Hello from Idaho

[captchee]

hello from Idaho . I'm building a

mid engine Trike and looking for all the advice I can get

 

[Jack Klarich]

Welcome Charles, you have come to the right Forum for info

Have a look here

https://www.triketalk.com/forum/forums/45-Home-Built-Trikes

 

[Lee H. Mann]

Charles, Welcome to Trike Talk Forum. Check out the homebuilt section. There is plenty of ideas and info.

 

[rhino 2]

Charles .Welcome to Trike-Talk....:clapping:-:wave4:

 

[mwebster]

Welcome to Trike Talk from WV:wave4:

 

[paws]

Hi Charles! Welcome to TrikeTalk from west Texas!

 

[Marc H]

:wave4:Welcome from Tn

 

[Zammy]

Hi Charles, welcome from Florida.

 

[MDO]

Welcome from Missouri!

 

[Fearless]

Welcome from Pennsylvania you have landed on the right forum please do a build thread love to see the progress. :Coffee:travel safe Fred

 

[ol' school]

Hi Charles! Welcome to Trike Talk! A lot of good people on here to help you with info on your project. Looking forward to seeing you build it! Post a build thread when you get started.

 

[trikeman]

Welcome

 

[David357]

Hey Charles,

:welcome: to the Trike Talk Family.:wave4:

 

[Gorilla]

welcome aboard check out the VW section

 

[Triglide1950]

Hey Charles, welcome to trike talk. Great forum. Enjoy your build. :wave4:

 

[desertclassic]

Welcome from New Mexico. Looking forward to following the build. Jim

 

[captchee]

thank you for the welcome folks.

what I have is a old kit from I think Badass trikes plans with a 1600 VW . I picked it up along with a box of parts and build receipts .she is for the most part complete in mockup. however it has set for several years and not finished . I'm about finished with the handle bars and other little items that need done before I tear down and paint . there are some things however I don't care for . I would like to change the battery box to something along the lines of a Faux open top round oil tank , to house the battery. what would be the smallest type battery that would work for the VW engine. I really don't want a large auto type battery shoe horned in there . I would like to keep it more old school and as such I'm also wondering about a speedo and tach. the box of parts that came with the bike has a mech. 2 + inch , handle bar mounted speedo from drag specialties that runs off the front wheel . I like the looks of having 2 small gages mounted on the bar . however I'm not sure this will work without modification to the sender that mounts on the front axle . I may have to change the gage out to an electronic type gage and sender . I have found a matching Tach but I'm not sure as to what type will work with the VW engine. I would like the tach and speedo to match . what tach should I look for ?

also I was told and I'm not sure the info is correct , but that it would be best to put a set of wheelly bars on the back ? is that really needed with the mid engine designs ? are the front ends anymore prone to rise then any other bike ? lastly front brakes . currently it has none and I would rather put a disc up front . to do so ill have to build and weld up a bracket to mount the caliper . that's not a big issue as I do a lot of welding and fab work . but I'm rather torn as to what type of setup to gather parts from . so I could use advise there

thank you in advance for any help you folks can give me .

 

[TGCarol]

Hi Charles:wave4: Welcome

 

[Fearless]

thank you for the welcome folks.

what I have is a old kit from I think Badass trikes plans with a 1600 VW . I picked it up along with a box of parts and build receipts .she is for the most part complete in mockup. however it has set for several years and not finished . I'm about finished with the handle bars and other little items that need done before I tear down and paint . there are some things however I don't care for . I would like to change the battery box to something along the lines of a Faux open top round oil tank , to house the battery. what would be the smallest type battery that would work for the VW engine. I really don't want a large auto type battery shoe horned in there . I would like to keep it more old school and as such I'm also wondering about a speedo and tach. the box of parts that came with the bike has a mech. 2 + inch , handle bar mounted speedo from drag specialties that runs off the front wheel . I like the looks of having 2 small gages mounted on the bar . however I'm not sure this will work without modification to the sender that mounts on the front axle . I may have to change the gage out to an electronic type gage and sender . I have found a matching Tach but I'm not sure as to what type will work with the VW engine. I would like the tach and speedo to match . what tach should I look for ?

also I was told and I'm not sure the info is correct , but that it would be best to put a set of wheelly bars on the back ? is that really needed with the mid engine designs ? are the front ends anymore prone to rise then any other bike ? lastly front brakes . currently it has none and I would rather put a disc up front . to do so ill have to build and weld up a bracket to mount the caliper . that's not a big issue as I do a lot of welding and fab work . but I'm rather torn as to what type of setup to gather parts from . so I could use advise there

thank you in advance for any help you folks can give me .

That machine is one nice build I wish I could help surely the VW portion of TT can help.

 

[hardwickbv]

Welcome from Indiana !!! :Coffee:

Bob