Don't want to burst your bubble but that is not a Phase III Racer. I had 2 sets of the factory expansion chambers they were an accessory you could just like the roll bar. What made the Phase III racer was that they had a dual tube frame that is there was two main frame rails from the back to the front head tube and they came with dual carbs and the dual disc brakes on the axles like the Street Legal 290 and 340 machines did. Biggest part was they used a different torque converter and a higher HP engine.
Don't get me wrong James your find is well worth getting and I would jump at the chance to again have one . Let me tell you the dual carbs were a big pain in the butt the twin expansion chambers worked great and sounded awesome and the dual brakes on the axle took the load off the chain that the jack shaft mounted caliper transferred to the single row chain. My race trike was set up live axle and used dual row # 40 chain and the Kelsey Hayes caliper on the jack shaft. That gave better ground clearance for the bolder strewn desert trails.
I will make you drool with the next picture I wish I could reverse this event I was selling my Rokon Trail Breaker and the Tri-Sport twin pipe 440. And of a picture of my race trike the third picture was a dual rail frame trike I later owned and sold.
Steve
Don't get me wrong James your find is well worth getting and I would jump at the chance to again have one . Let me tell you the dual carbs were a big pain in the butt the twin expansion chambers worked great and sounded awesome and the dual brakes on the axle took the load off the chain that the jack shaft mounted caliper transferred to the single row chain. My race trike was set up live axle and used dual row # 40 chain and the Kelsey Hayes caliper on the jack shaft. That gave better ground clearance for the bolder strewn desert trails.
I will make you drool with the next picture I wish I could reverse this event I was selling my Rokon Trail Breaker and the Tri-Sport twin pipe 440. And of a picture of my race trike the third picture was a dual rail frame trike I later owned and sold.
Steve
this guy said he had the dual expansion chambers that he was conned out of some years back, other than that, i believe it has a single carb, i cant tell from the pics about the frame stuff.i know it has the disks, not sure about the clutch. ill know more this weekend when i pick it up. for the 275.00 i think ill be more than happy with whatever it turns out to be:thumbsup:
http://www.alsportatv.net/AlsportWeb/Documents/Trisport74.PDF
here is some stuff i found on them
here is some stuff i found on them
Hi James C : Well that is a possibility and one thing for you to make sure you health insurance is paid up and wear good shoes and keep you feet hard on the foot pegs. No fun letting a foot come off the peg and folding back under the trike at high speed. I like to ride with shoes that have a heal that you can put pressure against the peg. Comes natural after a while. Steve
James C : I have no information on what carbs came on each engine most came with Walbro carburetors and I bought parts from www.grothprob.com and they sell all kind of parts even new Kohler engines. Steve
You may won't to check some of the vintage snowmobile board's and site's for the correct carburetor for a Kohler 340 engine and or swapping it out to a Mikuni carb. I know Rupp switch to Kohler engines in 74 from Tohatsu engines. My Rupp American with a 440, 2 cylinder single carburetor runs a Tilltson 44mm carburetor on it from the factory.