Anyone ever heard of a Cobra super striker 817?
By the ad, they were made by Shelton LTD in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Hopefully someone that lives up there can help you out on the company. The ad says he CHANGED the oil every year. Not sure what oil because the engine is a 2 cycle AH817MB with a torque converter if it is the original engine. Person also has dropped the price $500 so you might be able to talk them down even more. If you like it, buy it. It seems like a fun machine to have in your garage. It's nice to see the paperwork that is saved for all those years.
So I decided to go ahead and make and offer, and yes it was accepted. I am now the proud owner of this machine. I have searched the internet trying to find out any information on this machine, and have come up empty. I have contacted the town in which it was built , but so far no one has any recollection of this being built there. I also have been in contact with the historical society in the town, but have not heard back from them. I would love to hear from some one who may know something about the history. I did get a bunch of original literature with the machine. Please help me out if you can.
P.S. It runs great and the first thing my daughter in law said, was that it looks like a motorized bathtub!!
P.S. It runs great and the first thing my daughter in law said, was that it looks like a motorized bathtub!!
Here is a picture of the Cobra next to my Rupp mini bike. I was actually surprised by how small it was when I saw it for the first time. I measured the width from outside of the tire to outside and it is 36 inches wide. The length 67 inches and wieghs a whopping 165 lbs. It is powered by a Tecumseh AH817MB (I guess th
as where the Cobra 817 is derived from). It is a blast to drive, when my 4 year old granddaughter saw it all she said was "coooooooolllll"
Here is a brief update. I contacted the historical society in Wi. long story short they had no record of a company that built these machines anywhere in their archives. So I decided to do a people search. I took a long shot and typed in the presidents name and that he had lived in Wi. I ended up with a person that would have been about that age, however there was no email address, only 14 different mailing addresses, well you got it..... I sent out 14 different letters, and would you believe it I received a call from the man who built these! I learned a TON and it seems he sold them through an ad in the classifieds of Popular science. He and his brother put them together in his basement. He told me he made about 150 of these machines and that mine is just the 3rd one he is aware of. He was a very nice man and was happy to help me. This just goes to show you get lucky sometimes!!!
Hi this is my first post on here after a Google search bought up this site 
I've just brought a super striker buggy over here in the uk !
It had been tucked away in the back of a barn for the last 30 years !!
Unfortunately it's lost its engine over the years , but I think I'll go with a Honda gx type
Any more info on these little buggys would be great
Cheers phil
I've just brought a super striker buggy over here in the uk !
It had been tucked away in the back of a barn for the last 30 years !!
Unfortunately it's lost its engine over the years , but I think I'll go with a Honda gx type
Any more info on these little buggys would be great
Cheers phil
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I'll try and do them , but im struggling with the attachment bit at the moment ?
It would be great to find out a bit more , I'm really going to struggle to find the correct engine over here , so it's going to have to a compromise and have a little 4 stroke ..
Mine missing the makers plate on the front crossmember , tbh it looks like it was never there , it doesn't look repainted ...
It would be great to find out a bit more , I'm really going to struggle to find the correct engine over here , so it's going to have to a compromise and have a little 4 stroke ..
Mine missing the makers plate on the front crossmember , tbh it looks like it was never there , it doesn't look repainted ...
