Casey Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Lee, was this the one you were building in scale?
LDO Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 I was looking for info on this at one time. That thing is pretty wild, and it's great to see that it has been restored. I wanted to build a trike inspired by the "Two-Cycle". It has a pair of 2-stroke 3-cylinders, possibly both fed by one turbocharger. (info on it is very hard to find) I talked to a guy who builds real choppers and asked if this could be built and ridden on the street. He said it was likely for show only. Rake is way too extreme. The concept could work with a few tweaks to the design, though. Raise the seat and tame that rake. A push-button shifter could be had that will shift two transmissions with the push of one button. Imagine a pair of Hayabusa engines. That would be SO WILD.
slusher Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Man, Casey that looks really cool. I wonder how hard it is to ride/drive that beast. Looks like a handful...
DrGlueblob Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 'Two stroke, three cylinders' ..Sounds like the Suzuki GT750 "Water Buffalo" engine from the mid-70's.
Mike_G Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 'Two stroke, three cylinders' ..Sounds like the Suzuki GT750 "Water Buffalo" engine from the mid-70's. Looks more like air-cooled Kawasaki H2 750s to me.
DrGlueblob Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Could be Mike, I can't get a good enough enlargement to tell. Looks like a Kaw crankcase though. Good eyes!
Mike_G Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Could be Mike, I can't get a good enough enlargement to tell. Looks like a Kaw crankcase though. Good eyes! GT750 motors don't have cooling fins
LDO Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 The "Two-Cycle" has been found. It is in the storage facility of a museum. The engines are indeed Kawasakis. That's all I know for now. I did write back to the guy who gave me that information. I also got some parts to start a model of twin engine trike. Not a replica, but one with similar layout. I got a pair of Tamiya Suzuki Hayabusas for their engines. Back tires are from a Muscle Machines caricature car (they look just about right for fat tires in 1/12). I do like the wing on the original, but I'm thinking of one mounted higher, inspired by Don Garlts' aero dragster from the 1980s; mono support with aerodynamic fairing around it. Maybe two more mini-wings near the engines. Something like some funny cars had in the 1970s, or old F-1 cars had on their noses.
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