Post Your VW Trike Pics

It took eight months to get this far, and still a ways to go. Dress up the 1600 engine, chrome the front and forks and Chang out the headlamp. It rides really smooth and very quick.
 
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My first trike (center one) built in 1969 to 1971. Silver, Blue and Tangerine metalflake. This photo is at the Rat's Hole bike show on the boardwalk at the beach in Daytona Beach during Bike Week in 1980. Rode it down from Tennessee for a great week of custom built motorcycles. That night we had a live concert in the same spot right on the beach with John Kay and Steppenwolf. Better than Woodstock!
 
My project

Bought a Wildman Trike frame off ebay 2 year ago and I am finally able to get it started. Sorry in advance but I am going to be asking some noob questions.

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Welcome to the forum Rickety.
Your build pics look good.ThumbUp
I've never seen one built using round pipe as the center frame. That's pretty unique.
During your build you'll likely have setbacks at times, but don't let them slow you down.
There are a few of us here on TT that have built VW trikes, so if you get to scratchin your head on something post it up & someone will likely be able to help you.
Think end result & you'll get it done....
 
thanks stinger,

Well when I decided to build, I looked at every single trike picture I could find on the net.

and with that I knew exactly what I DID NOT want to build. I hate copying someone else design or similarity.

So that's why I chose the 8" pipe as a body, My initial thought was to make it the gas tank, it can hold 12 US gallons. But I'm to far along to do that now, but the next one will have the pipe as the gas tank.

Thanks for the comments, good or bad i would really like to hear them.

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ok the first 6 pictures are new to the slide show,

I have the wood seats built, the shiftier hooked up and installed, I'm turning the stainless steel front axle on the lathe now.

http://s887.photobucket.com/user/wah...lideshow/Trike


Please let me know what you think

Rickety
 
Looks like you picked the right "helper" from the first new pic you posted...;)
If she can't keep you motivated to finish your project, well good luck...
It's nice to have access to a machine shop in building/fabricating a trike or anything from scratch, so you're at least one step ahead of the home garage builder in that regard. I'm jealous!
Keep on keepin on...
 
Looks like you picked the right "helper" from the first new pic you posted...;) If she can't keep you motivated to finish your project, well good luck... It's nice to have access to a machine shop in building/fabricating a trike or anything from scratch, so you're at least one step ahead of the home garage builder in that regard. I'm jealous! Keep on keepin on...

yea she is a real cutie pie, she is my photographer, I don't know how she wound up in that slideshow,

Thanks anyways, Rick

and Shannon says

" keep the wheels spin'in and the beavers grin'in "
 
Snu I tried 2 keep it as close 2 the size of a servicar as I could. I wanted something small like a motorcycle,yet keep the proportions correct for the width.
 
VW phoenix body removal problems help

Hi, hoping someone can help. Need to remove body and front seat however fuel tank in way and cant see any bolts under seat. Cant see any bolts for fuel tank either. Does it slide off?
Thanks
 
Ed Roth TRike I just picked up, anyone have any knowledge of these

I just picked up at auction. story is,, it came out of a storage unit in California, plate was last tagged 1995, it has a 1962 1200 motor in it, I'm almost positive its a ed roth body, it is missing front nose that bars go through, otherwise great

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