Hello all. 1st post and new to the forum. I purchased my first Dunecycle about 36 years ago as a young teenager for $350.00 from an area used m/c dealer and salvage yard. It was the coolest thing I'd ever laid eyes on. Long story, but it got away from me while I was in the USMC back in around '86. I tried for years to track it down to no avail. Then about 12 years ago I discovered ebay and started searching for dunecycles. I bought three of them and several other vintage trikes over the next 2 or three years. None were the exact model I used to own, although one is very close...
The model I had was a solid 1" rear axle that went through the round tube with bearings inside it at each end. It had the JLO Rockwell 340 twin and NO rear suspension. It had the peanut style front mounted tank and the yellow seat, as well as the front springs just like the Mojave 500 versions. Had a single hydraulic disc brake....Man that thing SCREAMED and was fun as heck to blast around the farm fields and gravel roads. SCARY fast and out of control, haha, without rear suspension.
Anyhow, I have the proper frame, engine, tank, and seat. The rear axle does not have the hubs or disc for the brake. I know I can fab these up or substitute standard Kart parts to finish it out, so I'll prolly just do that. Do any of you folks know about the model I'm describing? TIA and thanks for all the great info here on the site.
And, I'll dig out a couple of old pics of my machine and try to add them soon.
The model I had was a solid 1" rear axle that went through the round tube with bearings inside it at each end. It had the JLO Rockwell 340 twin and NO rear suspension. It had the peanut style front mounted tank and the yellow seat, as well as the front springs just like the Mojave 500 versions. Had a single hydraulic disc brake....Man that thing SCREAMED and was fun as heck to blast around the farm fields and gravel roads. SCARY fast and out of control, haha, without rear suspension.
Anyhow, I have the proper frame, engine, tank, and seat. The rear axle does not have the hubs or disc for the brake. I know I can fab these up or substitute standard Kart parts to finish it out, so I'll prolly just do that. Do any of you folks know about the model I'm describing? TIA and thanks for all the great info here on the site.
And, I'll dig out a couple of old pics of my machine and try to add them soon.