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« Reply #810 on: June 23, 2012, 08:26:31 PM » |
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« Reply #811 on: June 23, 2012, 08:42:39 PM » |
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Don't give up Rod!
Bear in mind, you've built an entire vehicle from scratch, made it work & made it legal. That's a big achievement. This is just a bit of tweaking & fine tuning. Stick with it mate.
Folding arm rests. as used on GoldWings?
I've always run my rear tyres at 15psi -any more & the back end tends to be a bit skittery, but a heavier trike would cancel that out. Never tried a soft tail, but never had a problem with hardtails either. Never lost a passenger either -yet.
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« Reply #812 on: June 23, 2012, 08:46:27 PM » |
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Removable, folding armrests. Armrests 1 |
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« Reply #813 on: June 23, 2012, 08:47:28 PM » |
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Armrests 2-with cup holders!
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« Reply #814 on: June 23, 2012, 08:54:47 PM » |
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make a set of clip on handle bars for the back of your seat, ile gaurantee swmbo will make reving noise's in her helmet when she thinks you cant hear her  that goldwing seat looks like a thing of great comfort  |
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« Reply #815 on: June 23, 2012, 09:45:43 PM » |
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Hunter,I see your point,but it was always the arms I didnt like,as it looks to high in that area,but sod it Im going for it now! Yeah,researched the goldwing seats,then went straight out to the workshop....just back in.got a sort of mock up of a goldwing seat with armrests. The Goldwing pics I saw were with fixed armrests.swmbo sat in it,she said she felt more at ease in it. Also found,by raising the footrests an inch or so it allows her feet to sit flat on them,and also going to add a 'footstop' to prevent her feet sliding forward to get grip,which means she wont be straining to keep her feet flat on the existing boards and in one place, it made her feel more stable. So tomorrows early start will see the tube bent up and tacked in to position. Im going to make a sort of exo skeleton,showing the tubes on the outside,with padding on all over f/glass panels on the inside face,and leathercloth covering the outside (back)of the panel,showing through the skeleton. I hope this problem and ideas to solve it help someone out when deciding on chassis shapes in the rear seat area.If I'd have thought about this,I would have designed summat in ,but thats just me!  |
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« Reply #816 on: June 23, 2012, 09:53:48 PM » |
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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« Reply #817 on: June 24, 2012, 07:23:59 AM » |
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« Reply #818 on: June 24, 2012, 08:30:49 AM » |
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You any more on this Rod, I chopped up my reliant trike because I couldn't get the back end how I wanted it, was fine for pilot but not for pillion if they were only ever used to sitting in car seats. I am not suggesting you chop yours up, I am expecting absolution I can pinch as and when need  The word replacement on the iPad really winds me up at. Times, it doesn't help that I see what I think I have typed until later  I am not expecting absolution at all, I am expecting one of your usual great solutions that I can pinch. Then again I may have need of absolution at some point |
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« Reply #819 on: June 24, 2012, 12:50:57 PM » |
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« Reply #820 on: June 24, 2012, 01:05:19 PM » |
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velcro trousers?
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« Reply #821 on: June 24, 2012, 02:51:12 PM » |
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« Reply #822 on: June 24, 2012, 03:23:28 PM » |
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« Reply #823 on: June 24, 2012, 05:04:12 PM » |
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OK wise guys..so today Ive built the frame and armrests(pics later).to me it looks s**te cos it spoils the line of the trike by having the armrests up high,but the height is correct for when you are sitting in the seat. It feels comfortable to me ,and I suppose it will blend in more once painted the same colour as rest of the frame,and then embellished with padding etc.
Prior to all this,I did think about covering the seat with non slip type rubberised fabric,but that doesnt stop the feeling of vulnerability on corners etc.
As I worked on it today,Ive made up my mind that this is the very last attempt at getting a seat that is fairly 'safe',if it doesnt make swmbo feel less vulnerable Im going to definitely sell it.Im not actually annoyed about that,but Im more annoyed that I wont have anything to tinker with,cos I wont build any more.
Another answer to this dilemma(sp?) is to have a full bodied cockpit,ie Beach B'stard style. I looked into the building of a sort of c-cab style body,dead easy to do,but the chassis isnt long enough to make a body look right. I dont fancy having to stretch the chassis.
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« Reply #824 on: June 24, 2012, 05:51:13 PM » |
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Rod if what you are doing doesn't work out I am sure I have seen bodies like on VW trikes but for Reliants. It would be a massive change from what you have now (would be a shame as it looks really good) but it may do what you want and it would still be what you built yourself. I think it was those guys on eBay who also did the frames, we're they Coalville way
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