Some people call it Jerry Rigging, Redneckin' It, Cobbing, and some people call it poor maintence...Whats the most "interesting" fix you've seen on a trike? I'll name a couple of mine and tell the stories.
#1: Beer can, siliconed, engine case patch.
I bought a Big Red 200E and a box full of engine parts for $200 several years ago. The timing chain jumped off and needed replace. Upon getting it home, and looking at the engine, I discovered a gob of blue silicone about the size of my fist on the back side of the case, evidently from chain damage. When I took the case off I discovered a hole about the size of 4 quarters, with a "Red Dog" brand beer can bent around the hole, and the silicone holding it on. The Big Red belonged to a Hunter, so what can I really say. Musta been a drunken trailside fix while 10 other guys stood around watching.
Number Two is the most interesting fix I've yet to see. This is one I discovered recently, and I will have pictures of it soon.
#2: Kawasaki Mojave bearing carrier and rear axle under a Big Red 200E (Complete with brake disc)
Now, I can hear you laughing now but I swear this is just the beginning. I get a call from my dads friend one day, and he says:
"Hey Billy, My cousin bought this threewheeler for $100, its a 200 something I think But its got a 4 wheeler rearend under it. Think you could come by and look at it?"
"Sure, Yeah, I can come by there tomorrow afternoon. Do you know which 200 threewheeler it is? There were several."
"Na not really"
"All right, I'll be over there tomorrow after lunch and take a look at it."
"Ok thanks Billy, Cya"
That day during lunch, I'm thinking to myself "How does that thing have a quad rearend under it, unless its a 200x?" I start to doubt myself and think he said it had a quad frontend on it instead. Little did I know....
The next day comes around, my dad and I go over there and checkout the trike. Its an 82 200E (Big Red). It is still in the trike form, no conversion. As I walk around behind it, my mouth dropped and I said "Whoa, Holy trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro!" Here is what appears to me, to be a Kawasaki Mojave bearing carrier and axle under this Big Red held in place by 2 hose clamps, and a block of wood. Upon further inspection, nearly all of the frame in the area of the original carrier was rusted out, and had been recreated with small angle iron. I also noticed that the right hand side of the axle was about 3 inches further back then the left side. Not exactly tracking straight. Pictures to come soon of this "Gem in the rough".
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