From a noob: What kind of trike kit do I have? Need drive shaft
I apologize in advance for this book of a post, but I’m desperate fir a part, so I’m trying to be thorough.
I have an 88 GL1500 trike I just purchased from a private estate sale for $1000. It sat for 3 years. We went through the trike replacing brakes and drums, rotors and pads, it was garaged for most of the time and winterized so is all good. Only 33k miles. I took the first test ride and my driveline broke as soon as I shifted to 2nd. Glad it happened near home lol. I’m trying to find out what kind of kit this is so I can get a drive shaft.
It has a Kafka pinstripe job, signed in 1990 on front fender. This pinstripe job is all over the trike, so I assume it’s the build year. It has The Trike Shop fork kit on it, so I called them about it, thinking it was their kit, and explained the Franknsteined driveline has a GM slip yoke welded to the OEM Honda drive shaft, with the splines ground off of whatever spline shaft welded to the Honda drive shaft and pounded into a splined yoke and a weld bead on the top. All this connects to 85 Mustang differential and a chopped pinto axle. He said is was Motor Trike. Not possible as motor trike didn’t go into business until 94-95. From center of 1310 series U joints to end of spline on OEM Honda side is 16-3/8 inches.
Can anyone help? Thinking it’s a custom build but not sure.
Pictures are at this link: [url]https://photos.app.goo.gl/EiotfxZF95EZtn5w7[/url]
Drive shaft is in this link
[QUOTE=Lee H. Mann;790341]I believe you have a TRI-WING Industries conversion.
They appear to be out of business.
Take a picture of the driveshaft and post it here, I may be able to help you.
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[url]https://photos.app.goo.gl/EiotfxZF95EZtn5w7[/url]
If you look in this album you will see the driveshaft pics about halfway through.