hi.why do you need more speed?increase the speed, the thrust will decrease. on my 2*2 motorcycle, the maximum speed is 45 km per hour.in the mud or in the snow, you won't go at this speed)🤝
@@3dconceptsofutah757 do you think with the some mods to the 212 it could make it up to 45? I tinker with mini bikes all the time so I would imagine if it's doable on a Coleman it's doable on a rokon
The Rokon has a lot of drag with the front wheel drive mechanism so it would take a lot of power but maybe. The bike is also really unstable at about 35 so I don't know if you would want that@@tylersowell7460
Great idea and custom fabrication work! You could patent an entire engine swap setup for Rokons and sell them. I’m sure a lot of people who love these things would love to install all the components you put on your bike too! Great idea!
Between the foggy mountain view, and the super clean Rokon build, you are living another mans DREAM! beautiful! ❤ Great content, and earned a sub, bc we would sure like to see what you get up to next! Attention to detail is top notch! Keep up the great work!
The only one that I ever saw had a commonly used 2 cycle motor probably around 80 cc. Low to midrange power, no high end porting I have the same motor in My antique Terrel chainsaw
Awesome upgrade !! If I buy another one, I want you to do the emgine upgrade on it !! If I get another one it will be the, I believe the 1969-ish Rokon Trail Breaker . The big Yellow One .
@@MasterSumaiI live in Pa and just bought mine. I’ve be looking at them for 25 years, never thought I’d own one. I bought a 2018 that the man sold me for $2500! It looked pretty narly, but it was only dirt and grease, with weird home made rack on the back that I removed. Turns out after just cleaning it up? It’s like new, nubs still on the tires , it’s in mint condition, he said it had low miles. Trail Breaker hunter addition.
For those talking about they thought rokons were faster than this? This is the off road edition. What he has basically done here is turned this into the on road version. The ranger. That one is set up to be faster. About 37 mph. And thats about as fast as you want to be on one.
The OEM jetting in your Rokon may be set up for Sea Level. At that elevation in Utah (as you stated in reply in the comment section), I would guess your carburetor needed a change in jetting to compensate for the elevation of being around 1 mile high in altitude. This may also be the case with your swapped in engine too. Also, lube those front drive chains, that’s got to be a lot of friction at top speed.
Mine has the same Tillotson 212 electric start, but I took a different route for more speed. The Rokon DOT Ranger version has smaller(faster) wheel drive gears, I got them from Rokon but they are a common "industrial" type gear. To increase top end drive RPM I installed a larger Comet Series 40c Magnum clutch (209709a), and a (209133a) driven clutch. The 40c clutch has adjustable weights for tuning the response, a wider stronger belt, and with the 209133a 2nd clutch provides an even lower bottom ratio AND a considerably higher high-end ratio. Basically the clutch provides increased RPM for speed instead of spinning the engine faster. The engine: I wanted low RPM torque to preserve the Rokon's ultra slow crawl ability. Stock cam, add 2nd charging coil to double output, very minor porting to clean up/smooth, Tillotson TCT or TFB mechanical fuel injection carb(smooth running low end). I used a 1 1/8 (cheap "performance") exhaust pipe, but I might try the stock one (and tct carb) to see if it works better at lower RPM.
I live in Utah as well. Awesome work on that engine swap. I just bought an 86 Rokon that has a Predator 224 but the exhaust needs to redone. Let me know if you'd be interested in helping me with that.
That is possible but it seemed to rev to it's limit. The way the throttle is connected with a little ferrule screwed into the cable is pretty sketchy for a production machine! Thanks for the comment!
Thank you! So your's has a shifter now? I really think this should have just had a normal motorcycle engine to start with! Do you have a video? Cheers!
That's an idea swapping engines however also on UA-cam their's a Russian version of 2wd but the clocked that tractor going 46mph top speed. Just that I point that out. I like the mods.
I have seen mod kits for the Kohler engine: billet flywheels and cams. Remove the governor and if (I say if) it can rev to 5000 is should go close to 50mph. Can 3D concepts try this?
The rokon transmission has three gears. If you could only get it up to 20 miles an hour, you probably only had it in second dear. It's supposed to go up to 35
I rode it quite a bit to familiarize myself with it before the engine swap. Not to say there wasn't something wrong with it but it was definitely in third gear. There's no question about that. There may be some drag in the transmission that's limiting the top speed though.
can you still throw it down into the river and float across to the other side and then ... will it restart ... thats what i would like to know , please ?
@@3dconceptsofutah757Rokons where never really built for high speed. Their name originally was called the TOTE GOAT. They'd climb hills like a mountain goat and tote about 3,000 lbs. My family owned 2 of them from the late 60's to early 70's. The Big Yellow One & one Blue one.
makes me wonder about the new engine? Kohler is a reliable engine not much can kill them save for no engine oil... Wonder if the Kohler can be tweeked for an upgrade.
If you have ever ridding a real bike and a rokon you probably know the chassis and lack of suspension and brakes and crazy torque steer are the first limitations Offroad. More power will just brake the little 1/4" roll pins that already brake stock.
Yes it is a way awkward machine and I made sure my client knew things might break with more power but he wanted to do it anyway ;-D It's not really a raging monster even with twice the power. I'd personally rather have a WR450 but there is a bike for every person. I think of these things like a crawler on 2 wheels.
@@3dconceptsofutah757 I see the older ROKONS had a West Bend 2 stroke .. It was a detuned Go Cart Engine.. Later purchased by Chrysler Industrial .. called a Bee now days.. It would be fun to install a two stroke .. Better yet a Honda with a 4 speed trans and centrifugal clutch ..
How did he ruin it? Those things won't go fast enough to be able to take your feet off the ground damn sure won't climb a hill in anything over first gear
That's an idea swapping engines however also on UA-cam their's a Russian version of 2wd but the clocked that tractor going 46mph top speed. Just that I point that out. I like the mods.
Should you swap engines on a Rokon? Probably not! But it's more fun doing stuff that shouldn't be done don't you think?
hi.why do you need more speed?increase the speed, the thrust will decrease. on my 2*2 motorcycle, the maximum speed is 45 km per hour.in the mud or in the snow, you won't go at this speed)🤝
@@user-ss7jr3bt9w By swapping motors it has more speed and just as much torque. It's what the owner wanted. I'm just the mechanic...
@@3dconceptsofutah757 do you think with the some mods to the 212 it could make it up to 45? I tinker with mini bikes all the time so I would imagine if it's doable on a Coleman it's doable on a rokon
The Rokon has a lot of drag with the front wheel drive mechanism so it would take a lot of power but maybe. The bike is also really unstable at about 35 so I don't know if you would want that@@tylersowell7460
I live up in Kamas and have a rokon that I’d like to switch the motor out. Any interest in doing this?
Great idea and custom fabrication work! You could patent an entire engine swap setup for Rokons and sell them. I’m sure a lot of people who love these things would love to install all the components you put on your bike too! Great idea!
Thanks for the idea and compliment! 😄
Between the foggy mountain view, and the super clean Rokon build, you are living another mans DREAM! beautiful! ❤ Great content, and earned a sub, bc we would sure like to see what you get up to next! Attention to detail is top notch! Keep up the great work!
Thank you! Very kind!
The only one that I ever saw had a commonly used 2 cycle motor probably around 80 cc. Low to midrange power, no high end porting I have the same motor in My antique Terrel chainsaw
This guy is crazy.........crazy awesome. Nice work ADawg.
Cheers mate! 🦘
Awesome upgrade !! If I buy another one, I want you to do the emgine upgrade on it !! If I get another one it will be the, I believe the 1969-ish Rokon Trail Breaker . The big Yellow One .
Thanks for your kind words! Are you in Utah?
@@3dconceptsofutah757 You're Welcome! No, unfortunately I'm not in Utah. I live in Pennsylvania. 🤫😔
@@MasterSumaiI live in Pa and just bought mine. I’ve be looking at them for 25 years, never thought I’d own one. I bought a 2018 that the man sold me for $2500! It looked pretty narly, but it was only dirt and grease, with weird home made rack on the back that I removed. Turns out after just cleaning it up? It’s like new, nubs still on the tires , it’s in mint condition, he said it had low miles. Trail Breaker hunter addition.
For those talking about they thought rokons were faster than this?
This is the off road edition. What he has basically done here is turned this into the on road version. The ranger.
That one is set up to be faster. About 37 mph. And thats about as fast as you want to be on one.
Thanks for clarifying that! I didn't know that. This was a customer vehicle so I didn't have a lot of background on the different models.
Why Rokon hasn't figured this out is unbelievable
40 miles per hour would have been the icing on the cake.
Maybe gearing up would be good because it has more torque to pull a higher ratio now. First gear wood still be low enough to climb anything
Sweet... Heading to n Idaho in the morning. With a 2022 trail breaker🎉
Happy trails!! Let us know how it goes
Might see you. Logging all over up here now, st joe, coeurdlanes, priest lake and north east of Bonners ferry
Awesome video cool, swap, beautiful mountains. What area is that?
Thanks! Utah close to Provo
The OEM jetting in your Rokon may be set up for Sea Level. At that elevation in Utah (as you stated in reply in the comment section), I would guess your carburetor needed a change in jetting to compensate for the elevation of being around 1 mile high in altitude. This may also be the case with your swapped in engine too. Also, lube those front drive chains, that’s got to be a lot of friction at top speed.
Thanks for sharing your ideas! Yes it has the stock jetting rated for about 6k elevation. The high elevation jet seemed too lean.
Mine has the same Tillotson 212 electric start, but I took a different route for more speed. The Rokon DOT Ranger version has smaller(faster) wheel drive gears, I got them from Rokon but they are a common "industrial" type gear. To increase top end drive RPM I installed a larger Comet Series 40c Magnum clutch (209709a), and a (209133a) driven clutch. The 40c clutch has adjustable weights for tuning the response, a wider stronger belt, and with the 209133a 2nd clutch provides an even lower bottom ratio AND a considerably higher high-end ratio. Basically the clutch provides increased RPM for speed instead of spinning the engine faster. The engine: I wanted low RPM torque to preserve the Rokon's ultra slow crawl ability. Stock cam, add 2nd charging coil to double output, very minor porting to clean up/smooth, Tillotson TCT or TFB mechanical fuel injection carb(smooth running low end). I used a 1 1/8 (cheap "performance") exhaust pipe, but I might try the stock one (and tct carb) to see if it works better at lower RPM.
Sounds like a great setup! If I could start over I'd do the same thing
Would you consider upgrading my 19' Rokon mototractor?
If you could get it to Utah!
Thanks again for your advice! Is the tfb a bigger version than the tct?
I live in Utah as well. Awesome work on that engine swap. I just bought an 86 Rokon that has a Predator 224 but the exhaust needs to redone. Let me know if you'd be interested in helping me with that.
Hey! What city are you in? send me an email @ 3dconceptsutah@gmail.com
The Kohler probably just needed the throttle cable tightened;)
That is possible but it seemed to rev to it's limit. The way the throttle is connected with a little ferrule screwed into the cable is pretty sketchy for a production machine! Thanks for the comment!
the drive unit in frame wont handle much extra power
That's sick! Very well done swap!
Thanks man!!
Wow. That blows my mind that you can swap out engines like that 🤣 Cool vid
Cheers mate!! 🦘
Love your video. Ours was a lot more work to put a 125cc Honda for sure.
Thank you! So your's has a shifter now? I really think this should have just had a normal motorcycle engine to start with! Do you have a video?
Cheers!
That's an idea swapping engines however also on UA-cam their's a Russian version of 2wd but the clocked that tractor going 46mph top speed. Just that I point that out. I like the mods.
That was 46kmh. Kilometers per hour. 46kmh equals 28mph. I just watched that video yesterday. It was on the Balt 2x2.
You need a Snorkel air cleaner under or above the seat .. Grit goes right through K&N air filters with water splash .
Thanks for the tip! That would definitely help!
needs to be busa swapped
I have seen mod kits for the Kohler engine: billet flywheels and cams. Remove the governor and if (I say if) it can rev to 5000 is should go close to 50mph. Can 3D concepts try this?
Hi! Where have you seen the Kohler mods?
The rokon transmission has three gears. If you could only get it up to 20 miles an hour, you probably only had it in second dear. It's supposed to go up to 35
I rode it quite a bit to familiarize myself with it before the engine swap. Not to say there wasn't something wrong with it but it was definitely in third gear. There's no question about that. There may be some drag in the transmission that's limiting the top speed though.
I owned a 2002 Rokon….the sales ads say they go 35mph. The truth is mine only went around 23rd h in 3rd gear(gps’d)
I own a 1967 2-stroke. It goes a whopping 21 mph in 3rd gear. Would love to do an engine swap just for the noise reduction.
And a 1988 bw 350
Turbocharge makes it easier!
bruh sick video
Thanks
Next time do a V-twin swap 8)
That would be awesome ;-D There is barely enough room for this engine though!
@@3dconceptsofutah757 just stretch the frame a little
how can i get in touch with you for a similar mod to my rokon? im very interested actually.
Hi! I got your email. I'll write back
can you still throw it down into the river and float across to the other side and then ... will it restart ... thats what i would like to know , please ?
The carb and everything still breaths from the same point so it still should work the same. The owner has it back now.
@@3dconceptsofutah757 thank you for taking the time to answer me and nice job on the rokon.
I have a 2014 Trailbreaker I bought from the factory. Mine goes 35 mph and it's stock. I'm not sure why yours was only doing just over 20 mph max.
Apparently there are a couple different models, this one is geared down.
Who wants to go fast on a Rokon? You should focus on building a anti-foaming beer holder for it! I'd definitely buy one from you!
Yeah it's way sketchy at high speeds 😆. The owner was just tired of not being able to keep up with his normal dirt bike friends I guess...
@@3dconceptsofutah757Rokons where never really built for high speed. Their name originally was called the TOTE GOAT. They'd climb hills like a mountain goat and tote about 3,000 lbs. My family owned 2 of them from the late 60's to early 70's. The Big Yellow One & one Blue one.
Good point, why do you want to go faster on a Rokon
Good point, why do you want to go faster on a ROKON
makes me wonder about the new engine? Kohler is a reliable engine not much can kill them save for no engine oil... Wonder if the Kohler can be tweeked for an upgrade.
Yes I later found parts for the Kohler. Way more available for Honda clones though
If you have ever ridding a real bike and a rokon you probably know the chassis and lack of suspension and brakes and crazy torque steer are the first limitations Offroad. More power will just brake the little 1/4" roll pins that already brake stock.
Yes it is a way awkward machine and I made sure my client knew things might break with more power but he wanted to do it anyway ;-D It's not really a raging monster even with twice the power. I'd personally rather have a WR450 but there is a bike for every person. I think of these things like a crawler on 2 wheels.
Put a different main drive sprocket on...
Definitely could. It has a good balance of torque and speed now. The owner was really happy with it when he rode it
is it still amphibious?
Same as stock, you can't submerge the intake
@@3dconceptsofutah757 could you add a small outboard, or mod it to have a propeler, bit like the shaman or argo...
Very cool
would like to make mine an electric? anyone have the skills to do that? I'm in North GA.
Would cost Thousands but yeah you could do it for sure
I see Mountains in the Background what Altitude are you at? A naturally aspirated motor loses 40% power at 10,000 feet..
We're at 5k
@@3dconceptsofutah757 Your power is down 20% then . I see ROKON sells a jet for 10,000 feet 5,000 feet and one for closer to sea level
@@3dconceptsofutah757 I see the older ROKONS had a West Bend 2 stroke .. It was a detuned Go Cart Engine.. Later purchased by Chrysler Industrial .. called a Bee now days.. It would be fun to install a two stroke ..
Better yet a Honda with a 4 speed trans and centrifugal clutch ..
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Guys like should you do this to your ha ha ha
If I could do all that I’d have all kids of one off stuff
Loose the background music…i can almost hear what your saying
Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately I can't edit posted videos
@@3dconceptsofutah757
Had no idea.Thank you
So nice when the stupid music stops.
So you call it a gutless wonder and then immediately show it being anything but.
Plenty of torque in low gear but very little horsepower for get up and go ;-D
Ruined the ROKON! Probably won't climb a lady bug now.
It climbs a lot better now. Even in 3rd gear. 2nd is the sweet spot though
How did he ruin it? Those things won't go fast enough to be able to take your feet off the ground damn sure won't climb a hill in anything over first gear
That's an idea swapping engines however also on UA-cam their's a Russian version of 2wd but the clocked that tractor going 46mph top speed. Just that I point that out. I like the mods.
That was 46 kmh. Kilometers per hour. 46kmh equals 28mph. I just watched that video yesterday. It was on the Balt 2x2.