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1980 Rokon Ranger, AWD - davidbrady - 09-27-2015 13:35
Anyone ever see one of these before, ebay item no: 221893574389?
RE: 1980 Rokon Ranger, AWD - jwm470 - 09-27-2015 15:41
My brother-in-law had one in the early 80's. He also had Rokon's attempt at a motocross bike.
RE: 1980 Rokon Ranger, AWD - davidbrady - 09-27-2015 20:11
An interesting factoid is that the front wheel is geared to spin slightly faster than the rear. This helps in turn stability. When a motorcycle turns the front tire contact patch shifts to the outside sweeping a larger turn radius. This requires an acceleration of the front wheel and higher wheel velocity! Who wudda thought! (Bike riders know to roll on the throttle in a turn). My guess, they tried it, it handled like crap and slowed down in the turns, so they came up with this compromise.
