Look what has made it to the USA.

katoranger · 08-14-2012, 05:00 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/250cc...item5d34aa7e35

FastDoc · 08-14-2012, 05:10 PM

Very cool. 8)

3 things I don't understand.

The copy says automatic? I thought these were manual 5 speeds. Also why not street legal, and finally, How can it have a BIN price of only $1,000? Almost sounds fishy...

If that price was real it would be a steal if a guy had a use for it. :P

FastDoc · 08-14-2012, 05:11 PM

Copy says 250, side of bike says 200... Some usual discrepencies...

katoranger · 08-14-2012, 07:28 PM

My guess is that this one is a dealer sample and probably the only one.

SpudRider · 08-15-2012, 02:46 AM

I'm sure you could get a license plate for that trike in Idaho.

Even if it's only a 200cc engine, I think that trike is a steal at that price!

Spud

katoranger · 08-15-2012, 11:24 AM

I noticed it has a shaft drive.

Weldangrind · 08-15-2012, 11:30 AM

Shaft drive makes perfect sense. I was thinking that an old ATC motor with shaft drive would be a good donor for a home-brewed version.

katoranger · 08-15-2012, 12:19 PM

I was looking at the countershaft area and it appears that they adapted a gearbox to a standard chain drive engine.

This has me thinking. Old shaft drive bike and a rear axle from a small rear drive car.

Weldangrind · 08-15-2012, 03:02 PM

Old shaft drive bike = no reverse.

A current 200cc atv engine would do the trick, except for the chain drive. A China atv reverse gear installed in an old Honda Big Red atc has potential.

FastDoc · 08-15-2012, 03:14 PM

Still available. I think it's a steal for someone who can use it. :P

katoranger · 08-15-2012, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Old shaft drive bike = no reverse.

A current 200cc atv engine would do the trick, except for the chain drive. A China atv reverse gear installed in an old Honda Big Red atc has potential.

Good point. That would make backing a load difficult.

Weldangrind · 08-16-2012, 02:04 AM

I wonder if the gearbox is available as a spare part?

katoranger · 08-16-2012, 09:42 AM

Probably not in the US.

david3921 · 08-25-2012, 09:58 PM

I'm thinking that the lever should say slow and slower with the weight that poor little engine has to haul around.

...and don't put any gas in it as the gas line isn't attached.

david3921 · 08-25-2012, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Old shaft drive bike = no reverse.

A current 200cc atv engine would do the trick, except for the chain drive. A China atv reverse gear installed in an old Honda Big Red atc has potential.

The sixth picture shows a lever that might be for forward/reverse. It's located above what looks like a filler for gear lube.

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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Very cool. 8) 3 things I don't understand. The copy says automatic? I thought these were manual 5 speeds. Also why not street legal, and finally, How can it have a BIN price of only $1,000? Almost sounds fishy... If that price was real it would be a steal if a guy had a use for it. :P __________________ Happy to serve.
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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Copy says 250, side of bike says 200... Some usual discrepencies... __________________ Happy to serve.
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SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I'm sure you could get a license plate for that trike in Idaho. Even if it's only a 200cc engine, I think that trike is a steal at that price! Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I noticed it has a shaft drive. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Shaft drive makes perfect sense. I was thinking that an old ATC motor with shaft drive would be a good donor for a home-brewed version. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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08-15-2012, 12:19 PM	#8
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I was looking at the countershaft area and it appears that they adapted a gearbox to a standard chain drive engine. This has me thinking. Old shaft drive bike and a rear axle from a small rear drive car. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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08-15-2012, 03:02 PM	#9
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Old shaft drive bike = no reverse. A current 200cc atv engine would do the trick, except for the chain drive. A China atv reverse gear installed in an old Honda Big Red atc has potential. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Still available. I think it's a steal for someone who can use it. :P __________________ Happy to serve.
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I wonder if the gearbox is available as a spare part? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Probably not in the US. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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david3921 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,030	I'm thinking that the lever should say slow and slower with the weight that poor little engine has to haul around. ...and don't put any gas in it as the gas line isn't attached.
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