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[FunkyOldMan]

Getting Plate tomorrow on My New Build

I am pretty excited knowing that tomorrow I should be able to be on the road. Finally. I started this project on New years day 2009. With a limited budget I knew it would be slow, but I have been taking far too long on this trike. Electrical and other issues almost made me give up, but I would just ignore it for 6 months and come back to it after I forgot what the problem even was. Anyway I still need to drive a few miles and then build a body to cover the mechanics. But here it is so far..... Top pic. shows where I am now, and bottom is what I started with.

 

[RTwing]

My first homemade was also back in 2009 just after my first Spyder test ride.


2nd was the Valk3 a year later



Finally the GL1800 in 2012



and now it's no longer a hobby but a business, on my 3rd sporttrike for this year so far

 

[FunkyOldMan]

Getting Plate tomorrow on My New Build

I am pretty excited knowing that tomorrow I should be able to be on the road. Finally. I started this project on New years day 2009. With a limited budget I knew it would be slow, but I have been taking far too long on this trike. Electrical and other issues almost made me give up, but I would just ignore it for 6 months and come back to it after I forgot what the problem even was. Anyway I still need to drive a few miles and then build a body to cover the mechanics. But here it is so far.....

 

[Big Dan]

Triumph Rocket with Jaguar rear end

My winter project

 

[FunkyOldMan]

Mitsubishi 2.4L Automatic

2003 Eclipse 2.4L Full Automatic.

 

[irmagoo]

hi funky
look'n good !!
do you have a close up pic. of your dash pod?
magoo

 

[Loner]

FunkyOld Man - I stand amazed at your build. It makes me want one just like it to let me put my own cosmetics to it. Nice use of the VW fender. Great job on the engineering and fabrication!

 

[FunkyOldMan]

My winter project

Love your trike. VERY VERY COOL !

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hi funky
look'n good !!
do you have a close up pic. of your dash pod?
magoo

This is what I have when I started. I am working on exactly how it will finish out.

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FunkyOld Man - I stand amazed at your build. It makes me want one just like it to let me put my own cosmetics to it. Nice use of the VW fender. Great job on the engineering and fabrication!

Thanks. I appreciate the compliment. Nothing very fancy or highly polished but it is working well. Drove it all week trying to break it and it's holding up great. Added a steering damper, wind shield, storage area, etc. I am hoping to get it ready to drive to Texas in August to visit my folks. About 1000 miles each way. Not sure if I should try it this early

 

[irmagoo]

Love your trike. VERY VERY COOL !

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This is what I have when I started. I am working on exactly how it will finish out.

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Thanks. I appreciate the compliment. Nothing very fancy or highly polished but it is working well. Drove it all week trying to break it and it's holding up great. Added a steering damper, wind shield, storage area, etc. I am hoping to get it ready to drive to Texas in August to visit my folks. About 1000 miles each way. Not sure if I should try it this early

you know
I would take a few shorter trips with a cell phone handy and some one to call ...you probably don't need to ask why I suggest this do you,,,,
ya I've had a few problems a-rise on projects that are new to the road!! always got them worked out..... some took longer that others:xzqxz:
magoo

 

[Rickety]

my new trike project for this year

posted this under vw trikes before I saw the home built page

http://s887.photobucket.com/user/wahlrite/slideshow/Trike

I'm interested to know what you have to say, good or bad

Rick

 

[pastence]

got the body done




This is the same bike as in the first post of this thread, Really !

 

[slimoldguy]

Pictures

Please post your home built trike pics here!

Please excuse me,Newbie here. Trying to post pictures. Red light says(file is too big?) Have never had a problem posting pictures on the internet (eBay-Craigslist-eMails). Guess I need some help?
Thanks,Slim

 

[KZQ]

I'm mostly done with the mechanical stuff. I probably need to quiet it down a bit.



Still got to tackle the body work.

What do you think?

Bill

 

[peteg59]

Looks good KZQThumbUp
I like the turning radius.
Is that an adapted kit, or did you fab it from scratch?

 

[KZQ]

Looks good KZQThumbUp
I like the turning radius.
Is that an adapted kit, or did you fab it from scratch?

Thanks Pete!
It's a DNA axle that I fitted to one of my KZ 750s. I designed and fabricated everything except the axle and the brakes.
Bill

 

[KZQ]

I've made quite a lot of progress on the body work. I may be finished, not quite sure.

Perhaps too late to ask but does any one have any appraisals as to how durable these DNA axles are?
Bill

 

[Gorilla]

nice job should be real fun to ride. no info on the dana

 

[Fowler]

my home built,3.0 liter v 6 fordView attachment 24969

I like your trike
Would like to see more pictures of it

 

[Arnieann]

First drive in the yard.



Myself and the old girl. Almost finished. Instrument panel and some handlebar gadgets and switches to be added.

 

[phreakboy]

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Myself and the old girl. Almost finished. Instrument panel and some handlebar gadgets and switches to be added.

I would love some more pictures and information on this one.

 

[Arnieann]

I like your trike

Would like to see more pictures of it

Somehow my posts just get lost. I'll try to post some more pics.

 

[Arnieann]

nice job should be real fun to ride. no info on the dana

I lost the very early build pics. This is about the oldest I have.

 

[Gorilla]

I really love your build

 

[Arnieann]

trike-like.

I really love your build

I really love your build

Tks Gorilla.Having had a kidney removal in the three years I was building this thing. I could have finished it much sooner. At least I was spared to finish it after all.

 

[David357]

Beautiful build.

Great ingenuity, craftsmanship and patience.:goodjob:

 

[butchvoss]

I like the way you did your steering. I may set mine that way when and or if i install the power steering setup i want to use.. You did a super build and I like is a lot. Thanks for posting pics and giving me a great idea for my power steering project..

 

[Arnieann]

I like the way you did your steering. I may set mine that way when and or if i install the power steering setup i want to use.. You did a super build and I like is a lot. Thanks for posting pics and giving me a great idea for my power steering project..

Jip !! it took some hell of a lot of thumb sucking on some problems. Where to put the fuel tank, battery etc. Have to keep the CG in mind to. Having driven it a few kilo's, I must admit that the steering is a bit heavy. Also had some " head shake";

in the beginning, and had to move the two steering rods closer to the center on the first triple tree. I now have a 1:1 steering ratio.

I was thinking of a powered steering, but have no clue where to start. Would love to see how you master that one. You can also contact me at arnieann@lantic.net.

 

[stacebg]

Jip !! it took some hell of a lot of thumb sucking on some problems. Where to put the fuel tank, battery etc. Have to keep the CG in mind to. Having driven it a few kilo's, I must admit that the steering is a bit heavy. Also had some " head shake";

in the beginning, and had to move the two steering rods closer to the center on the first triple tree. I now have a 1:1 steering ratio.

I was thinking of a powered steering, but have no clue where to start. Would love to see how you master that one. You can also contact me at arnieann@lantic.net.

assuming you have a motorcycle style front end....the power steering you seek is a set of raked trees...or a leading link or earls type front end

basically u go from driving a lorry with no power steering to driving a mg with power steering!

 

[Arnieann]

Beautiful build.

Great ingenuity, craftsmanship and patience.:goodjob:

Thanks. You made my day. No my year.

 

[Arnieann]

assuming you have a motorcycle style front end....the power steering you seek is a set of raked trees...or a leading link or earls type front end

basically u go from driving a lorry with no power steering to driving a mg with power steering!

Not having to turn that often, one might learn to live with it. But,, being over seventy, a power steering would be nice. Over here in South Africa you have to dodge pot holes all the time.

If you drive strait on our roads, you are considered drunk.

I am not familiar with those goodies you mention for power steering. Could you place some pics? and more info plse.