Gargamel Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Well, I'm thinking.....I think its the solid rear axle that the DMV gets their collective panties in a bunch over right?? Don't think thats true either or you would be able to ride a 4x4 atv on the street. Most of them have independent rears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton eyed Joe Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Well, I'm thinking.....I think its the solid rear axle that the DMV gets their collective panties in a bunch over right?? Don't think thats true either or you would be able to ride a 4x4 atv on the street. Most of them have independent rears. Good point.... What is it that gets them all fucken knotted up about riding an atv on the road in some states, but not others??? I know here in Utah a truck that has been lifted or lowered must pass a ground to lowest point on the frame test. They don't care if its the cross member to the transmission or a piece of the frame but it has to be more than 3" off the ground, and less than...ah...I don't remember. Plus you cant have suspension lower than the lowest part of any rim. I've seen the highway patrol by my house measureing the frame height on a lifted truck once. But if you register it as farm equipment they don't give a shit. Words straight from a farmers mouth that I know. Don't know how I'd register my banshee as a farm utility, and keep it under 50 mph and less than a 5mile radius of my "farm". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyman Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I was also thinking of the one wheel drive banshee but with 2 rear wheels. I figure a set of hubs could be made that would free spin like on the front but with a pin or other kind of lockout on each hub. So for street riding, you pull a pin or something and one of the rear wheels would spin free and the other would be a drive wheel. You get to an off road situation, drop the pin in both of the rear hubs and have fun. Most of your braking power comes from the front tires anyway and the rear tire has more contact than a bike tire so grip on the back shouldn't be a problem for stopping. Otherwise, how tuff could it be to get a street bike swingarm and get it to fit? If you got one that already used the banshee caliper, it would be a matter of pivot bolt, caliper, chain and shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuadMX Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Well, I'm thinking.....I think its the solid rear axle that the DMV gets their collective panties in a bunch over right?? Don't think thats true either or you would be able to ride a 4x4 atv on the street. Most of them have independent rears. Good point.... What is it that gets them all fucken knotted up about riding an atv on the road in some states, but not others??? I know here in Utah a truck that has been lifted or lowered must pass a ground to lowest point on the frame test. They don't care if its the cross member to the transmission or a piece of the frame but it has to be more than 3" off the ground, and less than...ah...I don't remember. Plus you cant have suspension lower than the lowest part of any rim. I've seen the highway patrol by my house measureing the frame height on a lifted truck once. But if you register it as farm equipment they don't give a shit. Words straight from a farmers mouth that I know. Don't know how I'd register my banshee as a farm utility, and keep it under 50 mph and less than a 5mile radius of my "farm". The rules are just fucked up and it's because the ones making the rules have no idea what they are doing most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted August 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I was also thinking of the one wheel drive banshee but with 2 rear wheels. I figure a set of hubs could be made that would free spin like on the front but with a pin or other kind of lockout on each hub. So for street riding, you pull a pin or something and one of the rear wheels would spin free and the other would be a drive wheel. You get to an off road situation, drop the pin in both of the rear hubs and have fun. Most of your braking power comes from the front tires anyway and the rear tire has more contact than a bike tire so grip on the back shouldn't be a problem for stopping. Otherwise, how tuff could it be to get a street bike swingarm and get it to fit? If you got one that already used the banshee caliper, it would be a matter of pivot bolt, caliper, chain and shock. I've been thinking about that idea myself. Use a "shear pin" of sorts. Shouldn't be hard to do, maybe round out the inside of a hub so it will free wheel, but attach (was thinking weld, but the stock cast won't work) it to... say... the spacer found on durablue's extended axles with a hole for a pin and drill the axle to allow the pin. Get to the riding spot, then slide the pin in and your good to go. Should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I was also thinking of the one wheel drive banshee but with 2 rear wheels. I figure a set of hubs could be made that would free spin like on the front but with a pin or other kind of lockout on each hub. So for street riding, you pull a pin or something and one of the rear wheels would spin free and the other would be a drive wheel. You get to an off road situation, drop the pin in both of the rear hubs and have fun. Most of your braking power comes from the front tires anyway and the rear tire has more contact than a bike tire so grip on the back shouldn't be a problem for stopping. Otherwise, how tuff could it be to get a street bike swingarm and get it to fit? If you got one that already used the banshee caliper, it would be a matter of pivot bolt, caliper, chain and shock. I've been thinking about that idea myself. Use a "shear pin" of sorts. Shouldn't be hard to do, maybe round out the inside of a hub so it will free wheel, but attach (was thinking weld, but the stock cast won't work) it to... say... the spacer found on durablue's extended axles with a hole for a pin and drill the axle to allow the pin. Get to the riding spot, then slide the pin in and your good to go. Should work. ive been thinking about that for a long time but never really knew how to solve it. the pin is a good idea but wehat about when you need to do street drags. plus hell, i can easily light up two tires. itd be hard not to scratch even when mildly gassing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxYamahaQuads Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 those three wheeled atvs would probably be hard to wheelie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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