v8 trike

[jerry]

I want to build a v8 trike .
I need to know the requirments on height , weight , length and anything i havn,t thought of please
thanks
Jerry

 

[Snyiper]

Depends a lot on choice of engines and trans....


http://carnut.com/specs/engdim.html

 

[jerry]

my plan is 350 chev 700r4 with a jag rear .
thanks for getting back
jerry

 

[jerry]

what i was mostly asking was the max weight allowable

 

[screwball]

Boss Hoss Cycles : Products

Take a look, they have been around for years

 

[jerry]

i have the engine and trans .
its a start

 

[Charlie]

you can go here V8Trikes.com - Custom Built V8 Trike Blue Prints & Photos to get plans for 15 bucks. dont know anything else about them as I am building mine around the engine for a smaller frame and tight fit

 

[jerry]

im going mid engined . engine facing backwards casale v-drive muncie 4 speed . every thing behind the seats .

 

[Charlie]

Well it sounds like you will need to build around the motor as you go. Not a big deal just make some braces for the eng/trans and fab from there. This is what I'm doing for a smaller form fitted frame and its going good

 

[classycustoms]

I have a big block dodge, 727 trans, & Mopar rear. Total weight is 2000lbs. Frame is made from 2" dia. .090" wall tubing. Boss has 1 made from C5 vette weighs 2400lbs. They do great. Mine is 15'6" long, 6' 10" wide.

 

[animalracer]

Back to the original question, in most states they go by the rules for motorcycles as far as specs. I dopubt that there is a max weight rule, and as long as it's not too wide to fit in a single lane, you're probably okay. Talk to the State person that will inspect and approve it when done. He/she will be able to answer all your questions.

 

[animalracer]

im going mid engined . engine facing backwards casale v-drive muncie 4 speed . every thing behind the seats .

I'm sure you'll do what you like, but it would be easier (and cheaper)
to use a FWD transaxle from a Toronado/Eldorado for a mid-engine setup, and you would get the added benefit of independent rear suspension.

 

[drumdoctor]

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In a lot of states, they are getting away from issuing a title based on the front forks.
Instead,they are issuing "ASPT" titles--
that stands for "ASsembled from ParTs".

You take your trike to the DMV and they inspect it (no big deal in Florida)
They verify any numbers that are on the forks, engine, transmission and rear end.(or any other parts that have an ID number)
Then the DMV issues a title with a number that is computer generated and they put on a decal on your trike with your new VIN.

There are horror stories out there where a triker (or biker) was stopped by law enforcement and the officer looked at the title and it said "1988 Honda---BUT---
the officer was looking at a trike that was 12 ft long and 6 ft. wide---SO---
he decides to run the numbers to make sure that none of the parts are stolen.
So whether he was saying the numbers over the radio to some clerk in the DMV or Sherriff's office or typing them into a computer---if he or the person he was talking to, got 1 number wrong, you went to jail and your trike was impounded.
You were innocent, but had to suffer because of someones mistake.
Tha ASPT titles do away with this problem.

Here in Florida, there is no limit on length or weight.
As one person already said, the trike has to fit inside a lane and cannot touch the lines on either side.

Ride safe & watch out for the idiots!!!

Mike--drumdoctor

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[drumdoctor]

Snyiper---

Thank you for the nice comment about all the veterans and those serving.
We went and did what we had to do.
Way too many did not return...

 

[BigSam]

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There are horror stories out there where a triker (or biker) was stopped by law enforcement and the officer looked at the title and it said "1988 Honda---

BUT---

the officer was looking at a trike that was 12 ft long and 6 ft. wide---SO---
he decides to run the numbers to make sure that none of the parts are stolen.:

In my experience (I have rode in many different states over 26) there is nothing the officer can do as long as your title is good from the state that your trike is built in. For instance Texas can not make me honor their state requirements or standards and say I am not legal when my state Oklahoma says I am and have the documents to prove I am in accordance to the requirements and standards of the state I live in. Every state is set up different and no one single state sets the benchmark for what trike requirements and standards are. I wear a helmet in the states that require them but in my state I don't because the law says I don't have to.

I personally have not had any bad experience during my travels with my trike and I have been pulled over many, many times by police and state troopers just to make sure I am legal. I ride a rat trike with a 350 Chevy motor automatic overdrive trans with a Versailles rearend and according to the state of Oklahoma my title says I ride a 1983 Yahama Royal Star 1200. Just like one officer told me there is a way around everything and I told him I cannot make a law or change a law and neither could he all I can do is abide by the laws that are already in place that I had nothing to do with making them but I do obey them.

Mainly when I get pulled over the officers just want to look more than anything. One state trooper talked almost an hour and then asked if I would wait for his buddy so he could see the trike. Since I was doing nothing but riding I waited so they could take their pictures.

I am licensed, insured and registered according to the state I live in and all other states have to honor that simply because there is nothing else I can do but go by what my state requires me to do and there are no "buts". They read all the numbers they want to but as long as my state does not require me to register each item all other states have to go by what your state requires not theirs if you do not live there. I think in most cases attitude has a lot to do with the way things go.

 

[Tom Trike]

Jerry,
Below is a webpage link showing the remaining trike kits of trikes we previously produced.
We later decided to focus on producing our turnkey "Cheetah Chopper" models, exclusively.
Let me know if you are interested in any or all of the remaining kits. Call if you have any questions about them and I'll try to answer them for you.
Thanks,
Tom Walters
Cheetah Trikes

Cheetah Trikes - Remaining kit prices