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Thread: Picked up a Briggs powered trike today... what is it?

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    Picked up a Briggs powered trike today... what is it?

    So I was browsing Craigslist (I really have to stay off of there lol) and saw this advertised for $40. How could I not buy it??

    It came with an 8hp Briggs snowblower motor but it has pulleys on it that are going to be a HUGE pain to remove... don't think I'm going that route anyways.

    Tires are awesome... no dry rot at all! They are all Carlisle brand and look original

    Plastics are there and in OK shape.

    Seat is from a Honda motorcycle and isn't attached... going in the trash. Need to find something that fits.

    My plan is to put some dirt bike handlebars & controls on it, change out the rear gear for something a little smaller (so I'm not just doing wheelies all the time lol), and put a 250cc or so dirtbike/ATV motor on it. Motorcycle engines are much more plentiful but the gearing isn't right.

    Thoughts? I know tons of companies made these but is there anything here that might be able to identify it by? I did do a search but most the pics in the threads I found were long gone.

    The front fender and food peg design (or lack thereof lol) make me think this isn't a Manco... unless they had many different models.

    More pics here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...n7/briggs_atc/

    Last edited by aaron7; 11-28-2010 at 01:20 PM.

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    That thing is designed for a horizontal shaft motor... I would stick with it. It looks kinda cool though... it's different

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    Motorcycle engines are horizontal shaft too haha

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    Found another!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLl6WMoc9Wo

    They seem to think it's a Manco. Now I can see why my drive gear is mounted in the middle and not the side like a go cart... this uses a torque converter.

    I can also see I'm missing a lot of parts!

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    That thing looks like it's a cool cruiser!
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    The frame is blue... It must be a Tiger.......? LOL
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    save the picture if you want it as Im just stealing hosting from the ad on craigslist

    Looks like the wheeler in question to me. I just saw this and yours looked familiar. I think they are the same.

    Made by total performance.

    http://buffalo.craigslist.org/rvs/2078905281.html
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    "Tires are awesome... no dry rot at all! They are all Carlisle brand and look original "


    Carlisle...the last tire you will ever have to buy

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    It looks like part of a Manco Quester.

    Use that 8hp Briggs engine if you can.

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