here is the original thread in members corner...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=351149

here are some pics from my failed attempt at picking it up today:

http://turbomafia.com/Arturbo/joe/do...for_4years.jpg

http://turbomafia.com/Arturbo/joe/long_wheelbase.jpg

http://turbomafia.com/Arturbo/joe/pulse_cockpit.jpg

http://turbomafia.com/Arturbo/joe/trailerdontwork.jpg

http://turbomafia.com/Arturbo/joe/yukon_trailer.jpg

it has tangs weded on front "forks" for a hitch to tow it. tires hold pressure. i bought a reciever from wal mart and i will be fabricating a tow hitch for it based on the ones that were built from the factory.

i will get some square steel tubing and fab up a mount to bolt to the front wheel so we can pull it safely, since the tires hold air.

 

That thing is sweet!!!....what motor it got in it?

 

its got a dead yamaha 400cc air cooled engine now. i might try to get it running, but the thing is destined to overheat, and the popular swap is a kawasaki zx7r motor with radiator installed in the nose.

that bumps the horsepower from 35hp to 120hp.

 

a kawi twin might give you better engine clearance... also a friendlier power curve. Nice project

EDIT: Just read your other post about it... still trying to imagine the cornering physics in my mind. Gimme a break, it's saturday


[Modified by tonydatyga, 9:06 PM 12/7/2002]

 

the zx7r motor fits within the frame. there are motor mount drawings online for it on another owner's website.

this IS turning into an interesting project. unfortunately i might lose my motorcycle in the near term, but i want to upgrade down the road anyways.

the vehicle is on 3 wheels usually. in a right turn, it leans outward to the left, just like a car, riding on the left outrigger and the front and rear wheels.

 

Very interesting.... please take pics and keep us up to date on the project. That looks like a fun toy

Enjoy it..... i know i would.

 

I think you should put a Harley V-Twinkie in there.

 

how about....no.


i am moving it to my garage tonite or tomorrow. woohoo.

 

Oh come on... real Americans buy American.

Then you can get a ton of chrome, hang some tassles from the mirrors, and look like a real badass!

 

the tassles would increase the drag coeffecient. no way this thing is too cool as an engineering feat.

 

Dude! Sweet!

 

Aw come on... you know I'm joking. Besides, you're not man enough for all the Harley accessories you'd have to buy and wear in order to be a flag slathered **** tard hill scoggin.

 

photos from the move and teardown

http://turbomafia.com/Arturbo/joe/pulse/

 

That thing is too cool. Now, what I'm wondering about is how do you go about registering/ insuring something like that?

Let's say I were to design and build a car (or motorcycle) from scratch... how would I go about making it legal to drive on public roads aside from lights, horn, wiper, seat belts, ect.?

 

Good Luck with your project. Seems like alot of fun! Make sure you keep updating us.

 

http://turbomafia.com/Arturbo/joe/pulse/ now links to a journal website with updates and pics.

 

Fire in the holes! website updated.