Rebel RT

[TomyJ]

RebelRouser IFS

Checking IFS fixtures before welding...:Coffee:

 

[TomyJ]

ManCave

Waiting on final machining of the jack shaft spacers and TIG welding of frame, so cleaned the Cave and flipped the work table around so the trike will roll off when needed, WOW look at all my extra floor space? Annnd! tuning the bicycle's for exercise riding, The Schwinn is 1956 24" Boy's Red, fenders and rear rack next, (Ohhh! and a new BIG seat)

 

[TomyJ]

Waiting

Still waiting so I drug out one of my old projects, eScooter, lasted for years on 36 volts, 350 watts, would do 25MPH and go for 20 miles of smiles on a bicycle kit. Thinking of changing it to gas engine? more miles?

 

[TomyJ]

Waiting

I Rotated the table 1/4turn to get the car in, used HF dolly's, should also handle the trike weight when turning back to unload? The next trike is going to be Shenanigans which is 12 feet long and I am hoping for Mustang II control arms (HomeMade) and rack and pinion steering. I will be needing help on this, more later...

 

[TomyJ]

IFS

IFS mock up again...

 

[TomyJ]

Lt. control arms

Left upper control arm frame is welded and ready for mock up. Frame braces for coil over shocks to be machined next.

 

[TomyJ]

Left side control arms

Left side control arms mock up, Adjustable shock towers at machinist...:wave4:

 

[TomyJ]

Mock Up

More mock up and checking alignment to see how close before welding.

 

[LarryA]

sorry, hit the thanks instead of like button.....anyhow, might have missed it, but what kind of spindles are you using up front?

 

[TomyJ]

IFS

sorry, hit the thanks instead of like button.....anyhow, might have missed it, but what kind of spindles are you using up front?

Hi Larry, Thank you for stopping by, I bought a Chinese quad, Roketa a long time ago to make a different trike 1F2R and after my brain freeze it will not work, so when another idea came along RT, I thought a little local run about, then things got carried away and looking at the IFS on the Polaris I told myself why not give it a shot and see what happens, (I need to keep busy in the garage). Here's hoping the CHP will buy off the inspection as a Polaris IFS, I'll take pictures as proof. Sooo! to answer your question the steering, control arms, spindles, brakes/cables are from the Quad...

 

[LarryA]

thanks.....all design work and parts look professional, should be a fun/safe ride!

 

[TomyJ]

Caster

Damn, 2 days playing with caster, finally 5 degrees, camber 0 degrees, I will be checking with my local front end alignment shop for some bench guidence, :clapping:

 

[TomyJ]

IFS

Right side, same settings...

 

[TomyJ]

welding

More welding up next with steering tie rods extended, then assemble with wheels only, more checking, dis assemble and final welding, final welding, total assembly (paint), THEN wiring, OMG! If you have been a regular follower you would remember I bought a whole bike, so the wiring harness was a bitch to remove with out cutting BUTT it should make it a lot easier to wire up with extending a few wires. Jeff Eggman my heart goes out to you and other members wiring jobs, (wiring and sheet metal work is my weakness) And I am also fixing (updating) my scooters, eScooter and gScooler Local run around with wife...

 

[TomyJ]

3 Wheels

Finally on 3 wheels, Tie rods next, to the machinist they go...Damn, About time, Happy Hour, :clapping:

 

[TomyJ]

Move Table

HF movers dolly and M/C ramp, And so the middle frame does not drag I added my auto ramps. Ohhh To try and keep the wheels straight I duct taped the tie rods, heeheehee...

 

[TomyJ]

RT is Floored

Check ride height, tie rods, final welding...:clapping:Happy hour will be a little early today...

 

[TomyJ]

It Rolls...

It rolls,Dropped off the tie rods to the machinist 18 3/4" each should do the trick, Will take 1 week? So now I am playing with the gScooter gas tank, installed the petcock today and trimmed the diamond plate aluminum for fitment, paint the mount cross pieces today...

 

[TomyJ]

It's a roller.

It rolls, Still waiting for the tie rods, Working on the gScooter gas tank in the mean time, then check out the RT tank and seat looks...

 

[TomyJ]

Floored

Floored and killing time, Need to start thinking about the brake caliper and mount, seat mounts...

 

[TomyJ]

Front Lights

Lights will be on the low, I think the Ca DMV Motorcycle headlight is still 12" min from the ground, and again think to center of light, signal lights to be min. 6" wide of each other, Now you can see the dent in the side of the tank...

EDIT: LOOKS A LITTLE LOW?

 

[TomyJ]

Lights,Seat,Batt Box

Setting up lights, Seat, BattBox. I like the lights higher? Am thinking 1 or 2 driving lights mounted off handle bars for seeing around curves? And I am thinking the Harley style nose piece? What do you think???

 

[LarryA]

thinking headlight should be somewhat higher and maybe part of the nose piece design....just my .02... LOL...as you can see I'm partial to high mounted headlights!

 

[grandpanystrom61]

I do like the idea of a bit higher head light and the fact that it is molded into the front cowling piece would be awesome, in my mind it is.The law is what it is about, building it all up so it is legal to be on the road, but I have wondered how these three wheelers do on a race track ?Looking good, and really love the idea of lights off the handle bar so you can see turning the corners.

 

[TomyJ]

RT Nose Piece

More nose mock up, the radius I am trying is 10", EDIT: This is the lower piece...

 

[TomyJ]

Nose upper piece

Glueing the 90 degree brace and shaping the 10" radius...

 

[TomyJ]

RT nose piece final

Now some ridged foam and fiberglass...

 

[TomyJ]

Can you see all the cross braces and there's still room to add a upper driving light for turns...