Hi From TMark

[TMark]

Hi Everyone, I'm Tim McVeigh from Little Britain, Ontario, Canada. We have just bought a 2008 Suzuki Boulevard C50 with a Lehman Tramp Trike conversion. I'm really hoping My Wife Linda will have some good times on this, so far I've put a couple of hundred Kilometers on it and some problems are cropping up but I'm sure I'll be able to cure them. I find it to be a lot of fun to drive and find it has good power for the roads up here. That solid axle does hit the bumps in the roads pretty hard though.

We have added a Top Box to it using a Wompus Rack, the service from Mike is really great he had it made and powder coated and delivered to our door within a week, that better service than Amazon(LOL)

maybe someone has a suggestion the one troubling problem is the rear brakes. The left wheel locks up and then pulls the bike to the left, we took back to the dealer we bought it from and he just adjusted the brakes using the parking brake to test the drag instead of actually taking it out on the road for a test ride. I think he was the one who actually built it since the shop was a Lehman dealer at one time. I thinking about pulling the right wheel off to see if there is anything not right in there I'm even wondering if there might be an oil leak from a seal. The other problem he panned off as not significant is the rear end pinion is weeping oil. After riding it and parking it in the garage all you smell is rear oil, it not so bad as to actually drip on the floor since I have put cardboard under it and there aren't any spots on it, but that's why I'm wondering about the brakes having oil on them. any suggestions would be helpfull, as I want my wife to safe when she takes it out.

Thanks

Tim McVeigh

 

[rhino 2]

Hi Everyone, I'm Tim McVeigh from Little Britain, Ontario, Canada. We have just bought a 2008 Suzuki Boulevard C50 with a Lehman Tramp Trike conversion. I'm really hoping My Wife Linda will have some good times on this, so far I've put a couple of hundred Kilometers on it and some problems are cropping up but I'm sure I'll be able to cure them. I find it to be a lot of fun to drive and find it has good power for the roads up here. That solid axle does hit the bumps in the roads pretty hard though.

We have added a Top Box to it using a Wompus Rack, the service from Mike is really great he had it made and powder coated and delivered to our door within a week, that better service than Amazon(LOL)

maybe someone has a suggestion the one troubling problem is the rear brakes. The left wheel locks up and then pulls the bike to the left, we took back to the dealer we bought it from and he just adjusted the brakes using the parking brake to test the drag instead of actually taking it out on the road for a test ride. I think he was the one who actually built it since the shop was a Lehman dealer at one time. I thinking about pulling the right wheel off to see if there is anything not right in there I'm even wondering if there might be an oil leak from a seal. The other problem he panned off as not significant is the rear end pinion is weeping oil. After riding it and parking it in the garage all you smell is rear oil, it not so bad as to actually drip on the floor since I have put cardboard under it and there aren't any spots on it, but that's why I'm wondering about the brakes having oil on them. any suggestions would be helpfull, as I want my wife to safe when she takes it out.

Thanks

Tim McVeigh

Tim …Welcome to Trike Talk....

 

[Jack Klarich]

Hi Tim, :welcome:to Trike Talk

IMO, take it back until it is right or find a competent shop that will do the work, not Jack you around

Do you have any warranty?

Do you have a manual?

Without pulling the wheels off it is hard to diagnose the brake problem, however if the rear end has too much grease it can cause leaks like you are having, and if a wheel seal has leaked it can cause brake lock up

Also if brake fluid has not been flushed in a long time it can cause wheel cylinder lock up ( internal corrosion of the wheel cylinders)

 

[PosseRider]

Welome to TT from Ohio.....You just got good advice from Jack,,,:clapping:

 

[Marc H]

:wave4:Welcome to Trike Talk Tim!!!

 

[trike lady]

Hello & :welcome: to Trike Talk, glad to have U with Us. :clapping:

 

[Zammy]

Hello Tim, welcome to the forums.

 

[Gorilla]

welcome tim

 

[wlivin2]

welcome Tim from sw PA :wave4::wave4::wave4::wave4::wave4::wave4:

 

[Ray Paige]

:wave4:WELCOME ABOARD FROM MONTANA:wave4::clapping::clapping:

 

[nucseal]

Welcome from San Antonio, Texas

 

[ol' school]

Welcome to Trike Talk Tim!

 

[Ray & Paula]

Hi Everyone, I'm Tim McVeigh from Little Britain, Ontario, Canada. We have just bought a 2008 Suzuki Boulevard C50 with a Lehman Tramp Trike conversion. I'm really hoping My Wife Linda will have some good times on this, so far I've put a couple of hundred Kilometers on it and some problems are cropping up but I'm sure I'll be able to cure them. I find it to be a lot of fun to drive and find it has good power for the roads up here. That solid axle does hit the bumps in the roads pretty hard though.

We have added a Top Box to it using a Wompus Rack, the service from Mike is really great he had it made and powder coated and delivered to our door within a week, that better service than Amazon(LOL)

maybe someone has a suggestion the one troubling problem is the rear brakes. The left wheel locks up and then pulls the bike to the left, we took back to the dealer we bought it from and he just adjusted the brakes using the parking brake to test the drag instead of actually taking it out on the road for a test ride. I think he was the one who actually built it since the shop was a Lehman dealer at one time. I thinking about pulling the right wheel off to see if there is anything not right in there I'm even wondering if there might be an oil leak from a seal. The other problem he panned off as not significant is the rear end pinion is weeping oil. After riding it and parking it in the garage all you smell is rear oil, it not so bad as to actually drip on the floor since I have put cardboard under it and there aren't any spots on it, but that's why I'm wondering about the brakes having oil on them. any suggestions would be helpfull, as I want my wife to safe when she takes it out.

Thanks

Tim McVeigh

Hi Tim, I have a 2004 Honda Goldwing Lehman Monarch (not the Monarch ll) I just changed my rear brake shoes, springs, star wheel adjuster and wheel cylinders. I also bled all the brake lines (front & rear) with new speed bleeders. This is the second time I changed the rears since new in 2004 and had no issues. Now, I'm experiencing the exact same thing as you. I re-adjusted the brake shoes after about 20 miles in which it's not (knock on wood) pulling to the left now. Unfortunately, both are now grabbing (locking up) when depressing the rear brake in a normal way. If I ease into it while braking I can manage it not to lock up as bad. I'd like to add, I have good pedal. I'm about to remove everything again and start over..... What a P.I.A. I always take pic's and double check my install therefore, I can't believe I re-assembled anything wrong. Could you please let me know what yours ended up being? I would sincerely appreciate your help. Thank You. Ray