SITE UPDATED ON 05-21-09
This 1973 Chaparral Mini Cycle is located north of Duluth, MN.
Ran and rode great until the clutch started acting up. I do have
the parts to fix it. This is a complete machine with many, many
extra parts new and old. Clearing out all bike parts. I do have
some manuals for this bike as well. Decent offer's will be
considered. If you are interested or have questions, please
click on the contact link below and E-Mail me.
This ATV is an ideal hunting partner on any continent:
This Chaparral illustrates the most popular
ATV type--the 6-wheeler:
Accessories available: Convertible top, windshield,
rear seat pad, trailer, hitch, camouflage cover and
regular cover:
CHAPARRAL: A bird of the Cuckoo family, noted for running
with great speed.
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"WELCOME"
Welcome to a site dedicated to the Chaparral Six Wheeler. Since
starting this site we have had the opportunity to corespond with
some very helpful people. We really appreciate all the help, and
hope in time we will be able to offer a useful website for Chaparral
owners and admires of the Chaparral six wheeler.
Please keep checking back to see if we've added more. We're always
looking for thing's to post.
Pictured above is our 1970 Chaparral. We bought this machine in
the early 90's, and drove it quite a bit with a friend of our's who drove
an Argo. While out riding one day the engine quit. We ended up
burning a hole in the piston. After rebuilding the complete engine,
we drove it for a little while, then put it under cover. It's been in
storage for the last Eleven years.
We're always looking for literature or advertising about the Chaparral
Six Wheeler. If you have anything you would like us to post, please
contact us. We would even appreciate copies of anything. Any
information you can pass on about these machines is appreciated.
If you have one we sure would love to see picture's of it.
We are also still trying to locate some Chaparral Six
Wheeler parts as well as Some Chaparral Mini-Cycle parts.
Please contact us with what you may want to get rid of.
"SPECIFICATIONS"
1. WIDTH: 55 inches
2. HEIGHT: 36 inches
3. LENGTH: 96 inches
4. CHAINS:
Wheel: No. 40
Transmission: No. 50
5. WHEELBASE: 54 inches
6. LOAD CAPACITY: 550 lbs
7. ENGINE: Rockwell JLO L295
8. WEIGHT: Approximately 550 lbs
9. CARBURETOR: Tillotson Model HR-87A
10. FUEL CAPACITY: Approximately 8 gallons
11. BATTERY: Gould 12 volt, 32 amps, "non-spill"
12.TIRES: Firestone, 11.00 x 20.00, "new composition"
13. SEATING CAPACITY: 2 adults, 2 children or 3 adults
14. TORQUE CONVERTER: Salsbury model 700, torque sensitive
15. BODY: Vacum formed ABS Cycolac with Korad protective film
16. TRANSMISSION: Warner Gear-Division of Borg Warner ASI-T20
SOLD FOR:Approximately $1,600.00 to $1,700.00
"WIRING"
If you need to figure out that wiring problem on your Chaparral
Six Wheeler, or maybe a similar machine, click on the wiring
diagram above to get a good copy of a schematic. This diagram is
for an earlier model single cylinder 295 JLO engine.
"HISTORY"
The history of the Chaparral six wheeler seems to be somewhat
elusive. Finding someone who has any facts on these machines is
without a doubt very difficult. Recently I had the opportunity to talk
with a person who was involved in the assembly and distribution of
the Chaparral six wheeler; I was able to learn a few things about this
machine. Having been built and sold over 36 years ago, some of the
dates were a little difficult to recall.
Built in the building that is now home to the “Denver Post”, the first
Chaparral six wheeler rolled out of the shop in 1969. I was told the
early versions of this six wheeler were Orange in color. Starting in
1970 until the end of their production in 1972, the Chaparral was
white in color. This machine was only manufactured for
approximately four years. A great majority of these machines were
sold in Louisiana and Texas, mostly to duck hunters.
The reason given for such a short span of production was basically
the technology at the time of development. When this machine was
developed, the only engines available were the Two / Stroke snowmobile
engines. These engines proved to be too powerful for the rest of the drive
train. Maintenance became a huge factor to the demise of this vehicle.
The loud engine noise produced by these machines was also a huge
draw back to sales.
If you can add anymore to the history of the Chaparral Six Wheeler
or correct anything I have written here, please let me know.
