Manky Monkey Motors

Right where do i begin I'm useless with all this typing stuff so your gonna have to bear with me  ;D
the picture below is my current trike i built it 2 years ago and it was my first attempt at building a trike
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I'm still learning as i go and screw up at least once a day  ;D
my next trike is going to be (hopefully) lol a 70's style chopper trike
the axle is a narrowed and offset reliant
the engine is a Honda ntv 600 v twin the forks are from several different Kawasaki's to get the length i required
The axle i used is my old one from my first build i did the unforgivable thing.I welded it solid and yep you got it
it broke in several place so i replaced it on my first trike and saved it for this build.
Ive replaced the axle tubes with much strong tubes i will include some pics.
Ive narrowed down to 37inch wide to allow for the 12inch wide tyres  :o
The wheels are from a dodge they are 5 stud so i had to figure the pcd out
which took a bit of head scratching lol
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IM going to keep adding to this bit by bit as i go  ;D

Sounds good.  8) Those wheels will look the part on a 70s trike. 12" wide, yes please!! ;D
And remember, everytime you screw something up, you learn something new!

Yeah, look at me -I'm a genius!  :P
Nice one Mr Mouse. Keep us updated please.  ;)

the next job i had to do was to alter the reliant 4 stud hubs to take 5 stud
once i had sorted the pcd out which turned out to be 119MM then it was a case of dividing the diameter of the circle by 5 to get the correct wheel stud hole position.I took the reliant hubs of the shafts put the hubs in my lathe and turned um down to a circle form the original reliant square.Pictures to follow.
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next job was to turn a steel plate i had down to 130mm for my new hubs
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i left a small flange on the inside of the new hud to take the old reliant hub that i had turned down
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Looking good so far. Wish I had a lathe.

cheers m8 ive only just got this lathe its my first lathe so its a big learning curve for me right now
i tell ya summat i wish i had bought one years ago

nice work...same here wish i had a lathe or rather a space big enough for 1

Doing a great job there!
Those wheels are bloody lovely. Looking forward to more on your build, sounds like it'll be a good looking trike!

cheers for the comments guys
and pie fingers croseed its gonna be a good looking trike m8

Very nice work, Loved the first trike, if only I could build like that. Very tasty m8. 12 inch wheels, them's not big them's bloody huge. Don't forget though...size is'nt everything lol.

;D ;D "Don't forget though...size is'nt everything lol." says who pmsl  ;D

Another absolute belter,the trikes on this site are getting better and better,I'm getting worried now

with the hubs turned down and the new hub adapters ready to drill and weld to the reliant hubs
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i left the new hubs a lot bigger than and thicker than i needed so i could skim them to get rid of any distortion caused by the welding
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after a bit of research good old goggle lol
i found that the pcd of my new wheels was the same pcd as a BMW 3 series and the trippy thing was thats the car i drive  ;D
I bought some BMW 3 series front brake disks they were massive  :o i had to machine them down to the same size as vw golf disks as i was using mankys brill idea of the golf callipers for my braking system
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the new hub fitted into the bmw disk
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i hope im not boring people to much here with my babble i just hope this will be of some help to people with there future trike builds.
I know without sites like this one i wouldnt of been able to do half the things i do now. The info ive picked up from this site as been so valuable its saved me a lot of money and a lot of swearing lol

Hi Mouse....dont worry your not babbling ;D

Its good to see someone using there imagination rather than just buying bits to bolt together. I think a few of us would like our own lathe though.
Keep up the good work ;D

that is NOT babbling as i am watching with interest as i have just bought a lathe to do as your doing so please carry on mouse

ok guys you asked for it  ;D ;D ;D

Yup, carry on babbling mate. It's just the sort of info that people are always asking for.  ;)
What may seem blindingly obvious to you could well be a revelation to someone else so post away Sir!  :)
Piccies really are worth a thousand words by the way.

carry on  we are watching  ;D ;) looking good

I shortened the half shafts measuring and cutting them was a very worrying time  :o lol one chance only yikes now me i like to have at least 6 attempts at things  ;D ;D
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This is them sleeved with a solid round bar that i bored out to suit the size of the half shafts and belive it or not both half shafts where a differnt size good ole reliant  ;D
onec i had them bored out to the correct size i simply slid the half shafts into the bars which are now tubes.And welded them up with my mates very good oil filled kick ass stick welder lol at 160 amps  ;D fingers crossed its all going to be strong enough

Mouse, just a bit of info you might find useful, the bloke who did the joining and welding on mine has had plenty of experience doing the same with Escort axles for rally cars and his tried and tested method includes drilling and pinning using engineering dowel then welded in and spun up on the lathe to get it balanced.
Here's a picture of mine so you can see what I mean.

cool pie  i can add the pins no problem thanks (scuttles off to the workshop to sort it out)  ;D

Make sure it's ENGINEERING DOWEL though!

will do m8 i will get some in the week  ;D

next stage im my axle build
because they axle tubes were broken from my previous screw up  ::)
errr welding the axle solid to my last trike :o not a good idea lol
heres the diff with whats left of the tube
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heres the other end  :o
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A good lesson to be learned there DONT SOLID WELD A RELAINT AXLE IT DONT LIKE IT
me being a right muppet did it twice hows that for being stupid  ;D ;D two axles knackerd
i know some people weld them and get away with it
this is a mock up of the new tubes and diff in place between the wheels
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I internal and external sleeved the remains of the axle tubes with very strong 2" inch ID 5MM wall thick tube a bit OTT but once or should that be twice bitten i ain't taken any chance with another axle breaking i was lucky to survive that last two breaks.

I'm a Postie, not an engineer, but I always try to stress here -SAFETY FIRST. I'd hate anyone to get injured after following our advice, (& I can't afford the lawsuits!), so always better to over-engineer than chance it. If you're not competent to do the job yourself, find someone who is. We pinned the narrowed axle on Flap's orange trike in exactly the same way.

Right carrying on from where i left off  ;D
but before i do ****please read**** This is my build if you are going to copy any of my ideas please check and double check that they are going to do the job for you UNDER no circumstance are MANKY MONKEY MOTORS responsible for anything i do or anything i put on this web site .****
Mick aka mouse
Next job i did was to make a loop to go over the axle for added strength the one thing i did want was to be able to split the diff if i had any problems in the future.
so i machined a solid piece of bar to fit the inside of the tube i was using as my loop.
i made the loop then cut it in half and inserted the machineing piece in the ends of the tube which i then drilled and bolted. I then welded the loop to the axle tube all i have to do now is unbolt the two bolts and i can split the diff ;D

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looking good mouse but whats with the disclaimer you don't here them saying things like that on blue peter and belive me toilet tubes can be deadly if you dont do them right  ;D

I'd just like to point out, MMMotors do not condone the use of toilet tubes as axles.

:)

But they prepared them earlier, off camera. :)

Using sticky backed plastic.

next job was to mount the brake callipers i used vw golf callipers and carriers with BMW 3 series front 5 stud disks.I had to turn the disks down in size to math the size of a vw golf disk that meant turning the diameter as well as the thickness of them
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i cut a 6mm plate out to mountn the carriers on it also doubles up to hold the bearing in the axle
then it was a case of bolting it all together
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doing a great job Mouse! i'm really enjoying reading this.

thanks pie  ;D

are you turning down the thickness of the discs or the just the OD ? but the way that bllody good looking cornflakes packets looks right like metal 

Don't you just hate clever people!
Very tidy Mr Mouse.
I haven't forgotten the write ups on your Pops by the way -still chasing Yoda to add them to the site. I plan to visit him in a week or two so hope to be able to learn at the master's feet while I'm there. ;)

You seem to have got the hang of the lathe then Bud, bloody good work that man!

hey up m8
ive turned down the thickness as well as the od
they were very thick disks and they are still within the "do not use under a certain thikness limit"  ;D

Thanks Mr manky I ain't that clever honest I'm still learning plus i have a very clever engineer friend Eddie who lives  a stones throw away from me
good luck at Yoda's  ;D

Thanks twisted that means a lot to me m8
its only due to people like you with helping me with the handy bits of info m8 and the very helpful pdf files  ;D

i couldn't find these pics earlier today lol
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the finished axle
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very nice work im one jealous git :)

yep excellent work mouse . i tried turning down the faces of a pair of capri twin vented discs before and it never went to plan , i was told later i needed an attachment that wouild allow both sides of the disc to be machined at once to keep them dead true or youll get a wobbly pedal as the two faces will be slightly off from one another . dont know if that helps in anyway nut judging from your last photo all you have to do is attach it to the two pipes sticking out of the yellow machine and hey presto . keep up the good work  ;D

Very tidy Mr Mouse. Can't fault your workmanship & the results look spot on. Red oxide's a bold choice of colour -it'll look like a motorised baked bean!

it could even be gas powered !!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

your a nutter bummer  ;D
right in answer to your disk turning down question
i guess time will tell all i can say is i have used my clock
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and centralised the turning IE the same amount of either side of the disk
so its fingers crossed that i don't get any brake peddle jumping if i do i will firmly blame you pmsl  ;D

what size are the plates for the calipers to bolt on to just trying to buy some steel but not sure how big a piece to get 

hey up gpz
i started with two pieces 6" inch square

cheers mouse thats all i wanted to know looks like u have the makings off a good trike

hi m8 i hope so  ;D good luck with yours

its all to do with the weather mouse and i hope your discs work . i have just about finished making one of my yolks and started on the second one very basic i must say but something i have never done before end ive enjoyed doing it so far but that could all change.  more pics of progress please 

Pics of your yokes as well Bummer?

Ive been busy today trying all the bits out and mocking up the trike today  ;D
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what do ya think ?

I like that!  The tank looks nicely in proportion with the engine, nice comfy single seat and a fat back end, perfect!
Looks as though there's gonna be some nice trikes about this year.

Looking very good there Mr Mouse. Very long forks. What are they from? Maybe lower the headstock a little? Based on my experience with the first one I built

Sharon's XS750 (http://mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/Trikespageimages/sharon/trike.htm)

I'd say keep the centre of gravity as low as you can & think about a fork brace.
Cool lookin' ride though  8)
I'm really looking forward to this year's riding season. Anyone up for the 2nd annual MonkeyNuts Run?

MonkeyNuts (http://mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/Photos/monkeynuts29.4.07/run.html)

Meant to ask if you had any side shots of it?

I was going to ask the same thing, but figured it's in a corridor so he can't get the angle.

sorry i struggled to get the shot i have  :(
thanks for your comments
Andy you say to lower the headstock
can you elaborate on this please  ;D
the forks are Kawasaki gpz900 bottoms with kwak Klr 600 tubes and and guzzi headstock

great looking stuff Mouse,think manky meant was lower the headstock"front end" till the headstock is about 8 inches above"roughly" the heads of the motor :) making the front lower and overall length longer

Oh by the way thats not a corridor :) this is a corridor :)

cheers m8 thats what i thought he meant too but i wasnt sure about the extra lenght (rake)  that would cause with the forks

well as you have atm you can slide the front end down just for looks sake neat idea having that little frame at the front for holding the front end together :-)

I just meant that a high steering head on my first trike build made the steering very heavy & awkward. We always use standard length forks now & mount them low & kicked out. Looks good, (in my humble opinion), & helps stability. Does look nice Mouse.

cool m8 its help like this i need andy
if the extra rake aint gonna hurt then its a lower headstock for me then  ;D

I'm no expert mate. I can only go on personal experience with my own builds. I know too much trail's supposed to be a bad thing, but it's never caused us any problems. However, 5 inch over length forks & a high headstock on the Yam trike made the steering very clumsy. Every trike's different & there's loads of other variables that can adversely affect handling. Centre of gravity too high, wheelbase too narrow or too short, blah, blah, blah.
Try it & see?

trike update been working on mthe frame this week
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Lookin good!

All these trike builds - must go over to Bruce's and get some phots of the progress on mine!

Nice.

looking good m8

cheers guys  ;D

latest pics
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Who's been a busy Mouse then?

Very nice.

As Doc says :)

That looks very tasty.  ;D

Dito from me too  :)

i've answered a few of this guys pm's without even realising  what he was doing :)
spoke to him tonight by phone. a very pleasent chap.

Thanks everybody i just hope it all works when its done lol
and
Mr Dracken thanks a million for the chat  :) its true what they say you are a very helpful and genuinely nice guy  ;D

Mouse that is looking better all the time, good job!
Is there any chance of a close up pic of the way you've mounted the guard struts on the axle?

hey up pie
ive mounted them excatly the same way manky does his  ;D

what blu tac ?  that really is amazing stuff ain't it ;D ;D

 ;D ;D ;D oh bugger who let the secret out pmsl

Blu Tac and Selotape I'll have you know -I'm a proper builder me. :P

update
been preparing the frame for the top coat today
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(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/007mouse/DSC00021.jpg) nice mug of manky tea  ;D ;D
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 ;D Looking good mousy. Love the mug  ;)

That's a seriously stubby frame Mouse. Looks gorgeous.

looks great :) whats the top coat colour? gonna be

hey up VB
top colour on the frames gonna be midnight blue

nice lookimg frame and the colour should suit it 8)

cheers texon

Blue seems to be a popular choice this year!
That really is a good looking frame, keep the pics coming.

hey up pie
Ive change the top coat colour to a different blue now  ;D its a pearlecent blue from a new series MR2

Are you having any graphics or artwork done?

no pie are you ?

frame update
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mouse do you have a job or do you just build your trike as i cant believe how quick its coming together, looking good 

 ;D hey bummer
i don't have a job i broke my back 25 years ago  :(
I'm not allowed to work so yes i spend most of my building my trike  ;D to keep me from going completely stir crazy  :o

comming along nicely mouse  ;D

cracking m8

That's looking quite yummy. When you're done you can come and help with mine  ;D

makes sense as to how quick its all going , how did you manage to do it (brake your back) and did it help you become so machanicly artistic or just give you the time to concentrate ?. not on the same scale but i snapped my leg on my 25th birthday whilst dancing ( i say dancing in the loosest possible way ) now got a pin and a click every morning but didnt help with any artistic flare or ability though.
 

I broke my leg when I carelessly dropped a motorcycle on it but the only skill it improved for me was swearing!   ;D

taz I'm on my way with my biggest hammer and a roll of tape pmsl
BG that was rather clumsy of you  ;D (ouch)
bummer
i broke my back while working for a portable traffic light company
i was loading a trailer into the back of a transit van by pushing it up two planks of wood.
One of the planks broke and i like a muppet held onto the trailer which contained the generator two traffic lights and all the road signs (very heavy)
a lot of my insides popped outside  :o
and my back broke i spent ages in hospital and was told that i would end up in a wheel chair later in life that was 25 ish years ago I'm still mobile right now but in s**t loads of pain i take morphine on a regular basis.My spins full of arthritis  :(
I ve always been into building things i took my first gearbox out of a car when i was 12 lol and I'm still learning as i go  ??? lol I'm no expert i still screw up on a regular basis  ;D

Thats gotta hurt!!!

hi zip yep the son of a bitch hurt then and still does  ;D
but ive never let it stop me

I see your new Trike is coming along nicely, got any more pics?

Ouch Mousy. I'm glad you are staying positive and getting on with life as best as possible. Life's too short.  ;D You and your hammer and tape are welcome. They might come in handy when I bugger up the welding when we eventually start on the frame properly.

bloody hell you like to do it proper dont you . the worst i did was drop a 2.8  v6 cologne block and t5 gear box on my self  but it only hurt when i laughed and nothing more than a bruised ego . good that you can keep going cause your doing a a sweet job .

did  a bit of painting today
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Nice job!

Very nice job and love the colour mousy.  8)

latest trike build pics  ;D
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you ont be long now m8 ;D looking great

That looks brilliant  8). I see you have a blue theme going on there including the lighting  ;D

i got blue undies and socks on too pmsl  

Why am I not supprised  ::)

Fcuking beautiful chap, loving it!!! :o

;D thanks zip

mouse im impressed that looks fantastic you must be well chuffed ya can come n paint mine when its ready as texons fluffin a bit just lately

Hey up madron  ;D
dude if you only knew what trouble Ive had painting this trike.
Its no wonder i have no hair left  :o
The first mudguard two hard shelled black fly things decided to have a dance on my nice new wet paint and the little bleeders weren't happy with that.They had to go and die in my paint but before they died they spread the legs all over the frigging place  ;D  ::)
The second mudguard well no flies on that one but my new hot air gun decided to blow very hot silver particles all over the still wet paint  >:( >:(
I am now as we speak waiting for a new supply of paint to redo the mudguard  :o

Well done mouse and I know you aint kidding about the socks and undies.LMAO

To all you guys and gals out there I am mouses Dad and I thank you all for your kind regards to me while I was in hospital recently.

Reckon I will have to get mouse to trike up my mobility scooter for me now. lol

Delboy

Hiya Delboy Dad. Glad to hear you are on the mend and Yes Mousy boy there is a challenge for you  ;D

i will do it on one condition i can fit a jet engine to it pmsl  ;D ;D ;D

Hope your on the mend Delboy glad you could make it on here, pull up a chair and grab a Beer/ tea etc and make yourself at home.

glad to here ya ok    ;D ;D ;D ;D

nice one Delboy glad yer on the mend...... now Mouse where's that money you promised us for all them nice comments ;D

OK I hear you all, lol so looks like the mouse has got some explaining to do then, and whats this about a jet engine??

Thanks guys I will look in from time to time, if thats ok. lol

Nite all its my bed time.
                                    Delboy

Welcome to the site Mr Mouse Senior. Hope you're on the mend now. You don't have to have a trike, chop or rod to post on here, but if you do it gives us something to take the mickey out of! Nice to have you aboard.
Mousey Boy, the trike's looking fantastic. Can't wait to read the write-up on it! Can you come down & finish mine off for me when you're done with that one please. ;D

Well I reckon another "Thank You" is in order for the welcome I have received coming on to the site

I dont have a trike, and cant see me getting one unless mouse junior co-operates with the mobilty scooter conversion for me. lol Come on all help me persuade him Can just imagine going down to Morrisons on it,  0 to 4mph in ten minutes not bad hey? Quicker than me on the pins I was born with, lmao
          Delboy

write up Andy omg you've got me worried again now you know how i am with words lol.
And you mean to tell me you would let a animal like me loose of your trike  ;D ;D

she,s a real beut, mouse 8) awsome job you have done ,ill bet you are real proud  ;)

I showed my trike's rolling chassis at last year's Basingstoke transport festival. Showing it again this year & it's still not finished! I'll take all the help I can get. Use your best crayon to scribble us some words & we'll tidy 'em up for you & make 'em legible.  ;)
I reckon the least you can do for the ol' man is give his scooter a fresh lick of paint.
And some fat rubber.
And maybe nitrous.... ;D

hi delboy, glad to hear your on the mend.
hey mouse, trikes looking great  ;D

i got my trike out on the drive today so it seen day light for the first time  ;D
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Very Nice! And the perfect weather to get it finished!!  8)

biker mouse from mars, ;D

Love it Mouse, superbe job matey!  8)

I love it too. Very nice indeed  8) Well done mousy boy I bet you are chuffed.

i am tazet
I'm just at the stage of winding myself up and keep doubting things are gonna work   :-\
IE ratios/ rake and stuff like that  :-\

Love those wheels!
What's the blue box between the tank & seat?

thats gonna have the ignition switch and various other switches in it  ;D
the ignition key/switch is fitted in the side of it

nice job luv the wheels as well...whens the maiden voyage? ;D

End of this month hopefully m8

very smart mouse, i like it a lot and i think the word is cooool   8)

painted the front mudguard and starter motor today
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How'd you grow that hedge with stripes across it?

cos im clever  ;D ;D

paint ?

magic paint ron  ;D its called  LEYLANDII  camo  ;D

did you spray em through the gaps in the fence at an angle similar to the sun ?

Oh how you lot make me laugh.  ;D But on a serious note, where do you buy stripey lawn seed?  ;D

What a great read here, Mouse! Gotta say, gorgeous, fabulous, most excellent! A solid shot of inspiration, I'll be out sorting through parts today, one of these, two of those, fire up the MIG. Thanks for the step-by-step, fine piece of work there.

Oh, one question: what's that forward seat off of?

hey up bud glad you like my trike and the building of it
the seat is off a Yamaha Dragstar ;D

Thanks! A man must have his comforts, afterall...

Mouse picked me up last monday and took me over to see the trike, first time I had seen it on its wheels usually all in pieces in the work shop. It is looking great and I bag first pillion ride ( but he has to ftr a chicken bar for me as yet.) lol He is doing the loom this week too much fiddly stuff for me there these days, me old computor(brain) is slowing down, too much info on me hard drive I reckon.

let me just tell ya what Del means by chicken bar  ;D a sissy bar cos hes frit  ;D ;D

 ;D

I gave him life  guess I can take it away  lmao ;D

OK I am frit, vulnerable senior citizen qualifies me  lmao

2/3rds the way through the spaghetti mine field  ;D manged to get the led indicators wired up last night  ;D

 ;D

ive got the trike inspection miday this thursday at the local dvla office  :o

Good luck, I'm sure you don't need it tho' it'll fly through.

Good luck. Don't forget the full write up with what is involved in the process.  ;)

good luck :)

yeah yeah  ;D lol
thanks for the good luck guys i will let ya know what happens
i have take the trike to the public weigh bridge tomorrow(Wednesday)

Fingers crossed for you Mr Mouse.
More than curious about exactly what's involved, cos I'll be following in your tyre treads soon.

Took the trike to the weigh bridge yesterday (Wednesday)  it weighed 0.31 ton
thats the first step of getting it on the road over with  ;D

i need to get some ideas
i have to give my trike a Make and Model for the reg docs
any ideas  ;D

Make - RODENT

Model- TRI BAL 750

Just an idea, rodent for Mouse, tri for 3 and bal for balistic

i like that thanks m8

your welcome  ;)

"Mouse" for make & "Bigcheese" for model?

;D very cool

Or 'Mouse' for make and 'Trapper' for model?

:o :o trapper lol
another good un thanks bg
 i sat here for ages trying to think of summat but couldnt come up with owt

 ;D ;D my trike passed its first MOT today  ;D ;D

Congratulations!!!!! bet your over the m00n  ;D

Thanks 65nova
i am happy but i still have to go to my local Dela office tomorrow to sort the paper work out for the reg docs  :o :o

Well done! you're moving forward a lot quicker than I am at the moment, here comes the summer eh.

now im almost on the road pie, it will rain for the rest of the summer like last year  :(
i did 200 miles last year on my old trike  >:(

That's great news Mousy  ;D

tis aint it  tazet  ;D

They make things so hard nowadays! Best of luck with that tomorrow  ;D

all the best hope it works out

 ;D ;D <<<<<< Big cheesy grin  ;D lol
ive got all my docs sorted out i now have a reg number for my trike  ;D and a tax disc
just gotta sort a few niggles out and i should be on the road

That's great!
So how about writing us a piece on the paper trail necessary to get your trike on the road then?

are you sure you want that Manky it might put builders of for life  ;D but I agree it would be a great help to get all the Gorey details and addresses  ;)

will do Andy
but you know how me and words dont get on lol
oh and i called the trike
Make Rodent
Model Mouse  ;D

NICE!! well done mate...enjoy  ;D ;D

 ;D That's great  ;D

Great choice of make n model

Rode my trike today  ;D ;D for the first time
it handled very well the ratios are great aand theres no steering wobble  ;D ;D
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Fantastic!
And you're working on the write-up for the site as we speak?  ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D you sir are a scoundrel  ;D ;D i will do it soon  ;D

A cad & a bounder -but kinda cute with it.  :P

and not modest at all  ;D

great news m8 musta been a wonderful feeling ;D but if she aint wobbling you aint trying hard enough ;D

hehehehehe gimme chance VB  ;D ;D

Most enjoyable & memorable ride on a trike was on my last one, (now Ska Man's), in the pouring rain on the Basingstoke ring road. Power sliding it sideways round & round one of the roundabouts, soaked to the skin but giggling like a loony.  ;D

A bit of info for ya i hope it helps

Right where do I begin?
I’m disabled so I don’t have to go the msva route to get my vehicles registered.
But most of this information will be of some help to you trike builders out there.
Before I started to build my trike I went to my local Dvla office in Nottingham
I asked for a VIN Vehicle Identification number and was told that I couldn’t have one
Until I had completed my trike build and took it to the Dvla office for inspection.
Some Dvla offices will issue you with a VIN before you start your build
It’s worth asking them as its easer to stamp the VIN onto the headstock prior to the build.
And it saves you having to sand off your lovely new paint or powder coat to try and stamp the numbers on.
I went away with my tail between my legs and got on with the build once I had built my trike the fun started.
I had to make an appointment at the Dvla office so I could have the trike inspected
All the happened on that day was the inspector looked at the trike asked a few question i.e. what’s it made out of? What’s the size of the engine? And what disabled adaptations are on the trike.
They were satisfied with all this information and issued me with a VIN number and a letter I was then told I had to get the number stamped into the headstock then I was to have it verified by a garage and the garage had to emboss the letter with the old type mot stamp.
Once I got that done I had to return to the Dvla office once again with the verified letter
The inspector then told me I had to go and get a mot and insurance on my trike before they could proceed any further with the registration.
I also had a hand full of forms I had to fill in and was told that they had to be filled in correctly with all the right information if not they would not carry on with the registration process.
The forms are ok to fill in nothing too hard to figure out if you have access to the internet you can find most the answers to the questions.
Most of the questions relate to the weight of the trike you need a weigh bridge certificate for that
You also have to give the trike a make and model i.e. mine is Make rodent Model mouse
You can use anything as long as it’s not a registered name i.e. ford
Some of the other questions are taxation class which is tricycle
As I said most of the question are easily answered
But make sure you answer them all

The weight certificate only cost me £6 and was the easiest part of the process lol.
Now I hope your following this as I’m not very good with the written word lol
Armed with all my documents correctly filled in
My weight certificate, mot and insurance.
And you will need proof of your address a recent power bill and it can’t be too old or they won’t accept it you will also need a driving licence or passport.
And all your receipts from the build
And make sure you keep all your receipts they do check them.
As my trike was a ground up build and I didn’t have any previous registration documents
I had to pay for a new registration document £55 mine is a Q plate
I also had to pay for the vehicle tax £66 you don’t have a choice you have to pay this on the day.
The registration process took me 6 weeks to sort out 300 miles and a lot of stress but don’t let that put you off.
It’s one hell of a good feeling when you achieve it all.
One more thing before I forget they will issue you with a letter that gives you permission to get a number plate made
There are only a hand full of places that will make number plates now and it’s like trying to get blood out of a stone lol they have to be registered with Swansea
You will need the letter from the Dvla a power bill driving licence or passport
Just to get your number plate made lol
Most of all don’t let um grind ya down and keep smiling through it you will get there in the end
This is they way it happend for me i have heard of others doing it totaly differnt so please use this as a rough guide.

nice one mouse, im disabled too so i'll be roughly on the same route as you as and when its finished :)

Well done! it sounds like a lot of hard work, not much room on that seat though.... ;D

I know that there is different ways of doing things with diferent dvla places, Dale has had some problems with Birmingham when registering an imported car, and yet Notts were fine ,have fun x

hey up tiki  ;D
plenty of room for me and you on the seats  ;D

We've added that registering info to the Motors, 3 Wheels section of the main site now. Thanks Mr Mouse.

Registering a trike for disabled use -Mouse (http://mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/trikes.htm)

is there a restriction on how long after registering the trike you can sell it or on how many you can build in a year  ;) just a thought if it works out cheaper  ::)

not that i know of

I seem to remember Yoda, (the mighty webmaster who originally set up this site for me), telling me that being disabled, he was allowed to register 2 a year. I've got a feeling he also said that if it was sold on to an able bodied rider & the adaptions removed, it should be re-registered. Could well be wrong though. NABD, the National Assosciation for Bikers with a Disability, should be able to tell you. BikerGran belongs to it. Check their website here:

NABD (http://www.nabd.org.uk/index.htm) 

I do indeed belong to the NABD but wouldn't try to tell anyone what's what with regard to registering trikes etc!

If you can't find the info on the main site just drop them an email and you'll get a definitive answer - the organisation is recognised as the leading authority on disbled riding not only in Britain but in Europe too!

hey peeps
how you all doing  ;D
i just thought i would pop in and say Hi  been busy  riding my trike its running very well had a few niggly things to sort out but nowt major
the rake and frame build are all holding up  ;D
the steering is great no wobble and no problems  ;D

Great news Mousey.  ;D Another happy triker out on the road.
...so where's the write up then?

That's great Mousy Boy. have you taken your Dad out yet?  ;D

Heres hoping you get plenty of sunshine while your riding!.....wind in your hair  etc ...... ;D xx

on the road at last mousey tis a wicked lookin ride you have built yersen ,can you tell me where ya got yer mudguards from cheerz ride safe m8  ;)p/s how did you fit stronger tube to youraxle ta  ;D

hey up Andy  ;D
write up to follow lol

taz my dads been in and out of hospital again so i ain't had chance to take him on it yet

tikibabe
i can tell you ain't seen me in a while wind in my hair  ;D ;D ain't got any bleedy hair left  ;D

 Harley gazz
how ya doing m8
the mudguards come from a Muppet on flea bay that i wouldn't recommend to any one on here i will pm ya his name if you must have um but be warned they are crap and not the size stated i had to spend two weeks widening them and trying to smooth um out.
i had no choice but to fit stronger tubes the old ones were broke lol
all i did was to get a good wall thickness tube turn some sleeves down to fit the tube and diff case and bolted the lot together

Sorry to hear that mousy. Give him our best wishes.