Just Too Addicted
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
I saw this on fleaBay a couple of weeks ago.
Are these strictly for drag racing or would they work for ice racing?
This one almost looks homemade. Are they sold aftermarket?
I was thinking this would really be an easy way to drop a trike down.
Anybody ever use one?
Power User
4 Wheels? Huh?
it was an old school way to lower a trike, its not home made
80s......185 atc, Yamaha tri-moto 200, 85 200x with tons of work
90s......89 Suzuki quad racer 250 (raced 250 A class for 6 years, late 90s.. custom framed 250x with long travel shocks and a built 350x motor.... built Honda 110
00s...... chomeoly framed 350 RX with all the goodies (thanks to my bro)
2012.....Replaced the 350x motor for a 444cc YZ426
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Power User
Roostin Away
Not really good for ice racing or flat tracking. You need some suspension to take up the bumps. If your tires are bouncing like a basketball then you aren't putting any power to the ground.
John
1985 Eddie Sanders ATC330r
1986 Monstecate
1984 ATC70 (awaiting 125cc transplant)
1984 ATC125M
1986 GSXR 750 - Keepin' it old school!
1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4 plow machine
1999 Arctic Cat Thundercat 1000 (lake lizard)
1996 Arctic Cat Jag 440 L/C (ditch banger)
Power User
4 Wheels? Huh?
thing is, thats what they used them for.Originally Posted by JohnR.
80s......185 atc, Yamaha tri-moto 200, 85 200x with tons of work
90s......89 Suzuki quad racer 250 (raced 250 A class for 6 years, late 90s.. custom framed 250x with long travel shocks and a built 350x motor.... built Honda 110
00s...... chomeoly framed 350 RX with all the goodies (thanks to my bro)
2012.....Replaced the 350x motor for a 444cc YZ426
WWW.HREATV.COM
Power User
Roostin Away
Yup. But it doesn't mean it was the ideal way to do it. They used to use air shocks to put big tires under the back of muscle cars but that doesn't help traction either.
John
1985 Eddie Sanders ATC330r
1986 Monstecate
1984 ATC70 (awaiting 125cc transplant)
1984 ATC125M
1986 GSXR 750 - Keepin' it old school!
1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4 plow machine
1999 Arctic Cat Thundercat 1000 (lake lizard)
1996 Arctic Cat Jag 440 L/C (ditch banger)
Power User
4 Wheels? Huh?
at the time it was the way to do it.....now it would bad.
i never said it was smart or the best way .....but back then it was.
80s......185 atc, Yamaha tri-moto 200, 85 200x with tons of work
90s......89 Suzuki quad racer 250 (raced 250 A class for 6 years, late 90s.. custom framed 250x with long travel shocks and a built 350x motor.... built Honda 110
00s...... chomeoly framed 350 RX with all the goodies (thanks to my bro)
2012.....Replaced the 350x motor for a 444cc YZ426
WWW.HREATV.COM
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
Struts work pretty good for flat track, as long as the track isnt too bumpy... I won many races with a rear strut on my banshee..... think of it this way... If you have you trike/quad setup alittle higher in the front it will shift more weight to the rear, so the small bumps wont do anything, and the more throttle you give it the more weight is being transfered to the rear,, and the more weight in the back the less it is going to bounce in the rear.
Im not saying the strut is the way to go... with some of the high end shocks out there ya cant beat them... but a strut is not that bad,,, and a heck of alot cheaper than a shock.
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Trikein' Away
Teaching quads a lesson
I would never run a strut,
You need some weight transfer. When you use a strut your loosing alot of traction. Some of the drag bikes get away with running Rigid, BUT then you have to get the axle up front an a wheelie bar way back.
Back in the day when that was the only option ok, BUT nowdays go with an adjustable dogbone to lower it is much better then a strut.
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