Posted by DC on November 9, 2008, 11:27 am
Autoblog http://atu.ca/6b81
..From VW-powered trikes to ZX14-engined specials, the
three-wheeled platform has seen its fair share of
development over the years. One such machine, called the
Sportcycle, offers a new twist on the three-wheel platform
[eBay autction page: http://atu.ca/Kawasaki ]. It's powered
by a Kawasaki ZRX, as in a whole Kawasaki ZRX motorcycle
and not just its engine. The entire Kawasaki motorcycle on
which the Sportcycle is based has been left completely
intact, minus the front wheel and fork. Those have been
replaced by the driver's seat and a full front axle
sporting two wheels. It's absolutely brilliant in a crazy,
maniacal kinda way. One benefit to this peculiar platform
is that a second passenger could still ride on the bike's
stock seat if you removed that absurd rear wing. The
Sportcycle is currently on eBay Motors with a Buy-It-Now
price of a little under $15,000, which is about what you'd
pay for similar trikes like the the Tri-Magnum and XR3 from
Riley Enterprises and the Can Am Spyder, which can also be
had brand-new for about 15 grand...
Posted by . on November 9, 2008, 11:37 am
> ..From VW-powered trikes to ZX14-engined specials, the
> three-wheeled platform has seen its fair share of
> development over the years. One such machine, called the
> Sportcycle, offers a new twist on the three-wheel platform (snip)
It's not all that new, I have seen a few other conversions that link a
whole motorcycle with an open wheeled front end.
The resulting contraption is rather longish and doesn't corner like
a four wheeled GP car because the narrow single rear tire doesn't have
enough grip.
Posted by DC on November 13, 2008, 9:33 pm
In article
> Autoblog http://atu.ca/6b81
> ..From VW-powered trikes to ZX14-engined specials, the
> three-wheeled platform has seen its fair share of
> development over the years. One such machine, called the
> Sportcycle, offers a new twist on the three-wheel platform
> [eBay auction page: http://atu.ca/Kawasaki ]...
Action over - zero bids
Posted by rca976 on November 14, 2008, 10:06 pm
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> In article
> > Autobloghttp://atu.ca/6b81
> > ..From VW-powered trikes to ZX14-engined specials, the
> > three-wheeled platform has seen its fair share of
> > development over the years. One such machine, called the
> > Sportcycle, offers a new twist on the three-wheel platform
> > [eBay auction page: http://atu.ca/Kawasaki ]...
> Action over - zero bids
Not surprising
> three-wheeled platform has seen its fair share of
> development over the years. One such machine, called the
> Sportcycle, offers a new twist on the three-wheel platform (snip)