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MattDragontamer
08-12-2013, 12:31 AM
So here is my next project... Meet the twins

Now these two will be going through a little more intensive care than my rider...
I plan to get them stripped down to bare frame and rebuild them from the ground up.
Now this might take some time... I plan on getting the parts on my next turn around
26-27th~ish of August. And the rebuild might not happen until next summer.
It all depends on how things play out and if I can get certain things done in time.


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RDH/86200X
08-12-2013, 01:17 AM
Nice can't wait to see a build thread.
Ghostv2
08-12-2013, 02:38 AM
You must really love those things. Your in for a lot of work, but its worth it. Cant wait to see, im still learning about these not so popular trikes.
MattDragontamer
08-12-2013, 11:01 AM
You must really love those things. Your in for a lot of work, but its worth it. Cant wait to see, im still learning about these not so popular trikes.

Yea, I have taken a likening to these beasts. Trust me, if you rode one you would hard pressed to go back to a Big Red...
Mind you it's all about application... I'm not into the racing or dune-ing. The Taurus is a really nice machine for the bush.
All round it feels nice when riding. The only issue I have found thus far is it's loudness when revving up... but I just call that "bear deterrent" :D
6speedthumper
08-12-2013, 12:18 PM
Way cool! Who made these suckers?
ATC-Eric
08-12-2013, 01:14 PM
Wow, you have 3 now! Thats not fair! Send me one :(
Ghostv2
08-12-2013, 01:14 PM
Yea, I have taken a likening to these beasts. Trust me, if you rode one you would hard pressed to go back to a Big Red...
Mind you it's all about application... I'm not into the racing or dune-ing. The Taurus is a really nice machine for the bush.
All round it feels nice when riding. The only issue I have found thus far is it's loudness when revving up... but I just call that "bear deterrent" :D

One day if i come across one ill snag it up because i like to just go for a nice ride out the mountain and stick to trails. Plus i never rode a big red so id probably stick with that. Trikes are just about non existent in my area. I have not seen one in 10 years or so. So it turns a lot of heads. Hows the power on these things? I know they can haul a ton but besides that. Hell, when you complete them you should make a video introducing these machines, features, riding it, etc. The only thing people really know is the specs on them.
MattDragontamer
08-12-2013, 11:26 PM
You can see the rebuild of my first one here... http://www.3wheeler.org/vb/showthread.php?50185-1985-87-Taurus-650-by-ODG-(Argo)&p=431053#post431053

Here is a top speed vid that I posted on the other forum...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM2zAvrIDoQ
MattDragontamer
08-12-2013, 11:27 PM
Way cool! Who made these suckers?

ODG (Ontario Drive and Gear) and Argo was their plastics maker and distributor.
Ghostv2
08-13-2013, 12:22 AM
That seems like it goes a decent speed. Around here trails are rough and washed out, you can only go so fast so i see no need for a huge fast bike. It seems the Taurus would be a good trike. Isnt it fully automatic?
MattDragontamer
08-13-2013, 07:18 AM
That seems like it goes a decent speed. Around here trails are rough and washed out, you can only go so fast so i see no need for a huge fast bike. It seems the Taurus would be a good trike. Isnt it fully automatic?

Yea, it's a belt driven centrifugal clutch that gets converted to an automatic gearing transmission.
You can choose H/L/N/R.
Worden18
08-14-2013, 01:39 AM
Cool machines; I haven't seen these before. What kind of engines powering them?
6speedthumper
08-14-2013, 12:01 PM
Briggs and Stratton 2cylinder I believe. Did some searching the other day. I think it also said that they produced 8hp? That trans set up was way ahead of it's time.
MattDragontamer
08-14-2013, 09:29 PM
Briggs and Stratton 2cylinder I believe. Did some searching the other day. I think it also said that they produced 8hp? That trans set up was way ahead of it's time.

Yea, you right on most of that... the engine produces 16HP, but the way the gears work, it lowers in to 8HP with High Torque on the low range.
Not sure on the High range, but it puts out enough. It's a work horse, not a speed daemon.
coolpool
08-15-2013, 12:10 AM
That machine doesn't disappoint. It rides nice(fully suspended) stops good(discs on the rear) and has plenty of grunt to move it's heavy frame around. It's a bit loud but has a nice Harley sound when idling. I wouldn't want to put it against a BR for a pull competition.
83 200e
08-15-2013, 12:48 AM
they would probably out pull a BR