883 trike

[BOB CAT]

whoops, i accidently posted on the honda spot , anyway any body trike a chain drive 883 hugger?

 

[Ol' Grey]

Welcome aboard ThumbUp.......Here's one thread to check out, but the choice is ultimately your's to make.........

http://www.triketalk.com/forum/harley-trikes/8400-trike-wife-883-1200-sporty.html

 

[BOB CAT]

actually ive already got the swingarm and rearend in ,im wondering about countershaft sprocket and shocks.THANKS.

 

[Ol' Grey]

*bump*........Sorry for my misunderstanding. Maybe some of the home builders can offer you some input. (I don't build or own trikes, only maintain one for a friend)

 

[Nauga Mok]

Whose swing arm & axel are you using? Frankenstein's?? By "counter shaft sprocket" are you referring to the transmission sprocket that drives the rear wheel/axel? That SHOULD remain the same if the number of teeth on the axel sprocket & stock rear wheel sprocket are the same. Stock rear shocks should work, however heavier spring rates are available from Progressive.

NM

 

[BOB CAT]

I bought a kit from a place in florida ,she doesnt have a clue i found out after . Its a solid axel they made the swingarm from a cut off rebuilt stock arm ,i had to fix because it didnt fit the axel. Anyway the countershaft sprocket needs to move to the right 3/4 to 1'' to line the chain up,and the shocks are going to have to be spaced away from the bike about an inch or relocate the mounts on the arm ive already cut off their rediculous mounts anyway. I just wondered what other people did, you can flip the sprocket over and gain about a1/2'' , and i see now you can buy offset sprockets but theyre spendy i want to get it right the first time. Thanks.

 

[Nauga Mok]

Oh, YIKES! With kits from the major trike kit manufacturers, the axels are where they're supposed to be & every thing lines up right with their recommended install brackets IF required. Sounds like your axel isn't mounted where it should be in the swing arm or it's made for a different bike than you have. You say you had to re-do the mounting between the axel & swing arm -- it's still not right. What you're calling the "counter shaft" is the out put shaft of the transmission & that does not move unless you move the whole transmission, which you can't do on a Sportster. Transmission case is part of the engine block on Sportsters -- unlike on the big twins. You might try the off set drive sprockets made for using with wider rear tires. As you said, they're "spendy", but may be your only hope unless you reposition the axel in the swing arm. How 'bout a picture of how things are lining up? If we can see what the problem is, it might be easier to come up with remedies.

NM

 

[BOB CAT]

I could have slid the axel to the left and lined the chain up but it wouldnt be centered under the bike . As far as i know these axels are all the same you just flip it over for abig twin.