A.p.e. Dune cycle build
- Thread starter GEMINI JASON
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no details, pics of the progress or anything like that?
stuff like this should really be in this thread: http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/project-logs/10054-before-after-pics.html
stuff like this should really be in this thread: http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/project-logs/10054-before-after-pics.html
I didnt go all out and post everyday while doing this one but i wanted to share still. The whole frame i stripped down to bare metal along with the rims and engine and put fresh primer and paint on them. The engine is the original 5 hp that came with it from the factory i just rebuilt it. Put new throttle, all new cables, new kill switch, new belt, new seat. It has a comet clutch on it that i got with it and works great so did not need a new one, I was able to reuse the band brakes it had because they still had alot of life left in them. The tires i had already not new but in good shape. Here is a midway picture when i mocked everything up to test. The rims had not been stripped yet but you get the point.
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GEMINI JASON : Nice looking Dunecycle just as simple as it gets. But in that simplisity it packs a ton of fun for all ages.
I remember an event that happened on a race day in the California Deseret back in 1973 we had just compleated a fun day having a Hare & Hound race. Well this young boy of about 6 or 7 was riding a Dunecycle around the pit area and he got bucked off by the Trike and the Dunecycle took off going about 15 MPH and just kept on going and going and going and it went in places down the canyons where a rider was not able to keep up.
The little trike finally just ran out of gas and had traveled about 7 miles from camp. Only a lightweight trike could of done this and it was just like yours. So watch out they sometimes have a mind of their own.
Steve
I remember an event that happened on a race day in the California Deseret back in 1973 we had just compleated a fun day having a Hare & Hound race. Well this young boy of about 6 or 7 was riding a Dunecycle around the pit area and he got bucked off by the Trike and the Dunecycle took off going about 15 MPH and just kept on going and going and going and it went in places down the canyons where a rider was not able to keep up.
The little trike finally just ran out of gas and had traveled about 7 miles from camp. Only a lightweight trike could of done this and it was just like yours. So watch out they sometimes have a mind of their own.
Steve
GEMINI JASON : Nice looking Dunecycle just as simple as it gets. But in that simplisity it packs a ton of fun for all ages.
I remember an event that happened on a race day in the California Deseret back in 1973 we had just compleated a fun day having a Hare & Hound race. Well this young boy of about 6 or 7 was riding a Dunecycle around the pit area and he got bucked off by the Trike and the Dunecycle took off going about 15 MPH and just kept on going and going and going and it went in places down the canyons where a rider was not able to keep up.
The little trike finally just ran out of gas and had traveled about 7 miles from camp. Only a lightweight trike could of done this and it was just like yours. So watch out they sometimes have a mind of their own.
Steve
I remember an event that happened on a race day in the California Deseret back in 1973 we had just compleated a fun day having a Hare & Hound race. Well this young boy of about 6 or 7 was riding a Dunecycle around the pit area and he got bucked off by the Trike and the Dunecycle took off going about 15 MPH and just kept on going and going and going and it went in places down the canyons where a rider was not able to keep up.
The little trike finally just ran out of gas and had traveled about 7 miles from camp. Only a lightweight trike could of done this and it was just like yours. So watch out they sometimes have a mind of their own.
Steve
GEMINI JASON : Nice looking Dunecycle just as simple as it gets. But in that simplisity it packs a ton of fun for all ages.
I remember an event that happened on a race day in the California Deseret back in 1973 we had just compleated a fun day having a Hare & Hound race. Well this young boy of about 6 or 7 was riding a Dunecycle around the pit area and he got bucked off by the Trike and the Dunecycle took off going about 15 MPH and just kept on going and going and going and it went in places down the canyons where a rider was not able to keep up.
The little trike finally just ran out of gas and had traveled about 7 miles from camp. Only a lightweight trike could of done this and it was just like yours. So watch out they sometimes have a mind of their own.
Steve
I remember an event that happened on a race day in the California Deseret back in 1973 we had just compleated a fun day having a Hare & Hound race. Well this young boy of about 6 or 7 was riding a Dunecycle around the pit area and he got bucked off by the Trike and the Dunecycle took off going about 15 MPH and just kept on going and going and going and it went in places down the canyons where a rider was not able to keep up.
The little trike finally just ran out of gas and had traveled about 7 miles from camp. Only a lightweight trike could of done this and it was just like yours. So watch out they sometimes have a mind of their own.
Steve
