anyone ever heard of a rokon?

**kyle** · 05-05-2003, 11:24 PM

i was at cycles r us (a boneyard) one day and seen a 2 wheel drive dirt bike. it was short and stocky and called a rokon. does anyone know anything about these bikes? and how the 2 wheel drive works?

**3tigers** · 05-06-2003, 12:11 AM

ive heard of the rokon's and seen pic's before.never saw one in person.not sure how they work.

**Wickedfinger** · 05-06-2003, 12:49 AM

They are a classic example of good idea gone bad - you could turn the Queen Mary around in a tighter circle than you can a Rokon - but at least the engine is a Honda

http://www.rokon.com/products/ranger.htm

**yyz4208@aol.com** · 05-06-2003, 02:07 AM

ANYONE IN HERE SEE THE YZF 2WHEEL DRIVE?

**Dan Tenn** · 05-06-2003, 10:26 AM

The cool thing is, that you can fill the tires with fuel, or water. They also float if the tires are just filled with air.

http://www.rokon.com/

http://www.rokonworld.com/start.html

**kyle** · 05-06-2003, 10:52 AM

that sounds awesome, how exactly does the 2 wheel drive system work on that thing?

**Wickedfinger** · 05-06-2003, 12:56 PM

I believe it works via a gear reducer (sub tranny) fed by a conventional shaft/u-joint on the top of the front fender. You can see the chain running from it in the picture. I speculate that since theres no front suspension and therefore no vertical movement to worry about, it only needs one u-joint under the head post mounted drive shaft. Its been 15+ yrs since I rode one and back then I didn't really care how it worked.

**ATC crazy** · 05-06-2003, 04:45 PM

There have been quite a few in Dirtwheels over the past couple of years.

**KXT** · 05-06-2003, 07:28 PM

IV'E SEEN ONE IN THE ROAD KILL CAFE, IT WAS BRIGHT YELLOW UP HEAR IN N.H. I HEARD THEY WERE REPRODUCING THEM? HOW TRUE IS THAT?

**Dan Tenn** · 05-07-2003, 10:02 AM

you can order a brand new one today for $4775. There are lots of accesories to add on too. Lots of agriculture stuff such as a PTO shaft. Cool. :-D

BTW: nice squirrel sack KXT lol.

**KXT** · 05-07-2003, 01:48 PM

IV'E NEVER SEEN ONE IN ACTION THOUGH, WOW A PTO! DOING SOME FARMING! A BRUSH HOG OR SOMETHING I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE A LITTLE AWKWARD. IMAGINE SEEING THAT PULLING A BOG HARROW OR A PLOW

YEAH THEM SQUIRRELS ARE BIG UP HERE :shock:

**FullBore** · 05-07-2003, 05:08 PM

Looks like you can do anything with one of these, they do disc harrows and 3 point hitches and all sorts

http://www.rokon.com/products/accessories.htm

**Wickedfinger** · 05-07-2003, 07:29 PM

Yo KXT, I know the Roadkill Cafe very well - my parents have a house in North Conway. I've spend many a winter as a ski bum in your neck of the woods.

**chevy43** · 05-12-2003, 04:36 PM

I have a couple of them. I just got them within the last month. It is the most go anywhere machine I have ever owned. It is so fun to ride! I will be fixing one up with a Honda ATC 125M engine in place of the two stroke it came with. They have no suspension other than the spring seat and the big fat tires that run about 2-3 psi. The tires really work pretty well for suspension. There is a double u joint at the stering head and an over running sprag type clutch in the drive line so there is no bind up.
For more info look them up at www.rokonworld.com

**kyle** · 05-14-2003, 02:21 PM

i want to ride one!!

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