Top Speed Test On Street Legal 340cc 2-Stroke Trike
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- I take a top speed run on a 1971 Tri-sport z240 trike to see just how fast it really goes. #Trike, #2stroke,
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The fact that the video was uploaded is a good sign. You didn't crash. Absolutely love this machine. Needs a restoration for sure
Every kid that rode a big wheel growing up had one of these in their dreams.
I used to have so much fun on those big wheels. I want to find an adult sized big wheel.
I was just thinking this thing would be sweet with a bigger wheel out front
Pretty much, they were made less than two hours away from where i grow up, but you ll have better luck finding one in the USA than here lol as odd as that sounds.
No dought
Had many big wheels growing up as I used to love to ram the curb with the front wheel and as you know once it’s bashed in it’s a bumpy ride haha. I never seen these or knew about them back in the 80’s. This video came up in my feed and as a huge motorcycle and ATV enthusiast I had to check it out.
I had one of these back in '71-72. They could be ordered with a Tecumseh single cylinder 4 cycle engine in 12 or 16 HP, or a Kohler 2 cylinder 2 stroke 'snowmobile' engine in 290cc or the one you have, 340cc. Mine was the 290 and would easily do almost 80mph. I had one of the first 100 they built and the early frames weren't welded up on a jig, so everything warped a little as it cooled. I could not keep bearings on the rear axle. They wouldn't last 150 miles before burning out. Even replacing the junk Roberts brand bearings with good Fafnir or SKF bearings didn't help much. The Kohler engines were not durable either, though Kohler did make improvements to them in time and they became much more reliable. I bitched and moaned to the dealer and the company for months, and they finally gave me a new one. They sent a Tecumseh 16 hp one to replace it. Not as fast at just 70mph, but easy to start and sooo much better on gas. It did vibrate like crazy over 60. I had a motorcycle and the Allsport Trisport was for my wife so we could ride together. She couldn't learn to drive a 2 wheeler but was okay driving the 3 wheeler and we could take our kid on either. I made foot pegs and a seat pad that went in front of the regular seat on the Trisport for the kid. Mine was new and it was very stable and comfortable on the road. I put knobby rear tires on it and it tried to keep up with my friend's snowmobiles in Winter. It did okay in snow of an inch or two, but in deep snow was worthless. Use a hydraulic motorcycle front brake caliper for the rear brake. You will have to build a bracket to mount it over the disc. Getting parts will be impossible as the company went out of business in the mid 1970's. Turn signal switch and other broken stuff you can adapt motorcycle parts. The speedo will be a problem. You need new bushings in the front fork. That little wobble is not normal, nor good. Make them yourself from parts you can get from a major industrial supply company like Grainger or McMaster-Carr. Good luck with your Trisport, they are fun, just don't expect a lot from an old tired thing that was always just a cheap poorly built machine.
The fact this is street legal, I really want to see you go through this thing in detail and bring her back to better than new. She deserves it.
That thing is the perfect amount of sketchy 😂..gotta love it! Long live the 2-Strokes!
Thank you for making my Sunday morning full of 2-stroke wonderment
It would be nice to see you do a full restore on it
I want to see him do a 1000mi road trip on it, lol. Better yet, do a 1000mi road trip to go pick up some little dirt bike project and drag it home on a trailer, hah.
I had a 70s alsport trisport off road model with the big nobbie tires on the back and a flat big front tire same color as this one. I was a 12 yrs old kid. It was a blast my parents had about 2 acres of land that i rode it on. Thanks for bringing back old memories. We had rupp mini bikes as well the roadster 2 those were a hoot to. Some of the roadster 2 were street legal to with titles. The neighbor had a tricub and tricart made by spd sperry rand division
I like this machine. Would love to see it upgraded.better tires better shocks. Make it safer at high speeds
You getter up to 88 miles an hour and you'll go back to 1984. Or something like that 🤣
That thing is one of the coolest rides on your channel it would be fun to just cruise the town on it back in the day.
We had one of these. It could hit 80 mph quite easy. A new (proper) belt , carb and tires will change everything.
The company also had a recall on the trailing arms. It was a support for the trailing arms in the event they broke.
I always watch all your videos carry on with what your doing (inspiring)😀
What a beauty of a little trike.
She did look like your front was going into a wobble at about 60mph.
Very nice mate. Bloody special.
Cool ride bro! That thing has a way better turning radius than I thought it would
its got a diff thats why its got 2 disc,s on the rear, it looks just like a peerless 100 diff
Hey! I had a '73 and a '75 RD350 many years ago. I had no idea these ever existed. Thanks for showing that!
love your video, i had one like yours back in the mid 70's. it had a 440 ccw it would not do a wheelie, but if you put your feet down and gas it , the front end would come up and it would stay up till you let up on the gas or till you reached top end. traded it even up for a new honda 350sl . the 3 wheeler was more fun to ride. thanks for your video.
Damn bro that thing looks like a absolute riot on the dry road, it sounds super crisp and responsive and unbelievably fast dude.
I’m not sure that those tyres are going to last too long though 😂
Back in the 70s a buddy of mine had one of those with a 440 snowmobile motor on it. We clocked it with my motorcycle at 100 mph. I suggest you do some bearings and tires and maintainance before you try going that fast again. They are a blast, but be careful and have fun.
I am old enough to remember seeing these on the road from time to time. And a friend of mine had one they road in the yard.
Very cool trike and great content for your channel! Sounds like the engine really bogs on the low end, could be a combination of idle/intermediate carb adjustment and also the primary clutch could use some different weights to delay the engagement now that you have the correct belt.
I dont think he has the correct belt..he just grabbed one he had laying around that fit better..
It's always a good thing to see a man enjoying the fruits of his labor.
I concur . He does have a bet of a trill seeker in him.
I had one of these when I was a kid. My best friend and I put a Yamaha 433cc in it. No brakes. No silencer. Death machine!
The owner of the local Kawi Shop used to rip around on a 2stroke Rupp Tri Sport behind the Shop raising hell, gd memories. I would run max tire pressure(new tires ?)& after some speed runs is a good time to read the spark plugs ... carry on
Awesome video and awesome machine Joe! Since you plan on keeping it maybe do some more videos on fixing some of the small but important things that need to be fixed/replaced. Maybe even cleaning and painting the wheels? I know I would like to see more on this machine.
I would restore this rig if I owned it, if they're not too rusted get the chrome bits re-chromed. People say its too expensive but I used to be chrome plater back in the early 89's and there's a lot of hand labor that goes into the job, the chrome has to be stripped with nitric acid down to bare metal but this thing would be stunning when complete. Even the aluminum parts of the shocks seem to non-anodized which means they'll buff out real sweet.
Great channel, always a joy riding along. Vinney says "can we get nitro boost and a padded sidecar?" 66MPH on a country road, "DEER!
HINT - auto salvage yard, think you could fill the pickup with spare parts, and get a racing seat
It's been great seeing you work on this and bring it back to life. Promise you'll get all the lights, speedometer and rear brakes all sorted out!
Also, I loved seeing you ride with your dog there at the end. Nice and wholesome. : )
You should do a full restore on it. Would make a great video
G'day mate that thing is insane never new such a thing existed looks like it goes way quicker than anyone wants to go. What a sick machine thanks for sharing your video mate 👍
That’s so awesome brother!! That was a close one with Vinnie lol he almost bit the tire 😜
It's like the good old days when you used to do speed tests with Chuck :-)
I had one like that years ago and made it for off road 440 twin lot's of fun love to find one again have lots of fun with yours bro
If you get new tires it may clean up some of the sketchiness i dig this little trike
That is so weird and I I'm for it
I’m jealous man ! Every gas can you use. DOESNT leak everywhere. Spill etc. I can’t even pour mine in a mower. Let alone upside down like you do. 🤦♂️
I enjoyed seeing you check the creek for suckers, I live in the country outside of greenbay and grew up messing with suckers every year. We used to take a 22 and shoot the water, just the impact of the bullet would kill the fish around it and we would net them and have my grandfather smoke them.
You guys in USA totally rocked when it came to what you cld legally put on the road ,uk had nothing like half the wacky inventions those 60 s Hippyshake29 where coming up with .😅
The UK sucks bro! You have to get a licence to fart, and you can only half cock them at that if you “”wear a seat belt”” or “give way to the non licence holders” OH “INSURANCE” the UK is a joke! Yet, you cross the channel in a half inflated rubber dinghie that’s overloaded to chit and lose a couple passengers on the way you get rewarded with a house and car and every other benefit you could desire... DON’T push that fart though! Nothing Great about Britain now my friend. 😢
Amazingly they allow this and the Polaris Slingshot on the road, but not Japanese KEI cars - until they are 25yo
heh, I built a go cart in the 70's from an I-frame, my Dad helped me with fabricating rear live axle bearing blocks, made my own 1/4 inch plate 8hp engine mount with a giant 1/2 drill that (to a kid) seemed was the size of a jackhammer, put in angle iron floor and sheet pans -- thing went 53mph and it had hard front tires with no suspension and steering link that was just bent round rod. Most terrifying experience ever as it rattled and vibrated down the bumpy dirt road. complete blast though
It really looks like a Drag bike ❤ I like it brother Vin
Looks wicked fast! Thanks Joe!
the 70s were wild, cool ride! lov when vinnie runs with u
The guy you passed probably was thinking What the Heck? It'd be good to get 1 bag of groceries, along with cruising around.
Every time you went flying past your trailer I was picturing that dry rotted front tire blowing and you launching up your trailer ramp and doing a face plant into your tailgate.
That thing looks like absolute fun!
ROADTRIP! Vegas, Baby!!!
I like that you are now checking thing's, so you don't wipe out for all to see. So we have you for future video's and not a hospital visit
New flex capacitors and a bit of dial her in. Sweeeettttt. This is a beaut . I found one he sold it for 15 thousand Canadian. Hard to find these. Enjoy and thanks for sharing the glory.
That has got to be the goofiest fuckin thing I have ever seen and I love it
Be careful on curvy roads with that. That front wheel will want to push through turns. I was riding behind a friend and watched him going straight even though I could see him turning the handlebar left, the way the road turned. He ended up in a corn field. Was lucky it happened where it did.Whoop!
A back heater lol. I had the smaller version of the tri sport. Had a 5hp Briggs on it. One day it caught on fire while I was riding. Talk about back heater lol thanks that sparked that memory. 😂 I wasn't hurt and my dad put the fire out but we had to get a new motor. Lol good times
Always a learning moment. While I miss the ATV/Dirtbike ride through the woods, branches slapping you in the face. More fun than the VW Dunebuggy? Now if you had done an LS1 swap or nitro injection on the dune buggy. When you stopped to tinker, it reminded me of my first cars (cheapies).
It needs some all season tires mounted on it for riding it in any weather then Joe. You might half order them in from like Coker tires.,or some other type of tire dealers store for street use.&etc. As one set-up for it.
That thing needs a good 34mm Keihin, a pipe, real road tires and a modern suspension upgrade(inverted forks!!!) and it will de even more fun and safer at speed. I love this thing buddy, being it's street legal is soooo dope!!!
That thing does look kind of sketchy to drive! Great video, Joe, thank you!
In my neighborhood we took Polaris sno-mobile motors and put them on go carts, one kid took two chainsaws and synced them. Not a lot of torque so h the saws but on a long stretch of road it would really get cooking.
Cruising down a beach road would be a blast.
Pull out that half link from the chain and replace the spring on the tensioner and lube the chain while your in there. Then get a new front tire mounted and balanced and your golden!
There used to be one of these in the museum inside the casino in Laughlin NV. I always thought you be nuts to ride one......well I guess you proved me right lol
My dad sold these in the 70s.they make an offroad version which was a blast as a kid.
It would be so cool to road trip that thing. I want one so bad now because of your videos.
Fun to watch people risk there lives for us you tubers. Lol. Ya we hope you keep it and fix it up for us. I was just thinking of a Vinny box so he can go with. They make doggles for dogs, so funny. Thanks again for sharing.
My uncle had a Tri-Cat not sure who built those in the mid 70’s it had a Tecumseh motor, us kids lined up and rode the 💩 outta that thing, thanks for the memories ✌️🇺🇸
Wow, Tecumseh - there is a name I've not heard in a while. Used to rebuild Tennant sweepers/scrubbers that occasionally contained Tecumseh engines
@@thebigguy8306 i know, so many things that were familiar go away too soon, planned obsolescence means building junk now I guess. I messed with a few scrubbers, they get abused worse than anything in the warehouse even the lifts, and that sour water? I could never get used to it but hey, we kept them running right ? ✌️🇺🇸
Obviously finish the rear brakes, then I would put some tires on the rear that are about 2" larger in diameter, in the front I'd want the largest diameter i could get without causing the front end to sit real high (the really sweet setup would be a shorter inverted front fork with wheel, brake, and tire all sourced from a sportbike). The larger diameter would increase stability especially when going over bumps which combined with a steering stabiizer will get rid of a lot of twitchyness. Then once it feels safer some porting on the cylinder, a high compression head gasket, a quality aftermarket expansion chamber and pipe, along with a little more carb and you can easily push 100. In fact if you get creative and work some reed valve/blocks to help tune scavenging even better you could put it well over 100. Of course at some point you just take a Yamaha Banshee back half plus Engine /trans assembly with some aftermarket parts and go hit 130 mph in the 1/4 mile with an 11 second ET....
I think that would be awesome.
I'm 52 years old and honestly I have not accomplished many of the things I thought I would have by now but I can say Ive wasted a lot of time and most of my money making things go faster, most of the time a lot faster, than they should ever go. I specialized in Harleys, from street hot rods to drag bikes to Top Fuel Nitro Harleys. Ive won, Ive set records, had fun, got hurt, gone broke, got old. Now I've scaled back. Ive glot a Baja Warrior Minibike (the fat tire minibike at tractor supply or several other outlets ) that had a 196cc single with 6 hp stock and a 24 mph top speed and stuffed a modified 16 hp Briggs and Stratton Vanguard Vtwin (about 22 hp after modifications )that currently tops out at 78. My goal is 100 with no multispeed transmission and once I meet that then i get serious and put the 5 speed Honda transmission in it and more modifications to the engine, frame, front end, etc... and see how fast I can go while keeping some resemblance to a minibike. If you want to see a video I have a single video on my UA-cam channel, dou a UA-cam Search for Buck Kowalski. Its a pretty cool (I think so anyway ) 36 second video that shows a bit of what I'm doing with a nice smoky tire burning burn out and a fairly high speed pass by the camera. If you watch it Id appreciate it if you let me know in the comments what you thought about it and what content youd like to see. Thanks.
My dad had one of these with a yamaha r6 motor on it with suicide shift thing was scary
I was waiting for that beast to take off when he was pull starting it I had a 2 seat go cart with 5hp Briggs on back that I once started and it took off without me the centrifugal clutch was toast and I held onto the recoil handle for dear life as the front wheels spun left to hard right and dead ahead I was dragging thru gravel till finally struck a tree trunk then climbed straight up and choked itself out!!😂😂 I later discovered a little metal strap by foot pedal that was for starting it alone the E BRAKE live and learn lol...oh and love this trike is bad a$$!!
I remember these. They were always wrecked tho. Be careful, we used to call em widowmakers. They like to tip.i would suggest wearing a helmet on any maiden voyages tho. It does seem like they used to have more zip bottom end tho. Used to pull a wheelie pretty easy. I would just fabricate any old brake caliper on there. Maybe off an old parts bike.
"Fantastic"
Didn't know there was street legal
version.
My dad bought me the little go-cart
style one.
When I was kid for a 100 bucks at a yard sale.
No suspension, little 8hp Tecumseh
that I blew up,
because I tied a string to the govner.
Then later replaced with a 220cc out of a SkiDoo Snow Pony.
Top speed after the swappins.
Clocked by my Dad following me in his ole blue Ford.
73mph
That top speed was also a secret between me and my Old Man.
I was ten at the time, and my Mom
sure as hell wouldn't a been to happy 😉
Without any major upgrading and doing 65.7mph, I don't doubt fixing that trike up would make it do 100 miles per hour. Thats crazy for such an older machine, nice find!
I LOVE this thing!! I'd totally daily it year round 😄
Man, that looks like so much fun. It would be a lot less sketchy feeling if you welded some bars on for foot pegs outside the wheel. That way you don't have so much additional, and awkward, steering input from having your feet on the wheel pegs
Jackshaft gears and chains were always my battle as well lol
I was told the rear are snowmobile disc brakes, check a few from the 74 era and see if you can find a match.
They also had rear fiberglass fenders over the wheels.
I swear my heart missed a beat when Vinny was running close to the back wheels.
A new spring from any hardware store should only be a few bucks to fix the chain tensioner. I’d get it tagged and insured so you can take it to the store. It would be funny to see how many cops pull you over for riding around town.
70 sounds about right... Not sure if it was that exact model but we built a Dune buggy thing back in the day in high school basically cut the back end off of one of those added a roll cage and a couple front tires with suspension and a steering wheel basically... It had had 340 to, we had really good carburetors on it... And it was fast... extremely fast! Our teacher said we could only push the pedal down about a quarter throttle or so... It was just too much! Our football coach was always sneaking over to the shop and checking on the project when we were building it asking when you're going to get it done. He was always interested in it, saying he would test it if we ever got it done. Well we already knew how fast it was already and when we threw the football coach in hes like is it fast??? We were like oh no no it's pretty slow just floor it have some fun it's pretty mild... Well coach put on a football helmet on lol and he punched it he rocketed from one end of the practice field to the other In like a split 2nd, he turned it sideways and about rolled it... Came back and said oh so it's pretty mild huh... 🤣😂🤣
I think you win the guy with the most toys wins award.
Another 🔥 video as usually.
1960'S thru 1970'S set-up on that to work. Unless you can get the newer speedo cables that come with those conversion kits for older speedo adapter inserts in the kits.
That chain tensioner takes A bolt like A older vehicle battery tie down J-bolt with A coil spring on A plate bracket booted onto the are where the sprocket are is on it Joe.
Would love to see you cruise some backroads on that thing
Sweet!! Your ready for Isle of Man now!!!
Nice trike dude🎉
66 mph, nice and fricken dangerous 😮
I was waiting for the new video! And nobody cares about who's first!
Amend. ❤
Guys, a buddy of mine used to daily drive one of these things ! Of course he only lived about 8 miles from work. I doubt that he got it much over about 50 mph , but it would do more. Steering got squirrelly over that though.
Great job I see your sporting a new shirt!😂
Rode these back in 1970s. Dirt track speedway in calgary alberta rented out a bunch of these to anyone who could pay!
Time for a trampoline spring and a pre stretched chain lol crazy thing that is buddy.
Great video! I think you should restore that, and get another to restore so you and your wife can ride around in the summer with them!!
Never seen one before, that thing is awesome
I had the 5hp Briggs & Stratton tri sport. I had a fishing line rigged to bypass the governor. It was like hitting the nitrous button before I knew what that was.
Awesome where is Vinnie what a great dog❤
Also get vinnie a little orange helmet. When you get the basket
Seldom do we see the thrill-seeker . Good advertising if he sells it.
Now I worry about when he takes those water amphibious things he bought to the lake, hope he can swim!
Reminded of when I bought a used car, my dad would say "hope you have a good pair of shoes and money on your bus pass."
Interesting video. Fun watching it zoom around at highway speeds without flying apart in a hail of shrapnel. One thing though. You came dangerously close to running over your dog on a few occasions riding around the property. Maybe keep him in the house when you do that for safety's sake. I'd hate to see him get hurt.
as a fellow wisconsinite i approve this rig lol
Didn’t think you owned blue jeans joe. Great video.!
Man I would love to have that to ride around town. Love it😊
I would really love to see a full restoration of that thing
damn that things cool
Faster than I would have dared!👍👍👍