new member Italian trike

[Daddio]

Hello my name is Ron I'm 1upfronts dad. Hopefully I will be able to add some positive input to this forum. I've been lurking for a while and finally decided to join. I started reading some of the threads after 1up, Hartley, joined and became more and more interested. I am responsible for my sons involvement and interest in threewheelers motorcycles and dragracing.
We have a blast racing his R. I am the photographer and coach at the races. I have never owned a threewheeler but I recently found this trike. It's an Italian machine. It is probably more my speed than the Rs 1up owns.
He took me for a ride on his 250R before he started racing it, I thought I was going to pull him off of the back when he took off. It just got worse from there. I had to check my shorts afterwards.:eek:
I may try out the 125R after it is finished.
Here is my trike.:naughty:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/lrdunlap/stuff136.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/lrdunlap/stuff137.jpg
Do you think it's worth screwing with or should I send it to the crusher.:naughty:

[filipinoredneck]

Welcome to the board:welcome: It's all up toyour imagination. If you do something with that, you very well could be the only one on the board that has one of those unique machines. If you have the time, give it a go. :beer

[Huffa]

:welcome:

Heck no! If possible, fix it up, if you can get parts for it?

Is that a cooler in the back ? You could be the refreshment :beer guy at Trikefest with that thing!

Is it a 50CC or what? What brand is it?

Does the motor have compression? 2 stroke or 4 ?

[i58829]

Welcome to the board, and if i had to place a bet i'd say with the other vintage tin around you're not a 'send it to crusher' kind of guy. Keep us posted on what you decide to buy after you see all of the options out there. Joining the site is the first step to restoring something with 3 wheels...

[chris200x]

Looks like a cooler to me. :drool: I need one of those!:naughty: :welcome:

[Daddio]

Yes it is a cooler of sorts on the back. It had a 50cc 2 stroke on it. It is a moto minerelli I believe. I could be a beer vendor I guess. Maybe the ice cream man.

[firehart]

I think that would be a neat old ride. You could save a lot of gas driving it to work.

[erectordale]

Daddio That's cool little cruiser that would be awesome for camp hopping at TF

[ATC-Eric]

Welcome to the boards!

And heck no dont crush that! Fix that sucker up.

[Huffa]

or maybe if you don't want to dick with it, raffle it off at trike fest if that's allowed ?

[3Wheelers4Life]

:welcome: that trike looks tired, dont crush it, restore it.

[4cylinders]

hey, it just needs a little clean up, and a KZ1000.

[Eric250R]

Ride it....lol :beer :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome:

[scooterroo]

love the suicide shifter!!!!!!!!! and rat fink shirt

[the great gazoo]

Hey, are you a Mo-Pagan? Ha ha, I like it! I always wanted to convert one of my many 'peds to a trike..........

[Daddio]

love the suicide shifter!!!!!!!!! and rat fink shirt
That shifter was just a prop to go along with the t-shirt. My dad bought that trike for some unknown reason. I can't find any info on the thing from the net. It is a moto morini that was converted into a trike by a company in Ada,Ohio. I think the tag said it was Pryor industries. The tag also has a serial # on it. It appears to have been sold by a wheel horse dealer as there is a sticker on it. The vintage tin laying around is my dads the 79 Firebird is 1upfronts. We would like to find a small cc 2 stroke dirtbike engine for it. Like 50ccs or so. A laydown engine would be perfect. Any ideas? :wondering

[erectordale]

tri-zinger 80 would work great in that

[Daddio]

The tri-zingers are shaft drive. But we may have another idea:wondering . 1up has been tearing this thing apart for me and we have been doing some brainstorming.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/lrdunlap/stuff153.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/lrdunlap/stuff154.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/lrdunlap/stuff157.jpg
Do ya smell what I'm stepping in?:naughty:

[super90]

Looks just like a 110 frame as far as the motor mounts go. You could use anything from a 50,70,110, 125. There all basically the same.

[Daddio]

I see your smelling exactly what I was stepping in. I will probably be looking at a Lifan engine since it won't be going on a Honda.

[Mosh]

Welcome to the site.I hope to meet up with you guys soon.
Keep that machine.It is very cool!