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« Reply #196 on: September 06, 2012, 08:00:15 PM » |
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got them on mine sprayed black
Look very shiney Trev - did you do anything special to get the paint to key to the stainless ? no andy just ordinary primer, a can of gloss black and a can of clear laquer.
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« Reply #197 on: September 07, 2012, 08:27:41 AM » |
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sorry andy ive spotted one major problem with your trike................ that fuel tank aint gonna get you know where I have solved that, I've got a really long fuel pipe back to home
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« Reply #198 on: September 07, 2012, 08:28:12 AM » |
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got them on mine sprayed black
Look very shiney Trev - did you do anything special to get the paint to key to the stainless ? no andy just ordinary primer, a can of gloss black and a can of clear laquer. Good result, Thanks for the info
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« Reply #199 on: September 07, 2012, 08:32:17 AM » |
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Thats a whole lot of tube round the back end Rennie! Looking good.
Cheers Rod. I hope the weight is not a performance killer. This is essentially a slow fun trike for the family that we can chuck a picnic basket etc on the back and tootle out on. Having 3 seats changes affects the design a lot as its not possible to triangulate MM style and leave room for the rear passengers legs. I have opted for a central triangulated box section with triangulated outriggers to the axle which also hold the seats. To be honest its probably over engineered, but as its my first I am going cautiously.
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« Reply #200 on: September 07, 2012, 08:32:42 AM » |
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i talked with the spray man up at work when i was sorting out spraying a cromed head light bowl, he said etch primer is good but the key you put on the steel is more important if its a good key normal primer will do
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« Reply #201 on: September 17, 2012, 07:43:18 PM » |
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Finally made the seat frame and mounted it ! The springs are mountain bike shocks. I am a fat bast**d gravitationally challenged, and I used 750 Lb / sq inch springs. They seem to compress but I think maybe they are a bit stiff.
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« Reply #202 on: September 17, 2012, 07:45:19 PM » |
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Also fitted the tank
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« Reply #203 on: September 17, 2012, 07:48:59 PM » |
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I'm a bit worried about the travel on the forks, will this be enough? Any more and the shocks clonk on the frame
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« Reply #204 on: September 17, 2012, 07:53:57 PM » |
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looks good to me andy my forks are around 45ish degree of lock but dont forget the good old reverse gear with the seat you'll probably find it will work good as it will compress over big sharp bumps but not bobb up and down like a shaggin rabbitall the way down the road, and if it turns out a little stiff eat more pies problem solved
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« Reply #205 on: September 17, 2012, 07:55:41 PM » |
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looking again what about handle bars hitting the tank??
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« Reply #206 on: September 17, 2012, 09:02:41 PM » |
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looking again what about handle bars hitting the tank??
going to fit risers to bring them above
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« Reply #207 on: September 17, 2012, 11:12:18 PM » |
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45 degrees of turn each way on most of my builds too.
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« Reply #208 on: September 18, 2012, 03:58:44 PM » |
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Thts why I went straight down with the tubes instead of out and down, its looking good fella
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steel wasn't invented to make bloody staples with!
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« Reply #209 on: September 18, 2012, 04:43:19 PM » |
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Thts why I went straight down with the tubes instead of out and down, its looking good fella Yeah Steve, I thought the way I did it *looked* good, didn't think about the implications. I think it will be ok from the other comments, if not what's a little more CDS to this build
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