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Tri-Z Pilot
10-09-2003, 09:41 PM
Found a pic of a xl650l threewheeler. Pretty cool huh? It has a xl650l chassis, tecate triple clamps, xr forks, custom burgard atv swingarm, speedometer, brake light, licence plate, and d.o.t. tires.
ATC crazy
10-09-2003, 09:48 PM
:shock: That was in Dirtwheels a while ago!

I love that trike....and it gave me the whole idea of making my next trike street legal. I thought it used the stock 350X chassis with mods for the larger engine though. I could be wrong...

The guy lives in PA if I remember right too.
slowmo
10-09-2003, 10:01 PM
Does it have a differential? It's required for street legality in Michigan.
Tri-Z Pilot
10-09-2003, 10:08 PM
No differential, the guy lives in pa, stock xl650l chassis, I think the fenders are from a 350x.
slowmo
10-09-2003, 10:14 PM
I've always thought this would be cool to build, only street legal trikes around here are either Goldwings or Harleys or those lame Chevy powered couches. :rolleyes:
NOS_350X
10-10-2003, 01:12 AM
i was talking to the owner of that trike via email about a year ago and your a little rong on your information. its a modified 350x frame. custom built tripple trees, there widened to fit the wider fron tire. i dont rember much elce about it tho
ATC crazy
10-10-2003, 08:26 AM
I knew it was an X frame. :-P
ScottZJ
10-10-2003, 08:28 AM
It looks super sweet but I just dont know how stable they would be on the street doing 55 or so.
TeCaTe_MaN
10-10-2003, 02:40 PM
It looks super sweet but I just dont know how stable they would be on the street doing 55 or so.

ive taken my tecate out on the road before ( :twisted: ) and it handled pretty good, alot better than i thought it was gonna, took turns at like almost top speed.
Tri-Z Pilot
10-10-2003, 03:19 PM
In Dirtwheels ocotber 02 issue it says that it uses tecate triple clamps, and I think the frame looks a little taller than a 350x could be wrong though
Trikeaholic
10-10-2003, 08:22 PM
who says you cant just run the registration off the dual sport bike that you converted? all it says is something like "19xx brand X MCY, Cyl 1 ccxx" doesnt say anything about # of wheels. Passing inspection is a whole other subject, though. But then again, you could always take it in to be inspected as a bike, and then change it back. Most cops, I figure would just scratch their heads, or compliment you on your creation.
AirManCam
10-11-2003, 10:12 AM
That thing looks awesome. I bet it wouldnt hande too well in the rain with that slick front tire :? Hell I would be doing wheelies past people all the time :twisted:
PowerTrike
10-11-2003, 03:55 PM
I don't know jack about Tectates but don't they have a rear differential? I thought at least 1 Kawi trike did... If so wouldn't they be a good canidate for a street-legal conversion? Pop on some radial tires and turn signals? I dunno. Sweet 650x though!
ATC crazy
10-11-2003, 10:27 PM
No...Tecate's were chain drive like all other sport models ;)
NOS_350X
10-11-2003, 10:59 PM
the owner told me that hes been in 4 diffrent states with it (i belive he lived in NJ) and has been pulled over 6 times. every time the cop is more trying to figure out how he got it licensed not if it is all legal.
mudduck14843
10-12-2003, 01:07 AM
kawi did make a trike with a diff it was a priarie(? spelling)i believe a 200cc shaft drive
on one side there was a locking nut or something to lock it so it would send power to both wheels.
a guy i know had one i was told it isn't 4 sale then found out he sold it about a month later.
ATC crazy
10-12-2003, 10:39 AM
on one side there was a locking nut or something to lock it so it would send power to both wheels.

On a trike (or any ATV with a diff.), They still have a solid rear axle like a sport model, except that its enclosed in an axle housing....its not limited slip just because there is a differential.
slowmo
10-12-2003, 01:23 PM
In Michigan, the cops would take the time to find something illegal on that trike. I have to drive 3 hrs to get to the closest public land I can legally ride on, but there are 3 state parks within 45 minutes that I can ride my snowmobile on. That's right- sleds are OK, wheeled ORV's are banned. I may have to build something like this right to the letter of the law just to mess with em... :twisted:
legaleagle
10-12-2003, 06:51 PM
I checked the laws in Mi. recently, and you are right... The differential is the tuff part. I was checking to see if my trike would be legal in Mi., since I spend a fair amount of time there. The MSP gave me the O.K. since I have only one drive wheel.

I have an idea that may work, I'll have to check with the MSP during my next trip. If O.K., it will be relatively cheap to make. Are you interested?
slowmo
10-13-2003, 05:54 PM
Sure would! It would be fun to (legally) mess with their minds... 8)
legaleagle
10-13-2003, 06:38 PM
What ATC/ATV do you want to have a diff for?
AirManCam
10-14-2003, 04:08 PM
Hmmm how about a street legal 500r :twisted:
mudduck14843
10-15-2003, 11:19 AM
What ATC/ATV do you want to have a diff for?

i would like to find one that i can put a honda 1100cc shaft motor on
short4stuff
10-15-2003, 04:18 PM
on one side there was a locking nut or something to lock it so it would send power to both wheels.

On a trike (or any ATV with a diff.), They still have a solid rear axle like a sport model, except that its enclosed in an axle housing....its not limited slip just because there is a differential.



no on the kawi they do have a differental that you can lock look at the post with the topic got two new trikes... its the praire
ATC crazy
10-15-2003, 04:26 PM
No....just because it has a differential dosent mean you can lock and unlock the axle. Its still a solid axle. Are you talking about the black thing inside the wheel? Thats just there to cover the nut that holds the hub on...
short4stuff
10-15-2003, 04:42 PM
No....just because it has a differential dosent mean you can lock and unlock the axle. Its still a solid axle. Are you talking about the black thing inside the wheel? Thats just there to cover the nut that holds the hub on...


http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=13605


This is what jason85atc250r says:


i used to have one a 83 200cc one if i remember rite. they have a regular manual clutch. it was just as fast as a honda 200x. it's fun driving around with the rear in the open position only one rear wheel has power like a car. when you turn and the innner tire lifts it spins then when it grabs and pulls a wheely.

This is the klt200 not the 250......

I know there is a differental like a car i have read other people talking about it on here before.
AirManCam
10-15-2003, 05:17 PM
Well one of my friends had a praire atc and it did have a locker im pretty sure. I know he could go from 1 wheel to 2 wheel. And why have a locker? Just have a 1 wheel or a 2 wheel drive system
ATC crazy
10-15-2003, 08:12 PM
:? STOP CONFUSING ME!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
mudduck14843
10-15-2003, 09:05 PM
Well one of my friends had a praire atc and it did have a locker im pretty sure. I know he could go from 1 wheel to 2 wheel. And why have a locker? Just have a 1 wheel or a 2 wheel drive system
thank you i thought i was the only one that has seen one of these machines
the one i saw was a red praire or how ever you spell it.
it wasn't a diff. it was a live axel that sould be unlocked to power one wheel or locked to power both wheels...
that would work on a street legal machine here in ny
short4stuff
10-16-2003, 06:25 PM
that would be crazy to floor it from a dead stop when the rear end was unlocked... you would do a donut i think... lol :D
mudduck14843
10-16-2003, 10:20 PM
some of the OLD FUN KARTS used a "live" axel...they wernt to bad if you didn't get in the mud to bad.
bakeban
10-18-2003, 01:50 PM
on one side there was a locking nut or something to lock it so it would send power to both wheels.

On a trike (or any ATV with a diff.), They still have a solid rear axle like a sport model, except that its enclosed in an axle housing....its not limited slip just because there is a differential.



no on the kawi they do have a differental that you can lock look at the post with the topic got two new trikes... its the praire

i had a praire and i believe it was a 200. it had a black locker nut on the inside of the wheel. when it was unlocked only one wheel would turn. then when you locked it, it would pull posi. i hated that stupid machine. if you had one tire that was remotely lower than the other, then it would pull loke a mother when it was locked. it drove nicely while unlocked. and as a matter of fact on the rear plasitc it said the word "differential" so it has a locker in there like the old style 4x4 trucks