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Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:19 pm
by fap67
Here are some pics of a 444 that I put a 13hp Honda engine in. It's not quite done, but close enough that I thought I would post a few pics.
Re: Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:40 pm
by Barrie2777
It looks great Frank. The fact that It appears to be unaltered from original is a very desirable feature for me. Great work!!
Re: Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:03 pm
by fap67
Thanks Barrie. Here is a pic of the dash. The website would only allow me 3 pics at a time.
Re: Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:48 pm
by fap67
We got about an inch of snow today, so I took it for a couple hundred foot ride on my driveway. Here is a couple more pics of the completed machine.
Re: Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:32 am
by huuksnatch
Looks great!!! Howd she run?
Re: Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:00 pm
by husskifan
THAT IS NICE ,IT IS HARD TO BEAT HONDA POWER WHAT A TEAM HUS-SKI AND HONDA GREAT JOB! WHAT IS THE MATERIAL YOU USED FOR THE CLEATS IS IT SOMEWHAT FLEXIBLE? FRANK
Re: Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:22 pm
by fap67
huuksnatch wrote:Looks great!!! Howd she run?
It ran good so far.
husskifan wrote:THAT IS NICE ,IT IS HARD TO BEAT HONDA POWER WHAT A TEAM HUS-SKI AND HONDA GREAT JOB! WHAT IS THE MATERIAL YOU USED FOR THE CLEATS IS IT SOMEWHAT FLEXIBLE? FRANK
It is UHMW plastic, it is slightly flexible but the steel cleats on top stiffen it up. Kinda neat that it comes in yellow, I guess it was meant to be.
Re: Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 3:31 pm
by Cooter
Looks awsome! Please keep us informed on how it works and any problems you have as I would be interested in repowering one next year
Re: Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:23 pm
by 444
Looks Great!! What modifications did you have to do to make it work?
Re: Honda Powered Hus-ski
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:24 pm
by fap67
444 wrote:Looks Great!! What modifications did you have to do to make it work?
Lots of modifications but the biggest was the jackshaft because the Hus-ski has the clutches on the right( but wrong!) side and every almost all other engines spin the opposite way of a Hus-ski engine so the clutches are now on the left side. For hood clearance I had to raise up the handlebar assembly almost a 1/2" which also raised up the hood. In the picture, the 4 tabs that the handlebars mount to are a little taller than the originals.
We just barely have enough snow to ride, yesterday and today I finally got to take it out for a good ride. I put on 27 miles today for a total of 42 miles for the winter. It seems to have a lot more power than my other one with the stock engine. It is very noticable going up hills. I had it going 26.5 MPH on a lake. I think the fastest that I ever got my other one going was for sure 23 MPH and maybe 24 MPH one time.