how would you go about making a 3 wheel drive big red?

[rustyhondas]

need some kind of spliter to shoot power up to the front wheels through the top tube some how.

or maybe it could be done with parts from one of those rokons or whatever they call those tractor tired 2 wheel drive motorcycles?it would have a chain driven front wheel then.

run a axle through the top tube some how??

have a CV joint and the head tube?

with a compact 90* gear box that is also the top triple tree?

run a drive shaft through one of the fork arms?

the drive shaft housing would be one of the fork arms and there would be another 90* gearbox down at the wheel hub.

it would have a air cooled 350 rancher motor in it. and it would be a mudding monster.

man i would buy one of these if i could.

[Dirtcrasher]

Are you kidding? Just buy a 4X4 quad, leave the ATC alone. The only way I can think of would be an output shaft on the motor that drives a cable that drives a ring and pinion to get the front wheel spinning. Sounds like alot of work and a big hassle to me...

[Tri-ZNate]

you'd have to covert on of the old 2wd rokon or other 2wd "dirtbikes". Its not worth it though although very cool idea

[darrel632]

probably the easiest way is to wipe out the rear diff, install a hydrulic pump and tank off the shaft drive and run 3 equal pumps for the wheels, run the motor at a constant velocity, and use a variable valve for fluid drive; it would be slow, but a varitable tank when finished.

anything with a splitter, and shafts, gear boxes, extra chains would compromise the engine beyond belief, I 'm pretty certain each U-joint is equal to a 5% power loss, gearboxes are about 12% and the chain drive system would have to be pretty unique concidering that you have 3.5 inches of travel in the suspension

[SYKO]

http://www.2wd.nl/

it can be done

[BC250R]

Bolt another wheel to the outside of one of your back wheels = 3WD
Bolt one to the otherside as well = 4WD
Bolt 4 to each side = 10WD

Where do you stop? The sky's the limit!!!!!:crazy:

P.S lol.;)

[SYKO]

http://www.rokon.com/index.htm

find one of these used and adapt the front design to the red and have a killer machine then!!

[ATC-Eric]

Heres an old thread about 3WD. You can pull some info from it.

http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/showthread.php?t=28156

[rustyhondas]

i was not going to make a 3 wheel drive 3 wheeler, but oh my god do i want a rokon now!

[ATCnut]

How about just mounting another motor on the front rack, and running a chain down to drive the wheel.

Just thinking outside the box.

[rustyhondas]

that is a frightening vision.

a chain saw motor mounted to the front rack going full throtle through a mud pit.

get some!:w00t:

[honda 4h]

i have seen the motor on the rack deal and i worked. it had a 8 hp honda mixer motor on it and it had a redution gear small gear on the top and a 200m rear gear on the wheele and a gas control on the left side it had e start to but you cant over 2 end gear or you will over power it.i will see if i can get a pic

[85hondaatc125m]

How about just mounting another motor on the front rack, and running a chain down to drive the wheel.

Just thinking outside the box.
I was thinking about the same thing, but then I thought, Imagine how hard it would be to make your front tire and your rear tires go at the same speed, so I thought if you have an engine on the front and have electric start on it and have it on full throttle, and just before the mudhole you hit the electric start button, then maybe a 7hp snowblower engine kicks in and sends your front tire spinning at 100mph:p Just a though that someone should try sometime on a trike with a strong front rack.

[cj_89]

sound to me like somebody should b looking for a 250 trx frame and a 300 engine and front differntial :naughty:

[rustyhondas]

"have an engine on the front and have electric start on it and have it on full throttle, and just before the mudhole you hit the electric start button, then maybe a 7hp snowblower engine kicks in and sends your front tire spinning at 100mph"

YOU GO FIRST!

[Bryan Raffa]

heres a possibility...any things possible with time and money!!

http://www.nahahillclimb.org/2%20wheel%20drive%20with%20chop%20saw%20motor%20on %20front.JPG

[super90]

I cant imagine racing that thing like that ^ and having to start another engine in the middle of a hill.

[BigRedBlair]

just stick to the pot man

[Bryan Raffa]

I cant imagine racing that thing like that ^ and having to start another engine in the middle of a hill.


LMAO!:idea: :idea: :idea: :idea: start it before you go up the hill:idea: :idea: :idea:

[OZQUAD44]

Small motor and pump on the front rack, and a hydraulic motor mounted in the wheel hub with a one way clutch so the font tyre can free wheel when you doning 50MPH on your big red and engage it when the going gets tough ie: slow.

Or do the smartest thing, sell your big red to someone who will appreciate it for what it is and get yourself a 4WD quad. Maybe you could find an old TRX350 restort it?

[random-strike]

LMAO!:idea: :idea: :idea: :idea: start it before you go up the hill:idea: :idea: :idea:

i think he meant if you kill it on a hill...