I figured someone would ask, that was Ray Kohls creation, it's kind of a replica of a WW2 German vehicle called a Kettenkrad, which was a tracked motorcycle basically. This machine has a big block briggs and is designed for tracks, the rear wheels (sprockets) are the powered ones, and when tracks are on the machine it maneuvers well off road, and swims about .5mph, but at least it is amphibious, all aluminum construction, has a Honda Goldwing front fork so it rides really smoothly, and it's quick at around 35mph. I have been working on it to work out braking a little bit better than I currently have it set up. There is room in the tub to actually power a 4x4 front end (like most four wheelers have) with a short drive shaft powering the front. This is the first machine I placed airbags under the front seat on, and man did that improve things. I got that idea from looking at some commercial ZTRs. More to come on this machine.
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