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Offline chuck peterson

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86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« on: November 03, 2016, 09:03:18 AM »
https://newhaven.craigslist.org/mcy/5858762187.html

Never seen this before...good for a ride to Harley night at the burger joint? Oh yeah, baby, love it...peace, love, headbands.
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Offline Lannis

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2016, 09:24:48 AM »
Same concept as the "Ariel 3", the shopping-cart-masquerading-as-motorcycle that put the final nail in the coffin of the BSA conglomerate.

Good thing Honda was a bigger stronger company or this thing would have put them under too ....

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2016, 09:30:42 AM »
 Yeah , we got paid to haul two of those things away a few years back . Got one of them running with a carb cleaning and a spark plug , very unexciting , even for a tiddler grocery getter . $1600.00 seems, er , really optimistic .

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2016, 09:48:05 AM »
Good candidate for one of those Aero-Small Blocks  :wink:

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2016, 01:40:13 PM »
For an older person in a trailer park.  :thumb:   Looks like it leans except for the 2 rear wheels.  :cool:

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2016, 02:35:03 PM »
For an older person in a trailer park.  :thumb:   Looks like it leans except for the 2 rear wheels.  :cool:

 Yep , they articulate in front of the rear wheels/engine package , kind of strange to ride  :rolleyes:

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2016, 07:37:20 PM »
I can't believe someone actually rode that thing 9000 mi.!

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2016, 09:50:59 PM »
I can't believe someone actually rode that thing 9000 mi.!

That's what I was thinking too!
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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2016, 05:23:54 AM »
They do one with a full body, complete with windcreen wiper. The stripped down ones are fun to ride - there is a lot of traction with 2 wheels in the rear, you've got to be really pushing it with 50cc to find the limit.



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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2016, 05:38:47 AM »
Nice Chuck, consider it a Convert training tool.  :laugh:

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2016, 08:15:38 AM »
They do one with a full body, complete with windcreen wiper. The stripped down ones are fun to ride - there is a lot of traction with 2 wheels in the rear, you've got to be really pushing it with 50cc to find the limit.



 That is a different rig , it doesn't articulate .

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2016, 06:54:26 PM »
Ariculate as in trailer, or tilt? They tilt the  front, and there is a lock to hold them up when you get off.  I ridden both the stripped down version, and the full body version.

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2016, 12:50:22 AM »
Ariculate as in trailer, or tilt? They tilt the  front, and there is a lock to hold them up when you get off.  I ridden both the stripped down version, and the full body version.


Now you're describing a Piaggio MP3 in reverse with a lot more power.  :azn:

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2016, 04:22:33 PM »
From the Deep Deep South out in left field.  There are no stupid questions.  There are however stupid people asking questions.  🤣, this includes me.  😉 Hawaii.

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Re: 86 Honda Gyro....? Who knew?
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2016, 05:21:41 PM »
I've rode one that had been tuned in with a nice expansion chamber on it, defiantly diffrent!
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