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Offline cleveland

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Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« on: August 31, 2008, 09:40:23 AM »
This is Harley week in Milwaukee, so there are a million V-Twins in town.  Every now and then I will see the unmistakable silhouette of a SOHC out of the corner of my eye.  This one was worth turning around to look at! 














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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2008, 09:53:36 AM »
DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure theres a few others besides me that besides seeing the cool trike are wondering:

 "Where the h*ll did that carb and intake come from!!!!!!!! ??? ??? ???"



I know for one I LIKE that setup!!!

Don't know about anyone else, but every time i stop at the local "pick -n- pull" i bring a paper template of the carb spacing for my 650 hoping to scrounge up either a single carb and intake that will work, or a turbo setup that is close enough to work.


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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2008, 09:56:33 AM »
He made it himself.  I told him about Cycle X and that they make a 4 into 2, but his was the first 4 into 1 I have ever seen.  He used a carb from an old Sportser.
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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2008, 09:58:05 AM »
WOW.....

Any idea what model the carb is?
What it came off of?
Jetting and whatnot?
He say anything about gas milage? 


I'd love to take that thing on the highway, just to see the look of peoples faces!!!!

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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2008, 10:00:08 AM »
Sorry, I hit reply befor I was done.

I am going to swing by him today and see it it's still out there.  If it is, I'll try to get video.   ;D
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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2008, 10:16:53 AM »
Yep, that's it.
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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2008, 12:57:22 PM »
Yeah I did, i figured thats what it had to be since it was a 750 automatic motor.

Awesome work he did VIDEO(with sound?? ;D) would be awesome!!

If you miss him, it's still quite a thought grabber that carb setup there!!!

I wonder what his rear wheel HP is on that thing....
I wonder what else he did to that motor... bored out? cam?

What i wouldn't give to be his neighbor!!


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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2008, 01:01:46 PM »
I love it. Get him to join the forum, I can see a BOTM winner here.

I guess he saw my avatar, and put two and two together ;)
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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2008, 01:09:34 PM »
He said he doesn't know much about "these Jap bikes" as he usually works on Harleys.  He said he pulled the head off and replaced the gasket and o-rings.  He couldn't believe how good it looked inside and said that he doubted he even needed to do it.

He plans to put another seat behind his for a passenger.  It will look like the 1930's Harley set ups. 

As for joining the forum, this guy doesn't strike me as the computer geek type.  You never know though, so I'll ask him if I get over there.

 

   
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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2008, 01:14:20 PM »
I just want one.
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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2008, 01:30:50 PM »
Quote from: ieism on August 31, 2008, 01:01:46 PM
I love it. Get him to join the forum, I can see a BOTM winner here.

I guess he saw my avatar, and put two and two together ;)


I'd vote for that one!!!

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Re: Hondamatic Trike Oh Boy!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2008, 07:22:05 PM »
Zounds, that's one cool build!  Love the little-red-wagon trailer :)

I wonder if he has problems with fuel droplets falling out of the airflow with all the sharp bends in that manifold.  It's my understanding that setups like that will tend to run leaner on the cylinders furthest from the carb, ie the outer two on his setup.

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