Swamper trike

[broook]

Not too many of these around.

[scooterroo]

now that is one serious ugly trike!!!!!!!!!!lol

[mean350]

whan in gods green earth is that?

[atctim]

WHAT THE ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I must see more pictures of this strange, yet alluring creation. It's like a train wreck - i don't want to stare, but I can't stop looking at it, and to see someone riding a wheelie on it - WHAT THE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Lomax]

bet ya 10 bucks it floats :lol: :lol: :lol:

[TravEX]

LOL!!! Rice tires for a trike!!!!

[jsimonh]

WTF? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Yamahauler]

AHHAHA, am I the only one that thinks thats awesome?
I would love to ride that.

[ATC-Eric]

I think its pretty sweet. Doesent look very safe though, one fast turn and the thing would fall apart.

What type of bike is it?:wondering

[super90]

Looks like a suzuki 185 dirtbike with a axle?

[Howard]

thats one crazy looking deal there, ha ha ha I'd ride that in some gator infested waters. Surely it's safe. ha ha

wonder were you strap the beer cooler.

[sandpuppi101]

I've been around the world on a pogo-stick and ain't never seen anything like that before!!!!!WOW

[Trike Dude]

Nobody here has ever seen an swamp racing?

Com'mon "ssippi hole"

[ATC777]

That's really cool.... I'd ride that on any water. :w00t: I'll bet it would be hard to kill too lol :D

[the great gazoo]

Broook, give us more info on that creature? Is that something you found online, or is it yours? PuLEASE, more pics & info! That thing looks insane, I'd love to ride it!

[Darius1502]

Gives new meaning to the word 'balloon tires'

[broook]

Broook, give us more info on that creature? Is that something you found online, or is it yours? PuLEASE, more pics & info! That thing looks insane, I'd love to ride it!

Sorry. A friend of mine sent me the pic. I don`t know anything about it. Just thought it might be of some interest to the forum.:w00t:

[Yamaha Tri-Moto]

That things pretty sick looking. Looks like fun to ride to.

[Name Brand]

It looks like a "Karacat". In russia they build these rigs to go over soft terrain, everything from marsh to snow. The smallest ones are trikes; the largest ones have 6-8 tires and living quarters!

Here's some good pictures of all the rigs:

http://karacat.narod.ru/photo_3wheels.html
http://karacat.narod.ru/photo_4wheels.html
http://karacat.narod.ru/photo_6wheels.html

I think the intertube-tire is very interesting; low ground pressure, lightweight, would likely make the machine float in water. How about using a 200X or 250R as the base machine? I had a 200X chassis I was thinking about using but someone decided to steal it!

If someone wants to build one, this is an awesome thread put together by a creative local Alaskan:

http://www.alaska4x4network.com/showthread.php?t=12401

[TravEX]

HOLY COW!!! Cool thread. So THAT"S what Teamgeek6 looks like!!!??? j/k LOL!
I'm glad there were pics and diaghrams, cause I got lost pretty quick. I'll have to sit down and read it when I get time.

[broook]

Geeee What will we see next?????????? And I thought the pic of the trike I sent was :crazy:

[LonesomeTriZ]

Oh no. Now I want to biuld something else.

[Levithan]

Looks pretty Tech!

[YTM200BOY]

HOLY CRAP thats pretty ugly but then again it would be alot of fun to ride and yeah im sure it floats lol!!

[Chevy n Honda]

I'm curious as to what the straps are made of that holds the tube to
the wheel ?
Since I work at a tire shop I can get tubes and wheels of all kinds.
This looks totally awesome to ride !! Gotta try it ! :w00t:

C n H

[TravEX]

I dunno what they are using, but old fire hose would work. Contact your local fire department, they usually have hose that is damaged and out of service. 1 1/2" would work good.

[Name Brand]

They use strips of nylon or rubberized cloth wrapped around the "rim" and intertube. This provides protection for the intertube and holds it in place very well. From what I've seen and read the intertube is not completely covered; doing so allows high and low spots around the wheel that act like a cleat. Using nylon and rubberized cloth allows the tire to conform to the ground and keep a large footprint to reduce surface PSI.

I think firehose would be too heavy and not quite flexible enough. While it does roll well it is till rather rigid. The bigger the hose the thicker wall it will have. Although 1.5" and 2" attack line isn't that heavy or thick it would still be heavier than a strip of nylon.

Here's another thread with some cool buggies and thier intertube type tires in action; http://www.alaska4x4network.com/showthread.php?t=11175

[russell56443]

That's so cool!!!
I have been in a couple of situations where this set up would have been so perfect lol!!
Also my wife who is in a wheelchair thought it was kind of in geniuses,they make chairs for the beach that arnt that diffrent?
Anyway,Jeff Foxworthy and if your from (Up North)here in Minnesota and the surronding area,Red from the The Red Green Show would see the beauty of this machine and make some bucks telling you about it for sure!!!

[broook]

,Red from the The Red Green Show would see the beauty of this machine and make some bucks telling you about it for sure!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol: Yes he would have a ball with that. Good one.:lol: :lol: :lol:

[random-strike]

badass machine

[Name Brand]

I found another thread with a bunch of russiain rigs and scenery in it. Be sure to scroll down all the way to the bottom; there are a bunch of intertube-tired vehicles including some very interesting trikes. Also a few track vehicles.

http://oleg44.livejournal.com/93125.html

[Tecate250]

How tippy would that be? Id hate to see people run over them selves instead of there leg while trying to put there foot down.:lol: I wonder how much a thing like that would weight?

[SYKO]

looks like a redneck moved to russia!!lol!!

[moose 53]

Very interesting,looks like a lot of fun to build and run.:Bounce

[84honda200s]

they look pretty sweet. but yet ugly at the same time. i would drive one.

[Name Brand]

I found some more information on these machines here's a couple links, and it looks like you can buy a brand new one! Love the translated Russian!

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://moto.zr.ru/archive/2000/issue0001/28.asp&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=10&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25D0%2590%25D1%2580%25D0%25BA%25D1%2 582%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D1%2582%25D1%2580%25D0%2 5B0%25D0%25BD%25D1%2581%2B%25D0%259A%25D0%25BE%25D 0%25BB%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25B0%26hl%3Den%26s a%3DG

http://www.autosoviet.altervista.org/ENGLISH-automotorusse9Moto(izh).htm

http://www.izhmoto.ru/eng/special_samson

Yes, I still want to build one.
:TrikesOwn

[rally4x4racer]

these are sweet....

[Dracus124]

I think im going to be sick..... Those are some ugly machines....

[RedRider_AK]

Red from the The Red Green Show would see the beauty of this machine

Where's the duct tape?! :wondering

[Nick_R_23]

Its holding the tubes on. I bet that it would also be sporting pizza box fenders, a hot tub, and a backhoe if Red got ahold of one. :lol:

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[jeffatc250r]

Different, deffinately different!

[Rustytinhorn]

That is sooo cool. I should convert my 200 into that. Wouldn't take that much mod. Just a different set of front forks, weld on some extension onto it. Bam.. That would be so sweet.

[cajunchilipeper]

that is one wicked trike....would do great justice down here in bayou country.....right outside of New Orleans

[erikb45]

that is some of the craziest stuff ive seen. i watched the whole vid. at first i thought the second axle was just to help float over snow and water. but then realized its 6 wheel drive. the :confused: :twisted: exhaust goes up the side of the wind shield.

does anyone see a snorkel???

Gives new meaning to "treadlightly":crazy:

[tri-Z ripper]

That is one crazy machine not very narrow not a good trail rider! probably wouldnt hurt to bad to get ran over either!LOL not to good for hill climbs i imagine either with all the tread they have!

[McDerry]

Seen stuff like that in alaska aswell. The innertube tires don't even leave a mark on the surface of the ground.

[Mr.Jake]

what the hell.

[WLL]

im sure santa has a few of em by now. its hard to land the reindeer on the roofs of these new built homes without crashing through:lol: you go much longer and farther on a honda then any old reindeer. that things gotta have 9in locking rear:naughty: thanx to them things we can race trikes on the lake all year. do they come in 250r???:w00t: