breaking while turning while also heading downhill that thing's going to roll in a 45° angle every time if you're not super super careful
The 3 wheelers have been banned in Australia for over 20 years.
There were hundreds of deaths of people mostly children on rural country farms being killed in accidents riding them.
They are just like driving a Robin Reliant as they love to just rollover turning a corner when going just a little bit faster than really slow.
Yeah these were banned in the states in 88. But that just meant manufacturers could no longer sell them. You could still buy parts and could still sell them on the secondary market. Nearly 35 years later there are still quite a few of these out in the wild. A quick check of FB marketplace shows there are about 15-20 within a couple hundred miles of where I live.
reliant robins aren't as unstable as people think, i'm assuming you've watched the top gear one where jeremy kept flipping it, that one was modified to do it, they are actually quite stable
same in canada
Most people that crashed these are horrible riders.
@@brettbrettson69 I think it had a lot more to do with ATV's being a totally new thing when the 3 Wheeler was introduced. Everyone was a bad rider, because unless you owned a dirt bike you had 0 ATV experience.
Dude, Jer is the beast. I have to say the episodes where he shows up always are the best IMO.
Hells yeah, the way he was working those handle bars over those bumps I was just wondering when he was going to eat it, but he powered through!
I would love to listen to him rant IRL without censorship!!
Can we see the unedited vid of the oh so scary hill climb rollover, please? From the crew's perspective. Thankso
I love the. Back and white reminiscing scenes 😂 they’re perfect.
I think I speak for all of us when I say, I want to see more vids like this. Testing sketchy atvs/dirt bikes/motorcycles/cars is very fun to watch and I want more
so, Jackass but with science?
Check out a guy on RUclips called fotnine
What I have been saying!!
Yeah cause fuck thier safety and well being right?😅
you thought wrong
Also when travelling narrow trails you can hook a tree with the rear tire, instantly sending you over the handlebars. Happened to me and never rode it again.
you found out the hard way what they were really designed for- and it wasn't trails.
I've been riding these things since the 90's, I'm 53 now and at the moment own 4 of them. My family owns about 11 in total. Your rollover test made me laugh, The funny thing is, you rolled over more times than I have in over 30 years!! And in the past we have ridden them hard, real hard. Like a re-bore each year hard. Love it when you hit a bump with 1 back wheel, and as the wheel lifts you see another coming on the other side, so keep the throttle wide open and let it tip you back to level. Like any bike, if it goes west - bail!! Worst injuries - gravel rash on hands, burns from exhaust, injured pride!
Scariest accident - another rider went up a bank I wouldn't have and went over backwards, didn't bail and fell about 3 meters with the bike landing on him. Nothing broken, but he was 1 big human sized bruise. A quad would have been heavier and done more damage.
Funniest accident - Got out of hand in some sand dunes, gave up and bailed. Went off the back, my feet hooked the handle bars, bike settled and I came out of the dunes, flat on my back looking like I was steering with my ankles.
Lean out for slow turns, lean in and slide the back wheels on fast turns, never forget those back wheels are gonna hit things your front wheel won't. Respect the risks, go have fun!!
But if you think it's dangerous, that's fine, more bikes for me!!
Hell yeah brother! Been riding them since the 80's and am with you a 100%
support you 100% The 3 wheel was never dangerous, idiots and bad riders made it that way. The world is filled with sissys and pansies that have no balls. The 3 wheeler was a wonderful fun machine.
I'm surprised that the ATV could drive at all with Jeremiahs massive balls in tow.
I love how Jeremiah is describing the unholy dangerous things he's going to try with an ear to ear smile.
hehe haw haw
Relatable
4:44 alright, Jerry legit got a ton of respect from me there. The first 2 wheeling was impressive, but that was just mad.
Learned how to ride one when I was 5 and at 44, I still own one of the baddest ones. 1986 250r with big bore kit. Love it
3-wheeler: tips over every time they turn. Donut: this is not dangerous.
Jeremia's riding skills actually made it looks less dangerous than it really is
I really feel that they under sold the danger of the low speed roll over
Its no more dangerous than any other off road recreational vehicle.
@@nedkelley4810 were you doing like 5mph when it rolled? I doubt it
@@nedkelley4810 is this leading into that spy plane speed story again?
Been riding these things 20 years, the more careful and timid you are, the more dangerous it is.
Nolan is like the friend that is more worried bout his friends than they r. I could see him trying to talk friends out of doing something dangerous.
he just like me fr
I started riding 3 wheelers when I was 5 in 1974, loved them. Started with a Honda 90, then a 110, 185s, 200x (best of the best) , 250R was too much and went back to the 200x.
Nolan is the adult if the group even though Jerry is a full blown mechanical engineer 😂. I love these guys.
Yall should try to mod it to see if you can “tame the beast”. Maybe add some wheel spacers in the rear, different spring rates, possibly even a different head angle. That would definitely be worth watching.
They are not dangerous you just know how to ride
Follow me on this.....it might be a crazy mod but how about 1 more wheel in the front for extra stability? Yeah I know, I'm a dumbass. That would never work.
@@disarray8244 there was a kit back in the 80s ,if I recall it was called 3x4 or something like that ,and that's exactly what it was.
A subframe to add to the front ,after removing the forks, to turn it into a 4 wheeler.
@@MrTheHillfolk That's cool but I was just joking around. lol
Theres parts you can get for them such as an extended swing arm and extended axles that can make it alot more planted
The chances of someone from Donut actually reading this are slim but I still have to say it. THANK YOU ALL. Because of what you do and how much you all inspire me I finally decided to take the plunge and apply for a few technician jobs. Yesterday I got hired as a full time mid level tech for a place I'm super stoked on. At 30 I'm going to finally start a career path and it's because you all are so inspirational and driven that it made me want to take my driveway hobby and turn it into my day to day dream. I can't say it enough thank you for everything you do.
Just curious what kind of experience level do you have? I have been spending the last few years doing all my car repairs myself, teaching myself through youtube and forums, and was interested in that career path as well as the satisfaction with a completed repair is awesome. Like do you not only do stuff like brakes/suspension/fluids/engine accesories, but also stuff in the actual drivetrain? I can't do stuff like tearing into parts of a drivetrain yet, oustide of one time I did a valve adjustment on a Honda (that was easy, thank you Honda engineers), but I can do a lot of other stuff now. I suppose at best I might be low-level at this point. Was just curious!
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Good for you man! I hope it works out for you. Nothing better than getting a job doing something you enjoy. Hell yeah
better late than never! i became a propeller airman at 30- most fun i ever had on the job. the best part was telling airframe & power plant techs they were forbidden by the FAA to mess with their props- job security!
In the late 80's i was a full time ski patrol in Canada. We had a couple of these that had 4 wheels at the back with a track around the two pairs and a ski up front instead of a wheel. the extra length and i guess the ski helped make it much more stable on snow. I never did ride it in summer without the winter set up.
I really like the mythbusters-style blueprint explanatory cartoons. Such a throwback to my old comfort show.
These are like full blown shows and they are so well done! Jerry is a beast and Nolan provides a perfect complement 😁 Editing is next level as well!
Very on point !
Are you guys gonna sell this thing? I’d really love to buy and get this thing off your hands guys!
aww, your comment got a little heart on it.
The thing with ATC's is to kick the tail end out to take corners, if the terrain allows, they are an extremely fun experience tho, I prefer them much more than bikes and ATV's
I drove one of them and there not as sketch as they make it seem
They are definitely selling it as more dangerous then they really are.
That’s all we had as kids. We rode 3 wheelers all the time and never got hurt. I prefer them for fun riding over a dirt bike or quad as well. Give them a couple days on one and they’d be ripping around like it was nothing.
people just didn't know how to fucking move their weight
Only for experienced capable riders not a toy for children and they were advertised for children that's why they got banned
I love my ATC. I’ve been on them since I was a kid. Rolled a 200e and broke my arm, but I rolled a four wheeler too and got about crushed to death. 🤷 It’s how you control them and distribute your weight and I think that’s the part I love the most. I don’t advise anyone to hit any dunes without good practice. I also like how I can go places that four wheelers can’t.
Thank you for the video Donut! Now I REALLY want a 3-wheeler more than ever. Looks so fun!
My dad had 3 of these when he was a kid. He lived in rural Illinois, so it was mostly flat farm land. No idea how he made it out alive.
Fellow illinois fella here. We used to ride em all the time too. I know a guy who lost the tips of two of fingers and one who lost half a foot to three wheeler accidents.
Fun fact: everyone I know who owned one of these growing up died at least 3 times a year
This whole video reminded me of a story my dad told me. Back in 1992-93, he was 17, and had this friend, Robby. Robby had a Yamaha Banshee, and him and my dad “lightly” modified it. By lightly I mean it was fast enough to easily kill you. So them, and two other guys drove out to this farm dirt road to test it. And the end of this road was a county road that ran a T past it, so a three way intersection. They set up some chairs, and chilled on the side of the county road, and corner of the dirt road. Their buddy got on, drove down the dirt road, and they thought nothing of it, they’d been doing it all day. So they heard their buddy riding back, flat out, I mean flying, mach chicken. The problem was, he wasn’t letting off, due to him miscalculating where the end of the road was. So at the end of this road was the county road, like I said earlier, and a ditch that ran parallel to the county road and pasture off to the side of the county road. Their buddy flew past the county road, over the ditch and rolled into the pasture. Ended up with a broken arm and a few cracked ribs. So the other guys took him to the ER, while Dad and Robby stayed behind, within 30 minutes, they had the Banshee running again, and Robby was back out riding it like nothing happened. He now owns a shop and is a reputable mechanic, known for being able to rebuild a transmission faster than you can tell him what’s wrong.
His buddies arm and ribcage were sacrificed in the name of robbys progress
Mach chicken! Never heard that before
As someone who's currently in highschool, this totally sounds like something me and my friends would do. Banshees are badass man. Great story 👍
@@hudsongothard3426 “mach chicken”- “An undefined velocity of an object in motion usually applying to something moving very quickly. Most often used when the person using words is in an excited state of storytelling.”
“He was driving his truck at “mach chicken” when he hit the meridian and launched his truck over the ditch.” - 2008 urban dictionary
Pretty badass
I always wanted a Big Red. Used to love my 185 with balloon front tire, 😂…I remember switching to first four-wheeler. I bought a tore up Foreman that was only a couple years old and put it back together. That thing was unstoppable, I could get anywhere I wanted and didn’t get beat racing or mudding with friends. But I always wanted my three-wheeler back!!!
I had the Honda 250 and the Kawasaki Tecate 250 twist throttle and never had an issue. I mostly had smaller flat track tires on the rear, That helped alot with stability. Always slide around the turns.
It's crazy how much his experience takes away from how dangerous this really is
except look at the statistics from the 80's wen these were banned and the numbers were just over the same numbers from ATV (4 wheelers) and Motocross bikes. and lets not forget people are comparing modern Quads to this compare the 80's style quads and there about the same close up narow with. narow front to back compared to most now.
also wanna add the ban on them is expired now
It’s not dangerous if you know how to ride lol
@@jonathantangjerd lol, aren't you trogs supposed to be over on Yammie Noobs channel? Not a respectable joint like Donut.
@@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing respectable lol half the videos are react videos this is a finally decent video
@@jonathantangjerd cool! I'll take it out and put it you you next girlfriend
I’d love to have seen a side by side comparison with a 4 wheeler on these tests. The jump especially seems like it would have been a similar result, but the hill climb also may have struggled.
was thinking this, it's not like quads don't want to fall over when you throw them around on a soft surface
I knew multiple people who broke their legs with those back in the 80s just while turning. I don't see the point in restricting them because some people just have to learn the hard way. But it is a flawed design.
He was riding it like a beginner would. I'm sure on purpose. An experienced rider would be standing up and using his body as counterbalance but those things are definitely crazy dangerous fun...
@@RJT80 exactly 💯!!
I think the demand probably would have moved to 4 wheelers eventually since most are easier for inexperienced people to ride..
Naw give me trx450 and I’ll climb most hills. He thing is you have to stand and also lean when you turn. But also crashing is the best lesson to get better
I had gokart growing up. Had friends with 3 wheelers and dirt bikes. A couple of three wheeler roll overs and one or two bike laydowns through the years but the most flipped, rolled, crashed and mangled thing was the gokart.
Wasnt a 3 wheeler but I grew up with a 80s Honda 50r Minibike. Loved that thing.
7:06 got me 😂😂
I know with 100% all of my heart that this thing will go far faster then 38 mph
Absolutely. Should be somewhere around 70-80. That one sounds tired
My liquid cooled '86 would do 70 when it was new. That's about 110kph and that is damn fast. Dirt wheels magazine determined the top speed was 73mph due to the transmissions limits.
my 185s goes faster than 38! cmmoooon
It has no top end right now 😅 need to go through the carb and get it running right
Commented after you but agree 60mph plus should be no problem. I have a 81 .
brings back the great memories of my honda 3 wheeler in the michigan winter. So fun to jump snow banks and tricking on the ice.
I had a 3 wheeler when was about 13. I don't remember them being all that dangerous until you were on the side of a steep hill. It wanted to roll very easy. Then the brakes sucked & you better hang on.. 😮
Fun Fact: this was actually invented by someone in Australia cause he wanted his dirt bike to be more stable, then later this lead to the Quad-Bike's (ATV) invention, and that lead to Side by sides (Can-ams), Dune buggies, and everything inbetween to be made, this is an important bike
Oh dang!
And that person was you
False, but thanks for writing this down
Dammit it got me!!!!
That's literally not true
Everyone else: "These are sketch. Avoid like plague."
Dirt bike riders: "Hmmm...yeah, I dig it."
i was riding one and a teen came up on a 700 raptor was like ARENT YOU SCARED TO RIDE THAT THING, i looked at him super confused. i was just blasting around sliding
I used to race a Honda 250R back in the day. You could go anywhere and as long as you knew what you were doing they were as safe as any other off road vehicle. I had mine 25 feet in the air and could power slide corners at 70 miles per hour. I always felt like 4 wheelers were more dangerous because they forced you to use the front wheels to steer more. On a 3 wheeler you used your body as a counterweight and broke traction with the rear wheels to steer.
If you learn to ride them they are great i love 3 wheelers
I remember my Dad got one of these when I was a kid, with the idea being that it was something we could ride in the fields out the back of the house, a lovely shiney red Honda.
He took it for brief "test ride" down the street and then managed to slowly topple it over going around the cul-de-sac (which had a turning circle designed for garbage trucks). It was gone the next day.
Rode these all my young life years. Loved em and still have the one I rode as a kid.
I had a 3wheeler when I was about 10-14. I hit a drainage pipe, flew through the air and it landed on top of me. 10 out of 10, would ride again.
Nope better ban it because 4 wheelers are much safer
I caught the back wheel on the corner of a concrete building I was zooming past in between it and a fence. Woke up sitting next to the bike with my butt on the ground in front of the rear tire and right foot on the seat. 10/10 did ride again. Over and over.
I like how he said that's the most powerful version of Honda ATC made in the 80's... Wrong. That's an air cooled. The 85 and 86 water cooled made way more stock horse power than the 81 to 84s. Still have our big bored water cooled trikes and a 140 swapped ATC 70. Love them!
I noticed that too
The 85 and 86 were just flat fast.
That's what I said
And what about the 350X?
Grew up on one since i was about 9. Still have it at age 38. 84' Honda 200es. Also have a Honda 110 and 185. Oh, and a Kawasaki LT200 (look that weird bastard up). Love them. Sure i rolled the 200es down the side of the rail road tracks as a kid, thats half the fun, just gotta know how to bail. Turning, lean way into the turns, like hangin over the ground. Hill climb, lean forward, as he did not do at all. People are just such candy a**** these days. Not all , but most. Let the guberment dictate what you can have. That always works out well for countries.
I rode those things for yrs, from little 110's to big reds to 250's and I never had a problem with them, just lean around corners a bit and they were a little light in the rear when you jump them the back drops out but really fun
I grew up on the exact same model plus a Honda 250R the greatness of two strokes needs to come back
I had an 1986 250R, put an extended swing arm and slid the front shocks up about 2 inches made it way more stable. A 4 wheeler would have rolled in that test just like the 3 wheeler.
also helps to ride the 3 wheeler up on the tank more like a dirt bike.
back straight, Hips unlocked. head up, feet on the pegs, elbows up, it was nice seeing jerry applying all of that. He would be an awesome guest on Gypsy Tales.
And can we talk about the 38 mph bs on a 250r
He went about taking that corner wrong in either a 4 wheeler or 3 wheeler, I would have shifted my weight to the inside corner as low as possible, dropping the clutch to kick the rear end out and the power it through the corner
@@griffinbest3812 You gotta remember that it's over 30 years old and was very likely ridden hard and put away wet quite often for a significant portion of those 30+ long years before sitting unused and forgotten about (which is one of the worse things you can do to any kind of motor vehicle) in some musty old shed or out in the elements for quite a bit more years. It's not going to have anywhere near the power or performance it had in its prime. It probably struggled and took all it had to get up to 38 mph.
@@robertmyles9124 in the same breath, these guys are mechanics or at least claim to be, you’d assume a tune up would be in order
“Whenever a machine does something you weren’t expecting, it’s a little bit of a surprise” -Jeremiah 2022
Quote of the century right there bud😂
The new Will Buxton
I worked with a fearless guy from Loveland Colorado that raced his three wheeler at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. He met Rod Millen in the elevator that evening.
I had a blast riding three wheelers back in the day. My first was a Honda 110 with NO SUSPENSION and balloon tires. I would hit a jump with that thing and then bounce like a rubber ball. It was pretty sketchy. The higher end quads had much better suspension though. With proper body english, they would handle quite well.
7:00 really had me dying with the beeps 😭 jerry funny af
The more you ride the less “dangerous” it gets because you understand how to shift the weight to not flip/add stability. Rode mine all the time and still do. I love it.
If it requires significantly more effort than the alternatives, it's automatically shit.
@@aniquinstark4347 or maybe people have different likes lmao. Crazy how that works, government has no need to be peoples parent
@@aniquinstark4347 it does require more effort, but that’s also what makes me enjoy it, just because something is harder doesn’t mean it’s shit.
Yup! First motorcycle was a 110 atc. Then got a 250r. Wish They never got sold. I can ride a dirtbike and 3 wheel no problem and have fun. Some people don't care for operation of a machine to understand effort and balance. Most hop on like lets send it!!!!! And boom hospital.
@@mumbols I had a Honda 110...with the high/low transmission. I was doug demokus on it lol. Then I got a Suzuki 250 quadracer.
Never thought you could ride a dirtbike jerry, i am impressed of your skill level. i like that you got very good knowledge and understanding of motorized vehicles and you can ride them too. i started dirtbiking again just a year ago and i love it. also love your videos and could allready learn a lot from them. thanks and keep it hot 🙂
Knkm😂😂🎉🎉🎉😂😊😊
That is clearly NOT a dirtbike
@@Jacobp_RC .
I had one back in the 80s was fun as hell!
We used to lean way waaaaay over the handle bars to climb hills with it.
And yeah the rider needs to lean like your on a sail board on turns.
Stand and lean.
I love Jerry's desire to keep pushing Nolan's comfort levels by putting himself in sketchy situations, and that rant with the camera cutaway had me rolling.
had one of these & would rip through the snow each winter while trailing a rope attached to a saucer ... hard to believe none of us in the neighborhood died from it
Yep. Same here. Grew up on these without any issue
dad used to tow us around in the figure 8 track in the long grass on a old car bonnet haha was the best fun ever when we was kid's
Not that many people died. It's exaggerated.
@@TheSuperBoyProject the issue is how easy it is to get injured compared to EVERYTHING ELSE close to it (dirt bikes, 4 wheelers, etc)
@@marcusborderlands6177 not true by any means. More people die in sxs and dirtbikes annually than people ever died on trikes. Trikes went away because Americans blamed the machine, not their lack of judgment and skill. The end
Jeremiah's rant out of nowhere made me laugh so hard!! haha
Amazing video guys! Well done! Quick question, do you film all your content with GoPro cameras? Thanks!
Day 459 of asking Donut to bring old B2B back
Please
Old b2b is great
Day 1393773 to bring DDDD-List intro
Content is on low. I dont even watch them anymore, only if i see super interesting episode and lets be honest that rare af
and up2speed and James lighting LIGHTNING LIGHTING MORE POWA BABEH AND HIS FUCKING DOPPELGANGER!
Pls bro. PLEASE
The whole putting your leg down and running over it. First time I did that was on an older quad before they had the steps on the side to keep you from doing it. I have rode 3 wheelers since I was a kid and my getting hurt ratio has been no worse than anything else with 2 or 4 wheels. They are all dangerous especially with people who do not know what they are doing when they ride.
Exactly. They’re all dangerous. The 3 wheeler has its own quirks but it’s not like 10 times more dangerous than a 50hp motocross bike or an ATV with 1,000 ccs.
Absolutely. I don’t know if I ever really sat down on my 3-wheeler.
I so agree... My cousin was killed on his quad while he was riding in a ditch. The front wheels came up somehow, it went backwards and landed on him... All vehicles are dangerous - so just know how they react to situations and understand their limitations.
My Dad got me a Honda Big Red for Christmas when I was 12. Best gift ever. It was a blast in Maine. I only rolled it once.
i got a honda atc 70 when i was 5 years old. later i graduated to a yamaha 225dx and a honda 250 after that. I had over 10 years on them growing up and riding hard. The biggest thing is to really use your weight to keep it from tipping. leaning hard into turns, landing on your bac k wheels off of jumps and weight over the handlebars going up hills and stuff like that. I could keep up with my friends riding their 4 wheelers. I dont think they are super dangerous if you know how to ride them, but they are unforgiving if you dont. I loved how easy they were to wheelie and just have fun on. I miss them.
ripping these through corn fields was so much fun! so sketchy! after awhile you learn to predict the bump and use your body as a counter weight. I am so glad you didn't get hurt cause I've had a couple mishaps on that thing myself!
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I’ve been riding ATC’s since I was like 5, and my back yard is full of them 😂 the sound of them are so amazing as well! Love the video, always 🔥🔥
My favorite is the Yamaha Tri-z . Sounded soo good
3-wheelers are the best. I've flipped a few of them over the years (Kawasaki 250 several times, like 10:15), but mudding, wheelies, and seeing how long you can run on 2 wheels are hours of endless entertainment. I never knew they were actually banned(!)
I still have Honda ATC 350X after over 20 years and I still LOVE it! The power band is different that the 250R and does behave very differently in different situations. You have to have a different mind set when turning; gas it and let the rear wheels spin and slide around the corner, obviously counterbalancing with your body. It is very much like drifting... They have torque up the ying yang and will spin even the knobbiest of tires at the flick of your thumb. The biggest hurdle to overcome is the urge to put your foot down to keep from tipping over; that's when people get hurt, when that fat back tire rolls up over their leg.
I knew a farm boy who rode one of these full speed, drifting corners, and jumping ditches. Did it since he was a kid. Safe to say some people actually mastered these death traps
I miss my 3-wheelers. I absolutely LOVED them when I had some. I can see how they can be dangerous because I've seen inexperienced people trying to get a little too wild on them. But once my brother and I got used to them and learned to ride them well, man we had so much damn fun! And NEVER got hurt. Never even had a close call.
Sending this video to my friend who made his own 3 wheelers for playing on the dunes
Yup I have a 200 shaft drive they are so easy to ride I don't get how people hurt themselves
Do you know you can still buy all the old ones from the 80s . There are thousands of them on the EAST COAST, there are tons of collectors over there , they have barns and basements full of excellent to new machines . I know several guys that have new ones never rode . You can buy one any time you want one like new .
@@jayreny5696 to bad I'm in canada
@@thegman4759 there are some big collections in Canada , they know most the guys on the East Coast in U.S. .