D_Mac 8,607 #1 Posted May 5 So this came up for sale on a local site. Suzuki 500cc motorcycle engine on a Stanley Lawn Tractor. Looks like a lot of fun. Maybe if I was many years younger I would go look at it. Guess I can sit here and wait for @Pullstart to build one. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,834 #2 Posted May 5 What’s the going rate on something like that in NY? Love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,607 #4 Posted May 6 Maybe I'll go look at it so I can test drive it. Love to see how it goes. Stopping is an issue I'm sure. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,188 #5 Posted May 6 9 hours ago, D_Mac said: Stopping is an issue I'm sure. Somehow I don't think that was built for stopping 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,293 #6 Posted May 7 It appears you need two hands to control the clutch and the throttle. How would you steer it? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,607 #7 Posted May 7 38 minutes ago, CCW said: It appears you need two hands to control the clutch and the throttle. How would you steer it? Is steering necessary ? 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,617 #8 Posted May 7 From the look of the dead man type coiled lead to cut the engine this thing leaves the driver sitting in mid air as it takes off, like a wil-e-coyote cartoon. Acme rocket powered garden tractor... BEEP! BEEP! 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,998 #9 Posted May 7 like my friend's Kawasaki KZ 1000 I rode once. Grabbed a hand full of throttle and took 3 or 4 blocks to catch up to the bike before I could close the throttle.. 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,188 #10 Posted May 7 10 hours ago, CCW said: It appears you need two hands to control the clutch and the throttle. How would you steer it? With the front wheels in the air turning the steering wheel isn't going to do any good anyway. 1 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,998 #11 Posted May 7 Maybe you steer it by leaning in the seat? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #12 Posted May 7 The other day on marketplace there was something similar except it was a wheel horse c series. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,188 #13 Posted May 7 2 minutes ago, 87 416-8 horse said: The other day on marketplace there was something similar except it was a wheel horse c series. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #14 Posted May 8 It took a little digging but I found it. It’s a 2 cylinder CB 500 on a 8 speed c-120! I can pop wheelies with a stock 16hp 8 speed, imagine the wheelies when you drop the clutch. 2 2 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,607 #15 Posted May 8 Like I said..... @Pullstart next build. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,834 #16 Posted May 8 I have my Snowmotractor, and the Suzuki GS550 engine sitting next to it… 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,607 #17 Posted May 8 2 minutes ago, Pullstart said: I have my Snowmotractor, and the Suzuki GS550 engine sitting next to it… I see another magazine cover in your future !! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,293 #18 Posted May 8 (edited) I rode a Bugatti once in college. For the first 100 yards the front wheel was off the ground. Scared me half to death. Edited May 16 by CCW 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #19 Posted May 10 On 5/8/2024 at 2:21 PM, CCW said: I rode a Bugatti once in college. For the first 100 yards the front wheel was off the ground. Scared me have to death. To say it with Rally Champion Striezel Struck‘s words, a car have just than enough power when you feared to fire it up. 😎 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #20 Posted May 16 On 5/8/2024 at 2:23 AM, 87 416-8 horse said: 1: serious engineering on the drivetrain. 2: interesting configuration with the engine backwards. 3: if you're not deaf yet you will be 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
