Some of you may have heard that one of our fellow trikers,builder,fabricator and engineer passed away in May.
I am speaking about Triker Troy from Florida.
Troy was the creator and fabricator of "Better Trikes" and his "Monster Neck & Monster Front Ends".
He made frames, necks and front ends (leading link).
He was also very involved with the VW community and had won many awards for his designs and building.
He was very quick to help out a fellow triker and pass along his vast wealth of knowledge.
His knowledge was NOT theory---it was facts that were learned over 45 years of building all kinds of trikes and VW's.
I knew him personally and had spent a few days with him in the last 2 months of his life.
He is best described as the "Mad Professor" of the triker family.
His glasses were bent up and had a missing lens, but there was no denying the knowledge that poured out of him.
He build me a "Monster Neck" connected a front frame section made out of
2" DOM steel.
All this was to hold a customized version of his "Monster Front End".
These parts were some of the last pieces that he made.
These parts are on my trike that is 95% complete.
The trike is powered by a Honda Accord engine!
He had built a similar trike also.
I will post the pics of my trike on here when it is finished.
Please-anyone that knew him or corresponded with him, add your thoughts on here and pay tribute to the loss of one of our brothers.
He will be greatly missed.
We have lost a great man who was a fellow triker.
Ride free Troy.
I am speaking about Triker Troy from Florida.
Troy was the creator and fabricator of "Better Trikes" and his "Monster Neck & Monster Front Ends".
He made frames, necks and front ends (leading link).
He was also very involved with the VW community and had won many awards for his designs and building.
He was very quick to help out a fellow triker and pass along his vast wealth of knowledge.
His knowledge was NOT theory---it was facts that were learned over 45 years of building all kinds of trikes and VW's.
I knew him personally and had spent a few days with him in the last 2 months of his life.
He is best described as the "Mad Professor" of the triker family.
His glasses were bent up and had a missing lens, but there was no denying the knowledge that poured out of him.
He build me a "Monster Neck" connected a front frame section made out of
2" DOM steel.
All this was to hold a customized version of his "Monster Front End".
These parts were some of the last pieces that he made.
These parts are on my trike that is 95% complete.
The trike is powered by a Honda Accord engine!
He had built a similar trike also.
I will post the pics of my trike on here when it is finished.
Please-anyone that knew him or corresponded with him, add your thoughts on here and pay tribute to the loss of one of our brothers.
He will be greatly missed.
We have lost a great man who was a fellow triker.
Ride free Troy.
