Who else had one of these growing up?

The 1985 Nikko Yamaha TriZ ATC Tricycle… this was my first RC vehicle, I must have been 4-5 years old when my grandfather bought it for me. I got home and it came scurrying out from behind the house. I was in utter disbelief as to what I was seeing, then I saw he and my dad laughing together at my surprise.

Not sure if it was the wheelies, the ease of operation, the removable seat to access the batteries, or just the fact that it was a friggin three wheeler with fat, squishy off road tires… but man, what a way to start my RC experience. I truly loved this rig.

In the last 5 years since my son was born I relocated or tracked down almost every RC car model my brother and I had growing up (still haven’t found the exact Jet Bandit my brother bought after many months of saving). I’ll post more on those in the future.