Freakshow Trike

[GunMetalGray]

This started in 2011 as a project for myself and my pops. Purely because I don't trust people enough to ride a motorcycle.

I moved from Ohio to Texas early in the build process when it was barely a roller. I found a shop here and had it brought down. Ten years later, it was complete. It's currently out of service, and I don't want to talk about "the why". It'll be up and running by the end of the year. It's pretty custom. I'm a wrench, not a builder, but it's my idea brought to life.

It's a custom 2-inch frame built by a sprint car chassis builder from Ohio
The rear wheels are 15" cragar s/s with Hoosier 29" pro radials mounted to them. The front end is a B17 with hidden brake lines, it's a 14" over with a 6 or 7 degree rake. Extended gas tank, IIRC it's 11 gallons - I get about 45 minutes of ride time before I have to refuel.
The headlight housing is from Tradewinds
Seat's custom
124" S&S Twincam B style motor with a Super G (the original motor was out of a Road Glide, so that's what the frame was built around. As I started making more money, I upgraded everything I had on it.
Uses the Motogadget system for electronics.
Carlini handlebar
Paugcho rear end
It's got a short exhaust, and it's ungodly loud. Turns heads everywhere I go. Solid ride, hates long sweeping turns.

Thought you folks might enjoy.

 

[pwhoever]

Very interesting! And welcome to TrikeTalk!

11 gallons of gas in 45 minutes sounds like it's very thirsty...

 

[N8DC]

Welcome . Might I ask who the sprint car guy was ? Looks like a great job

Dave Jackson,Michigan

 

[GunMetalGray]

Welcome . Might I ask who the sprint car guy was ? Looks like a great job

Dave Jackson,Michigan

Tony Beaber of Beaberbuilt Chassis out of Gibsonburg, OH

 

[GunMetalGray]

Very interesting! And welcome to TrikeTalk! 11 gallons of gas in 45 minutes sounds like it's very thirsty...

so very thirsty

 

[Zammy]

Very cool trike GMG but I'm also guessing no long trips, lol.

 

[N8DC]

Tony Beaber of Beaberbuilt Chassis out of Gibsonburg, OH

Interesting . Being into sprint cars for many years I have never head of him. Still looks like a top notch job and sharp looking .
Dave

 

[Fowler]

Nice looking Trike.

 

[GunMetalGray]

Interesting . Being into sprint cars for many years I have never head of him. Still looks like a top notch job and sharp looking .
Dave

during the racing season he has cars lined up that need a chassis fix due to a wreck. In northwest ohio (Limaland, freemont, attica) he's the go to guy for chassis repair.
Also won some awards for motorcycles he used to build, got featured in a few magazines.
He's mostly local though. Works for a fair price.

 

[geol]

The gas tank on that trike doesn't look like 11 gallons... maybe 3 gallons? That would make more sense for a very thirsty V twin and 45 minute riding.

 

[GunMetalGray]

The gas tank on that trike doesn't look like 11 gallons... maybe 3 gallons? That would make more sense for a very thirsty V twin and 45 minute riding.

You made me go look it up and you are correct, it's not 11 gallons. I was way off.

Its a Wayne Gatling Stretch Image 7.5 inch stretch that holds 5.2 gallons

Due to the angle on the backbone, I may be able to use 4.5 gallons at a time.

Remember, the frame is 2 inches as opposed to 1 1/4 and the rears tires are 29 inches. The tank may look a bit small in relation, but it's the largest one we could find that we liked.

The whole trike is over 10 feet long from furthest edge to furthest edge.

 

[LarryA]

A clean and mean trike...I like it!