What did you do to your Trike this week?

[Papa Zook]

I drove 2000 miles to have Randy do his magic too my new Road Smith trike and it was well worth it and then some.

THANKS ZOOK YOU ARE THE # 1 MAN IN THE TRIKE WORLD BIG DENNY.

Thanks for the kind words Denny. I had a blast hanging out with you and Linda....we ate well and the trike came out real nice too.

 

[FRR]

I rode it!

 

[Ret1SG]

I started last week and finished today, replaced the air filter, changed the oil and oil filter, changed the coolant. new plugs, installed mic mutes, PTT/volume control for passenger, new LED flasher and a back rest. Done for awhile I think.

 

[Larry Sobczak]

Spent yesterday putting a shine on it, today went for a nice ride. Could not have been better.

Ride Safe

 

[Rosy]

WOW, had my shop put the Hannigan fork extensions on, which was not done when the trike was built years ago, what a difference it made. A better ride, softer, and I can't believe how much easier it is to turn the front wheel, I can do finger rolls with it! LOL

Had my swing arm and u-joint greased, as per Hannigan's maintainace schedule, tuner said old grease looked good coming out, so everything internal was fine. Keep the maintainace schedule and you should have no problems. Great!

Had the Honda brake recall done at the same time. Replaced a couple of items in the brake system and bled the whole system. New clutch fluid was done.

So, now to change my oil and filter, give it a good wash, pack my Donkey trailer bearings, and we should be ready to go to the Americade.

Also to do is replace my air filter, can't let the shop do it, because a couple years ago, my alternator let go on a trip, took it to the nearest shop, they broke my cowl tabs and they said they found it that way, couldn't prove it, so had to jury-rig new screws to hold cowl on, or pay over $500 for a new cowl. It would have taken the shop a lot longer to change filter, and at $85 per hour, I will try and do it myself!

If anyone out in TT land had their tabs rebuilt with epoxy, please let me know how you did it. I will try and replace the screws with the OEM ones if possible.

Thanks,

Rosy

 

[HDHoggly]

Having owned my trike for 5 years with the stock front end and never riding with a raked tree, I really don't know how the front end should feel. That being said, it turns quicker with less movement of the bars and feels heavier than I expected, so I need to get used to the changes in the feel. I also need to buy a taller windshield with a curve, right now bugs are hitting about cheek and eye level. So the testing continues.

Love it, built it and they will come! Field of Dreams to have a nice lift to make work on the trike a lot easier. At 73, getting up and down starts to get harder, that's the time you sue the city for building the sidewalks further from your B___! LOL

Please let us know how it rides.

Need to put longer fork extensions on my Hannigan, will it make the ride better, I am sure it will, but it rides great right now..Better! WOW! We will see!

Rosy

 

[Fearless]

Having owned my trike for 5 years with the stock front end and never riding with a raked tree, I really don't know how the front end should feel. That being said, it turns quicker with less movement of the bars and feels heavier than I expected, so I need to get used to the changes in the feel. I also need to buy a taller windshield with a curve, right now bugs are hitting about cheek and eye level. So the testing continues.

Sonny I went to a flat top I'm 5'8" and use a 9" windshield several Manf. out there good luck in you search. Ride safely Fred

 

[Rosy]

Some people do not like this type of windshield because they have to look through it. I have been riding for years with it and it gives great protection for everything you throw at it. Rain goes over us when riding, and bugs do not have a chance to get to my glasses!

That is why many windshield manufacturers are still in business, because there are not two people who like the same thing! LOL

Good luck in finding yours, I am sure when you do, you will say, That's the one!

Rosy

 

[rhino 2]

I was going to something to my trike, And as i went down to my garage where i have it parked, I totally forgot what i was gonna do to it...But i did walk down the stairs and into the garage and stare at it for a few minutes trying to figure out why i walk down to the trike. , So i guess that does count as doing something to it' Right?:xzqxz:

 

[Rosy]

I keep telling you guys, it is the door jams that steal our thoughts away! In a room you remember, but as soon as you walk pass a door jam, Wham, your thoughts are gone.

I bet we can stand in that room for hours and remember, but as soon as you walk into another room, thought is gone, just like a magic hand has wiped your mind clean, and no matter what you do, you just can't remember! BUT, at 2AM, while you are laying there in bed, Lo and behold, you remember, because the door jams relax their hold on you!

Those are my thoughts, and I am sticking to it! :Joker3:

Rosy

 

[rhino 2]

Rosy, I Whole-Heartedly agree with you, Its been found that passing though a doorway triggers what is known as an ''Event Boundary''in the mind, That separates one set of thoughts and memories from the next. Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank state for the new local...So its not that were-are [As my Kids say] ''Getting old''.... Its those Dam doors......:gah:

 

[alienwulf]

I decided to do away with the manual primary chain adjuster for a hydraulic one. Being the old Evo needs to be adjusted every 5k or so. Been collecting the parts for a couple of months thought i would put on a new primary cover while doing the job. Went pretty smooth primed the pump sits in the oil, down pressure on the shoe from the chain pumps it up just like on the lifters. Trike runs quite no chain noise much smoother shifts with no slack now. Pretty happy for the 200 bucks laid out with free labor.

 

[Rosy]

Took the "dust" cap off the Donkey trailer to repackage the bearings, the grease looked it was put in yesterday, brand new. Don't use it much, so put the dust cap back on and said, next year we will do it. It is kept under cover, So weather really doesn't get to it...

Rosy

 

[peteg59]

I decided to do away with the manual primary chain adjuster for a hydraulic one.

What "kit" is available for this?

Looks good, by the way John...ThumbUp

 

[alienwulf]

What "kit" is available for this?

Looks good, by the way John...ThumbUp

Got mine thru J&P cycles http://www.jpcycles.com/product/6001008

It is for Evo's and Twincams. Purchased a gasket set and replaced the hole primary cover as it was damaged. Nice improvement over the old one with out the slack in there.

 

[Rosy]

Holly Molly.. Time goes by so quickly!

Changed my oil yesterday, and while I was laying on the pavement waiting for my oil to weep out, notice the Front tire. I said, I put that tire on at 41,000 and now I have 64,000 and it still looks like the t will roll for another 5,000 miles. Great! NOT So Great, the born date was staring me in the face, 10/11, Whoa, can't be right, rose up and looked at it again, Yup, that's correct. Yikes, it is about time I consider putting on a new front tire!

Now the fun begins, what tire to put on...Have been reading your wonderful articles on various tires out there from my Michelin Pilot Ativ to the new Avon trike Tyre! So, now to get serious, what to put on, who has an Avon, how many miles do you have on it and what do you expect for total mileage? I know what my Michelin has done, yes, the Michelin is not the softest tire out there, but, do you trade a soft ride for mileage? Does $ rule, or comfort! Let me know!!

Rosy

 

[alienwulf]

Rosy 23k on the front tire, I would say pretty good. How has your ride been? Hard to trade a known for an unknown. Sounds like you have some more research to do to get to that final decision.:xzqxz:

 

[Rosy]

Slow speed, you can feel the tire thread on pavement, speed up, smooth! You can also feel the thread on turns.

Could bite the bullet, and try a new Avon. Had an Avon Cobra in front years ago, didn't last long, BUT, It was not a trike tyre! Grant it, it was very smooth riding as they say the new trike tyre is.

So, you are correct, more homework to do on the front tire...Had my rears done in Florida, so I should be all set for another 6 to 7 years after I get the front done.

Rosy

 

[DblTrbl]

Took my trike in for a new front tire. Replaced the Bridgestone with a Metzler, took some air out of left rear tire and tightened up the steering knuckle.........this baby is dialed in now!!!:clapping::clapping::clapping:

It's the best the steering has been since I had it converted.

As soon as I got home, I called the shop and talked to James, the mechanic. I just had to thank him for taking the time to figure out my trike. It was nice to hear the appreciation in his voice.

Looks like the weather is finally going to turn the corner in the next 48 hours so looking forward to scuffing up that new tire!!

Laconia bound Sunday morning:wave4::wave4::wave4::clapping::clapping::clapping::wave4::wave4:

 

[Rosy]

Dennis, Pete said your job is safe, Great! Yes, heading towards Americade on Thursday, then do Weirs Beach next week sometime after we get back.

Please let me know how your new tire does in the front of the trike. Still getting more info to what to use on my front tire.

Have a safe trip!

Rosy

 

[Big Juice]

Well I got my trike, the Angry Bull, all shined up and placed an ad to sell it on TrikeTalk today! Why? Well I bought a new trike last Saturday and the wife says we can't have 3 trikes in the garage, she owns a trike also and she wants a place for the car. So there ya go, gota sell the Angry Bull..........she sure looks pretty, all shined up....the trike & the wife, of course!

 

[ol' school]

Well I got my trike, the Angry Bull, all shined up and placed an ad to sell it on TrikeTalk today! Why? Well I bought a new trike last Saturday and the wife says we can't have 3 trikes in the garage, she owns a trike also and she wants a place for the car. So there ya go, gota sell the Angry Bull..........she sure looks pretty, all shined up....the trike & the wife, of course!

O.J., what did you replace it with?

 

[Big Juice]

I bought a 2017 CanAm F3 Limited Spyder. Got it from Pit Bull Motorsports in Springfield, MO. Going from my conventional trike to a reverse trike was a change in riding style and more work.

 

[bikerbillone]

F3 more work, that's interesting.

 

[Big Juice]

F3 more work, that's interesting.

Surprised me for sure! I didn't know just how well my Yamaha trike handled and rode until I got on something different. When we were building my trike, Travis Mitchell told me that this setup would be the best handling and he was right. I will miss that ride.

 

[Gideon]

I did the following last Friday.

Replace broken Memphis Shades mounting hardware (Fork Clamp Part No. # Mem9954).

Replace Kuryakyn Dually Footpeg Rubber Pads (Part No.# 8023) in Driver’s Footpegs.

Change Oil & Oil Filter (Rotella T6, 5-40 Synthetic Oil and a PurolatorPure One PL14610 with Chrome Oil Filter Cover). Drain the Crankcase Breather Tube (*Dragon Drool).



I road it on Saturday.

I will clean it tomorrow.

 

[Fearless]

Replaced Power Vision Data Cable..

Had issues with PV when I would hit a high joint on highway the PV would loose a readings. First time made me sick, thought I had real problems. When I restarted the Trike everything was back good deal. Not so fast next bump same thing blank. Called DK they got me a return authorization for Fuel Moto, probably Cable so send it in have it checked Great help there at DK Customs like talking to old friends I really appreciate that.

Got to thinking and I called Fuel Moto and again talked to a wonderful woman there, she suggested not to put the cable under the Tank but under the Consol on top of the fuel tank so much easier. Could not take it purchased a new one still going to send old one in to be evaluated. Going for a ride this evening and will post an update. Life time support you betcha they mean it. Travel safely Fred

 

[Fearless]

Had issues with PV when I would hit a high joint on highway the PV would loose a readings. First time made me sick, thought I had real problems. When I restarted the Trike everything was back good deal. Not so fast next bump same thing blank. Called DK they got me a return authorization for Fuel Moto, probably Cable so send it in have it checked Great help there at DK Customs like talking to old friends I really appreciate that.

Got to thinking and I called Fuel Moto and again talked to a wonderful woman there, she suggested not to put the cable under the Tank but under the Consol on top of the fuel tank so much easier. Could not take it purchased a new one still going to send old one in to be evaluated. Going for a ride this evening and will post an update. Life time support you betcha they mean it. Travel safely Fred

The new cable did not resolve the problem. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated Kinda lost with no direction as of now.:Shrug: Fred

 

[Rosy]

I could be wrong, but it sounds to me there is a loose connection some where in the system.

Is there any way you can try to isolate the loose connection? It may take you a few rides, but you should "hit" the spot that is loose.

Start from the beginning, take a ride, check it, if not, go to the next connection point, check it, take a ride, till you may hit the faulty connection.

Good luck!

Rosy

 

[Fearless]

I could be wrong, but it sounds to me there is a loose connection some where in the system.

Is there any way you can try to isolate the loose connection? It may take you a few rides, but you should "hit" the spot that is loose.

Start from the beginning, take a ride, check it, if not, go to the next connection point, check it, take a ride, till you may hit the faulty connection.

Good luck!

Rosy

I have been talking to Fuel Moto tech and we are working through the list of things to check I have already completed a complete recovery of the PV it will just take time to isolate the issue.