chaindrive to shaft drive conversion!

[furQ]

hello..right then,in the last few months i've moved to a house right by the beach and discovered the JOY of three wheelers!i've got an idea...i have a sweet motor in a 200e(chain drive) with knackered chain and sprockets and also a 200es(shafty)with a horrible engine,smoky,rattly,gutless...was wondering if any one has attempted a shaft drive conversion..ie taking off all the chaindrive related parts and exposing the countershaft sprocket then bolting all the shaftdrive bits in it's place.has anyone attempted this before?will i find a hidden problem later down the line?!any info hugely appreciated,love the site,cheers Rory:p

[furQ]

by the way just thought i'd add,i want it shaftdrive because it's less hasslle with the sand not because i'm too tight to buy a chain and sprockets!although it would be a bonus...cheers..how do i get pics in here?then i could show everyone...??thx

[burnoutboy]

I would call up a wreckers and find some good sprockets.. shouldnt cost ya too much. Good to see someone else from New Zealand.

[Yamahauler]

I think the cases MIGHT be the same, but not positive.. check out the part numbers on yamaha-motor.com.

If you make it shaft, you will have to use the shaft drive trike's frame...it will not work with the chain drive frame...

Seems like a lot of work though, sprokets and a chain would be about $50 or $60 i would think?

[thefox]

Welcome aboad!

You are talking about Honda trikes, right?

You can swap out the top ends, they are the same thing.

[Yamahauler]

Welcome aboad!

You are talking about Honda trikes, right?

You can swap out the top ends, they are the same thing.


Oh he is too..I just seen 200es.

I was wondering why he called a 200e a chain.

Sorry i cant help. Dont know anything about Honda shafties

[4cylinders]

hey, buy a gasket set an swap out the top ends. the cases on shaft and chain are different.

[furQ]

so right you are..couple of grazed knuckles later i found out the cases are different,bah..top end rebuild it is..cheers guys,especially the nz dude :)

[Yamahauler]

so right you are..couple of grazed knuckles later i found out the cases are different,bah..top end rebuild it is..cheers guys,especially the nz dude :)
Why dont ya just get new sprokets? wouldnt that be cheaper?

But I guess you get shaft drive if you go the other way.

[burnoutboy]

Yep, there is a fella on trademe who is wrecking out a whole lot of 200e's and es. Maybe he has a good set of sprockets.

I have a good rear sprocket you can have here if you want it. Yours for the price of postage. Might also have a good front, but would have to check up on that.