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So I was driving to work today and saw this gem. After calling the owner I found out its a 1971 Sperry Rand TriCub. I googled it and came up with slim results. I didnt see one like this though. It has a 8hp briggs with electric start. Needless to say i went back at lunch and bought it. I pulled the body off and pulled the head off because it was low on compression. The cylinder was perfect but the valves had carbon build up under them. Needs some cables replaced and re wired but I hope to be doing crazy wheelies by the weekend.
Does anyone know how rare these things are and how many they made?
So I was driving to work today and saw this gem. After calling the owner I found out its a 1971 Sperry Rand TriCub. I googled it and came up with slim results. I didnt see one like this though. It has a 8hp briggs with electric start. Needless to say i went back at lunch and bought it. I pulled the body off and pulled the head off because it was low on compression. The cylinder was perfect but the valves had carbon build up under them. Needs some cables replaced and re wired but I hope to be doing crazy wheelies by the weekend.
Does anyone know how rare these things are and how many they made?
That one looks like a pretty nice one to me. Uncut body, handlebar, orig. 8 hp Briggs, clutch, even tires holding air... most of the hard stuff to find looks like it's there. The elec start Tricub is fairly rare. I've never been able to get real good production volume estimate for any SPD vehicle. I know at one point they were making 50-60 Tricarts per day. My Tricub is 5hp and I have a buddy currenlty restoring an 8hp Tricub. Your seat cushion looks like it may be from Minicub, not Tricub.
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