I bought this bike for $800 from an 80yr old that dropped it at the stop light and shattered his leg, it sat for a number of years under a tarp in his front yard. When I brought it home I changed all the fluids, plugs, lube the cables…Blah blah blah and started it…Carbs were too far gone but it would idle and sounded nice. I had a rock’n VS750 and an old 86’ Yamaha FJ1200 on the road so I haven’t been in a rush to get it on the road.
Russell Mitchell built a trike on the biker build off and I fell in love with it way back in 2004 I think, I eventually forgot about it. I went to Vegas last year and Affliction Clothing had a Trike in the show room and the need for a trike came back like gangbusters.
I want this trike to be ridable, overstated, minimal and unforgettable. The rear tires are Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R 29 x 18 x 20 and the required rims are 20 x 15.
I have the differential out of a 1994 fox body mustang. 8.8 with 2.66:1 ratio, also has posi trac which will have to go if I plan on turning. I’m going to try no fenders and see if I can get away with it. The frame, tank and differential will be painted/powder coated in blue chrome, the tank will be custom and larger than stock and be part of the body work. The differential will be stripped and shortened, new 5 bolt axles with disk brakes.
The front end will be raked by 6 degrees and lengthened by 6”. I’m going to take the controls off the steering and set them up like a car, gas, brake and hand shifter on the right and the clutch on the left. No suspension on the rear, a spring mounted seat is all for better handling.
So that is as far as I have planned, I’m not sure about the final gear ratio with the 2.66:1 and the 29" tires or how I’m hooking the drive shaft up or the steering in relation to the tank etc.. I’m hoping there is a lot of smart people here to keep me on track.
I’ll post pictures as we go
Russell Mitchell built a trike on the biker build off and I fell in love with it way back in 2004 I think, I eventually forgot about it. I went to Vegas last year and Affliction Clothing had a Trike in the show room and the need for a trike came back like gangbusters.
I want this trike to be ridable, overstated, minimal and unforgettable. The rear tires are Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R 29 x 18 x 20 and the required rims are 20 x 15.
I have the differential out of a 1994 fox body mustang. 8.8 with 2.66:1 ratio, also has posi trac which will have to go if I plan on turning. I’m going to try no fenders and see if I can get away with it. The frame, tank and differential will be painted/powder coated in blue chrome, the tank will be custom and larger than stock and be part of the body work. The differential will be stripped and shortened, new 5 bolt axles with disk brakes.
The front end will be raked by 6 degrees and lengthened by 6”. I’m going to take the controls off the steering and set them up like a car, gas, brake and hand shifter on the right and the clutch on the left. No suspension on the rear, a spring mounted seat is all for better handling.
So that is as far as I have planned, I’m not sure about the final gear ratio with the 2.66:1 and the 29" tires or how I’m hooking the drive shaft up or the steering in relation to the tank etc.. I’m hoping there is a lot of smart people here to keep me on track.
I’ll post pictures as we go
