dna9656 Posted June 11, 2016 #1 Posted June 11, 2016 I have a '85 parts bike, now I'll have a reason to not part it out! I'm picking this baby up on Sunday! It will be the 2nd out of 6 ventures I have not had to trailer home! She has no 2nd gear but I do have 5 other engines in the shop and winter is on the way!
Doug royal86 Posted June 11, 2016 #3 Posted June 11, 2016 looks nice. No second gear never stopped me from driving my 84 or my 83 .
VanRiver Posted June 12, 2016 #4 Posted June 12, 2016 Very Nice! Interesting Trike Kit on her. Is it home made or a kit from a trike company? No matter what it is, it looks great!
dna9656 Posted June 13, 2016 Author #5 Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) Very Nice! Interesting Trike Kit on her. Is it home made or a kit from a trike company? No matter what it is, it looks great! The PO said he found (on the internet) a company in Georgia that would build a set up based on measurements sent in by the owner. It has an air bag on each side to act as a spring. Pics later. Edited June 13, 2016 by dna9656
dna9656 Posted June 13, 2016 Author #6 Posted June 13, 2016 looks nice. No second gear never stopped me from driving my 84 or my 83 . It certainly takes some getting used to!
dna9656 Posted June 13, 2016 Author #7 Posted June 13, 2016 UPDATE! Paid $2,200.00 for her. A VERY WEIRD trip home. rides all different from a 2 wheeler. The things I noticed: Temp gauge does not work yet the fan goes on and off. Gas gauge was reading one bar below full when I left the PO's house. Was on one bar below 1/2 in 25 miles. the vents on the dash and left side shin d/n stay open. Did not get the intercom wire, wrote the PO to mail them to me. The owner's manual was in the trunk, didn't see a tool pouch though. The radio works on one station, the speakers ain't worth a damn. Tried the CB, didn't hear anything. The air system reads code 4; big surprise there. It has a miss/back fire. I'm sure the plugs are tired and the ign. wires are prob tired too.
bongobobny Posted June 13, 2016 #8 Posted June 13, 2016 Your radio issue is most likely one of the preset push buttons on the radio controller is shorted, look for corrosion under the switch. Gas gauge issue is most likely a bad rheostat on the sender unit, pull the sender unit from the tank and I'll betcha the resistor board is curved shaped rather than flat! Common problem for the shin vents, best cure is use an earplug wedged into vent to keep it open. I'm sure you know what to do about the rest...
dna9656 Posted June 13, 2016 Author #9 Posted June 13, 2016 Appreciate the advice! Keep it coming! Will be checking all of these things out over the summer....
BlueSky Posted June 13, 2016 #10 Posted June 13, 2016 Very Nice! Interesting Trike Kit on her. Is it home made or a kit from a trike company? No matter what it is, it looks great! It's called a Voyager kit. I've seen several bikes for sale on craigslist with the extra wheels.
Doug royal86 Posted June 14, 2016 #11 Posted June 14, 2016 It certainly takes some getting used to! when I got my 86 i skip second out of habit some times
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