About to pull the trigger on a Lehman C50- should somebody stop me?
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1) a living Hell -why, oh why, did I not opt for Brand X?
2) no big deal -it’s just a Ford rear end, and there are plenty of corpses to feast on.
3) a constant threat looming on the edge of consideration akin to cancer.
4) of no concern- this thing never breaks, and I plan to ride it into the tarmac.
The Lehman Mistake?
About to pull the trigger on a Lehman C50- should somebody stop me?
My opinion, with next to none in availability of parts and little expertise around. I won't do it!
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...Don't buy it....
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I agree, keep looking you may find a better trike.
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In my opinion I would NOT buy something for which there is no longer any support.
Lehman trikes are out of business and parts for them are hard to find.
Plenty of other trikes out there.
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You may want to see if this craigslist seller has the white and blue GL1500 trike in the background available. https://houston.craigslist.org/mcd/d...441281654.html
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Confusing listing- title mentions the trike, then all the pictures are of a bike, save the one with a trike in the background. Thanks for the spot- sent an inquiry.
The trike in question supposedly has less than 9k miles on it; my notion would be to double that figure this year, sell it the next. At $5k USD, I’m not sure what I could touch for a similar price. Still, I’d rather not sink treasure into a hope-cycle- if we just had a parts list for critical seals and the like, I might could stomach the risk.
Things like bearings and seals are seldom proprietary. They usually are numbered or you can go by dimensions. It's really going to be what your ability is. If you have to hire someone to work on it, well not so good. I believe the c50 is only 800 cc so a little down on power. But the biggest hurdle is if you're hesitant to buy it then the next guy may be too.
Located a service manual that unobscures a few key points- enough that to start on a parts list to pack in a repair kit; if broken down, at least there might then be recourse. (Find the manual here: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/16...ramp-2009.html ) Anybody know if the Tramp “features” a custom weak-link in the transmission, like the Monarch does?
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