Manky Monkey Motors

well i suppose it's finely started seeing how i spent the day killing the donar robin.   will try to keep you all posted complete with piccy's as and when i work out how to use the camera properly and post the pics as i'm not good at this sort of thing more the practical not the computer type ;D

Woo hoo! Another lamb to the slaughter!
Welcome to the world of bruises, burns & poverty that is trike building mate!
Yes please, regular updates here would be great.

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Welcome to the world of bruises, burns & poverty that is trike building mate!
Yes please, regular updates here would be great.

no stranger to bruises,burns , etc plant hire+motor trade+welding under buses made shure of that.. as for poverty some things just never change :'( ;D

Yup, sounds like another like minded soul. Good luck with the build Sir.
Right, time for bed for me. See you tomorrow people.  ;)

I forgot to say look out for robin bodyshell on ebay my nephew reckons he can sell it :D :D

I got those forks out if you need them.

let me know.

Later

Gary

right builds back on cleaned up axle case today bloody pinion seals creamcrackerd >:(

axle's now in grey primer,     sorry no pics, not got a camera at the mo >:(

hi, i find it best to salvage a few parts for selling on to "proper" reliant owners, some of these guys are glad for bits we dont use in trike builds.

i suppose i am lucky pete my eldest lad works at a car dismantlers so when i need bits i just nobble him to get them for me cheap :D ;D ;D

axle's now black it looks better,, something clean and shiney black makes me feel better

 had quick look at g/box it's full of soup and top covers cracked :(

I have one, you can have it for what I paid for it. i have the reciept and will show you when you pick the forks up.

Take it easy,

Gary

cleaned up g/box and what did i find?? 
   a recon stamp   so i opend it up,,, hurray,,, its ok  apart from gaskets+seal
 plus a top cover ( that made things feel better  ) ;D ;D

taken some pics of the build, but not sure how to put them on, help! any ideas?

Click Additional Options when you post, then Browse, then select your piccie from your where-ever you've saved it. To post 2 photos in one message, just click Browse again.
If your pics are too big you could host them at tinypic.com, then cut & paste the URL into your message. 

here one is, more to follow.

still cant sort picture size properly sorry i will try to get my nephew to help again

come on spanners we need piccys , ask sir mankey fer his assistance or his fair maiden tazet im sure they will help ya to upload  ;)

It's hard to explain what to do.
Save pictures to computer, open in a photo/picture editor program, shrink size of picture, save, then post. Think thats it. It realy depends on his software. I have several and don't know how to use most of them myself  ;D

Spanners, if you're still having problems, email them to me & I'll reduce & post them for you. My address is in the Contacts Page.

got some forks of terror tubby got the tube best get on with it ;D ;)

yep you,d better!!! ;) i,ll call ya later!

hope these pics have turned out right this time!

Now this is a pipe bender! none of that flimsy modern stuff on show here!

well that some tube cut and bent  now wheres me glue gun :D :D ;D ;D :P

is not where your glue gun is,  ;D what worries me is where its been  :-*

one's just been made redundent

hows the glue gun hunt going on. when you find it can you make me a roll cage. :-* :-* :-* ;D

Yep the pics are good, the work looks good so far, KEEP AT IT. WON'T BE LONG NOW ;D ;D Awaiting the finished trike with eagerness ;D

more pics of the build ;D ;D ;D

been busy  8)

Looking good Sir.
Have you tried the gearchange?
We made a gearstick for Flap's trike with a single bend so that it laid horizontally like yours, but found it didn't have the right leverage to move the gear selector. We had to add a second bend, so the stick ends up pointing vaguely vertically, to get it to work. My own gearchange was the same.

 yep gearchange works ok thers no wear in this box but its only temp

 working on a remote shift idea  i will give more detail if it works  but i need a spare g /stick

Thats looking good mate, don't hang about when you get started do you.

I might just have a spare gear stick lying about, I'll have a look and let you know.
young Richard can pick it up if I find it.
I'll let you know.

Take it easy.

Gary

more pics ;D

Looking good spanners and coming along very quickly. So what colour you going for?

very very nice mr spanner coming along quite quickly now ,soon be on the road before manky at this rate  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Not funny  :(
but probably true.  >:(

nope wont be on the road for a good while for varius reasons  some personal  strife  plus i've just cut the headstock off because i did'nt like it

  sort of a monkey related colour  that should keep you guessing ;D ;D ;)

I'm guessing banana yellow.

Spanners, Your the quickest trike builder in the west, north, east or south  :) Yours will be ready years before Mankys  :P

Stop it Flap ;)

Ooooops.... cut the headstock off, modifications. :)

more pic's

do you like my evil bay seat

I like the gooseneck mate.
Personal opinion on the seat is it looks great but you should ditch the springs & sit it much lower on the frame.

Nice frame Spanners. i know who's building my next one ;)

I agreee with Mankey about the seat, lower would be better and stop being a girl, hardtail means hardtail or are you thinking about the back long term? ;D ;)

Have you had a hardtail before Spanners?
They're really not as spine-jarringly rough as people think they are. We run 15psi in the rear tyres -any more & the back end gets very light & skittery -but two big fat car tyres still gives you a fair amount of bounce. The seat springs won't make a great deal of difference. The first two trikes I built had sprung solos, but I found when I pushed against the bars to corner I just pushed myself sideways on the springs.
Proper hardtail -you know it makes sense!  ;)

--slowly slowly    nope thats not right

 aahhh   quickly  quickly catchee  monkey ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D .l.o.l


 first to finnish gets a free sweaty shirt  ;)

Hang on -I'm the one who has to pay for them!

You need to win to save then ;D ;D ;)

read it carefully

Catchee monkey, not spanky.

youre mind boggle's i'll tell tazet

I already know  ;D ;)

hi tazet has manky worked out the sweaty shirt bit yet

i need more insperaition

hi has anybody got a filler cap and fuel tap to fit this tank of mine please ;D

If it's the later standard Harley screw-in type, I've got a spare cap you can have.

yep its a screw in

Yo spanners M M's right about the sideways movement with those springs but we cured that by welding a tube on the frame under the seat and a slightly smaller one welded to the seat base.The small rides up and down inside the larger allowing the springs to soften the ride without sideways movement.Woked for "she who must be obeyed"

Mr Spanners, (are you a Monkey Spanner?), I'll nip up to my lock-up & fetch that filler cap, then put it in with your latest merchandise order. It cost me a fiver at last year's Welsh National show. Yours for the same price.

nope monkey wrench spanner   used to race under the name monkey wrench racing  thanks for sorting the cap out ill send cake funds ;) ;) ;D

On it's way to you.
Ska man says he may have a fuel tap, but it depends if yours is an internal or external thread.

hi got a tap thanks to trkerrob who sent it me  now all you trike builders take a good look a my build and tell me whats wrong something doesnt look quite right and i dont know what it is????

Are you talking artistically or mechanically wrong?

dunno mechanicaly should be ok afterall its my profession just something doesnt seem right spent three days looking at it and trying different seat and pedal positions /seat springs have now gone

I think the lowering the seat will make it seem better but also join the seat to the tank. like i did with this

bin busy with brake and clutch positions

also battery tray in the making ;D

a little more done to day more piccy's later

You're going to overtake me at this rate!

no i wont

i havnt started on the turbo and twin carbs yet ;D ;D ;D

I really hope you're serious!

youle have to wait and see

right latest update  we now have a homemade 4branch exhaust manifold +system ,recon rear brakes,hand brake and cables,new battery,sone to use now and one for spare,battery box is made but just wants fettle,ing  rear bumper is made, but towing bracket yet to fit   revised gear linkage is looking promising
engine has been test run in frame

piccy,s to follow when harry hotrod takes them
                                        happy triking
                                                 

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Looks good mike!
I might be nicking your exhaust design for my own trike! Clever gear linkage. I hadn't thought of mounting it off the rear gearbox bolts. Very tidy. I take it that's a ball joint? What's it from?

yep its a ball joint  standard reliant item  ;D ;D its the end of the drag link cut of and turned down  with a little socket / cup made to suit

What's your front wheel Spanners?  My new trike has a Suzuki wheel and I fuggin hate Suzuki wheels!

hi bobbi its a kawazaki i believe and i dont like it so its coming of ive also got one with twin discs its a pity youre so far away

I did tell Bruce I didn't like the front wheel, he may find me something else!

ok but it may be going spare the new one came today  just waiting for postman pat to fetch the forks that were posted with it

Looks like Flap's GPX750 wheel. Probably the same design used on most GPZs too.

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I'm not to happy with my pedal ideas -anyone one got any better ideas?

looks like suzuki GSX 550/750 es,as well

My front wheel is one of these...

You're right BG,I don't like it either

that a suzuki x series wheel , probably X7   

I'm wondering whether a Superdream comstar wheel would fit - I've got a spare one of those - trouble is I think it's a twin disc one so it would prolly be too wide.  Also it's metal mand the mini wheels are painted I think.

Looks like a GS Suzuki wheel to me. We've got a spare CX500 Honda Comstar wheel & also an XS750 Yam one. 

take a disc off,same wheel for single or twin disc. :)

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Bugger, you're getting further ahead than me!  >:(

fresh front end too

 ;D

looks rather nice that spanners

Have you got any further with this Mike?  :)

well i went outside this afternoon to look for it ,, and,, guess what,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,there she was,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hiding,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,under a plastic sheet  ,,lol

 ;D So you gonna finish her then?

got to sack the girl friend first me thinks iv,e been with her 18months and she,s eating cash and holding up proggress  and i darnt tell her what i just bought  lol

Blame us -everyone else does.  :P

well its all the talk of hot rods /muscle cars and the like thats caused it lol

 gone and bought a bloody ,,,chevy,,

 ;D

right ive found a little more energy (dont know where from)  chucked some stuff out

 and found my trike   lookin a little sorry so i,m going to get stuck in again as much as cash will allow     not alot of cash about  :'( but will see how much i can get done    alot of cleaning up to do now

Great to hear that Mike. G'wan, get stuck in!  ;)

its gonna have to be flap wheels and sand paper to start with,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, she,s got rust!!!!!!!!

She's got rust. Hand me that wire brush boys -I'm going in!

why  oh why did i leave her all alone in that damp dark shed

go on, we can take it, show us a piccy, I'm sure it'll be up to scratch in no time  ;D

well  i,ve just knocked some dust/rust of her  fell out with the headstock bearings so i,ve taken them out just rooting in the sheds for some different one,s  but its pee ing down,,,,,,,
     so now its brew time  ;D ;D

well she,s back in the garage/workshop  ive cut the seat front mount off and repositioned it and repositioned the exhuast tail mounting
also decided on a fresh front end  so went and bid at one on evil bay and won it so now have just got to go down to the south of gloucester to get it
just trying to get some photo,s of a camera phone on to the computer

nice one stick with it :)

photo,s should be on here tommorrow night

mike if oyu wanna drop in whilst your down for a catch up im not far from gloucester

hi toad i,ll p.m. ya later  ;D

well i,ve got a little bit more done changed the headstock and bearings +forks and wheel now i need a wide 17inch tyre
made some different mudgaurd supports
and welded some bits on the tank

gonna try and get our richard to take some photo,s and post them here

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Hurrah! At last! We likes pictures to look at we does.
That looks alright does that Mike. Not much left to do is there? I can tell you from experience though, you're gonna need a tyre on that front rim.  :P

tyre on rim??????? huh ??? didnt you know i used to work on the railways  ;D :D :D :D
must admit i thought something was missin lol


 i did put a request in the wanted section

Mean looking! nice, the trike not you  ;D. I like the piston gearknob  8), why can`t i think of details like that  :'(

well i,ve got a bit more done,,,,,then undone,, and ,done,, again,    seems like i,ve been at it all week ::) ::)

chucked a tempory coil and fuel supply on and she fired up straight away   bin stood a long time not shure how long  must be over twelve months

just drilled and tapped the peddle and foot rest bar

                            now got a rotten headache so its brew and rest time  yet again  just dont seem fit enough to keep going these days

Thats how an engine should be....why dont they all do that  ???  ::).
You look after yourself, little n often will still get the job done  ;)

just been back out and done another hour  its like a drug even feeling bad i just cant stay away

Its been cold and damp here and i`ve not mustered up any enthusiasm to even open the shed door! Back to work tomorrow so thats another where i`ve made no progress, and 4 more days now till i get the chance to!

well i,v finally run out of enthusiasim  theres still a fair bit to do but most parts are ther appart from a front tyre


 so whats it worth??????

 because i think it will have to go                        be rehomed

  if its not worth much i,ll chop it up and ,ebay, the engine/box and axle






   ,,,,,,,, dvla,, sucks!!!!!!!!!!

don't give up mate i'v not even started mine,
but if i got that far with a build i would have to Finnish it,chin up mate.

Yeah, don't throw it all away for the sake of a bit of paperwork Mike. Sounds like your local office ain't exactly helpful, but don't let 'em win by giving up. 

Whats happened with the  dvla  m8 ?

got to admit that me and paper work dont get on anymore its since things went bad with my ex

(i cracked up and nearly died  say no more )

local dvla =pratts
i phoned and got nowhere >:( so i went down to them and i hate going down into manchester area  >:(

waited,,waited,,and waited some more saw one pratt got passed on to anotherpratt and waited again 4hrs waiting

to be told that ,,,you can,t build youre own trike its not allowed ,,,,, told them that lots of people do build there own

and the pratt,, said,, dont know why people wuold even want one of them ,,,,things!!!!!!,,,

so what did i find when i got home,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a letter from the same office containing a summons and a£1000 fine with £60 costs  they say that when i sold my landrover in march that they didnt receive the logbook that i posted >:( >:( >:( >:(

got to appear in court on jan the 6th  happy bloody new year !!!! >:( >:( >:(

is this a licence to print money for them youpost logbook for sold vehicle they dont receive it new owner applys for it they hit you with fine  moral of story sell vehicle and call them every day to see if they got it

mike summits gone a miss fella. if you sold the l/rover and posted the book off its there! no question about it! secondly dvla will send you a letter asking if you sold it as an application for a book has been applied for. thats the only reason they,ve pushed this on you ask them how they know you sold it and wait for the reply ;)

http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=6317&highlight=dvla

   This is an interesting read, pretty much relevant

thanks ,brock, some of that information looks very usefull ;) ;)

I love it when someone stands up to these faceless b***tards,and now we have silence from them surely someone is responsible and therefore needs to be disciplined  >:(

We had a young lodger who sold a car, he sent the V5 off - we made sure he did!  Then he kept getting parking tickets, dozens of them!  We wrore a letter for him to send saying he had notified DVLA and it was nothing to do with him and he wasn't paying, heard no more!

Always best to get proof of posting though.

Young Spanners  has asked me to upload a few photos for him.
They are of the trike as it is today (ignore any dates show on photos) also included are some photos of how he made the gear linkage (again, ignore dates on photos)
I for one will be using Spanner's idea for the gear linkage, Thanks for the info it's appreciated
Regards
Pete

 :)

 :)

 Im sure Spanners will be along soon and put some words to how he made his gear linkage  :)

 :)

it seems the ball joint is from end of reliant trackrod which has been modified to suit,
the cup/ball joint holder is just a piece of pipe reamed out to suit and welded to some flat steel which is then bolted to bell housing of clutch. the base of ball joint has 2 small countersinks to locate the 2 bolts that are tapped through the piece of pipe, when they are tightened they hold it all in place.... clever chap that spanners  :)

 :)

 :)

 :) when using reverse, with right hand, lift gear stick and locate the position.

thanks for posting the photo,s  pete..



so what do ya all think off it ? ?

I like.....a lot!!!

That's very clever Mike. I was one of many who admired your trike at the Basingstoke transport show. Got a nice stance to it.
I'm not happy with the sloppy gearchange on my own trike, (it comes out sideways, under my left leg when I'm sat on the trike), so will be reworking it when I finish my truck project & get back to the Reliant. Something like that might do the trick.

proper job that spanners me old mate,as the manky one said,got a nice stance & do like them big bars!!!!!!

Looking great mike, keep doing a bit when you can and before you know it she will be back on the road and you will be enjoying the benefit of all your hard work.all the best mate  ;) Kev

looks like my trike,s on hold for awhile now  its under a tarpoline in a back yard in hiding  ;) ;)

Which tarpaulin was that then, never spotted that :)

you wouldnt have spotted it ,,lol,  wrong yard  :D :D :D  its 80 mile,s west  :D ;) ;) ;)

right after threatening/offering it for sale  some good words an message,s from other monkey,s ,, alot of thinkin an head scrattin,, i,ll finish this if it bloody kills me

more update,s to follow,,

just got to weld up and mot landrover first,,,

Glad to hear that. I felt sad when I saw you was selling it

Well done Mike,You know you can do it. ;)

good on yer mike.

It's your safety valve Mike - when it all gets too much you put the trike up for sale - hope the Mankys can always persuade you not to do it cos you'll be glad you didn't one day!

 :D I deliver the mail to a local corner shop. Every time the couple who own it have a blazing row, she waits till he goes out then puts a Shop For Sale sign in the window!

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Looks like my missus, Taz!

well andy,, you said  :D :D :D            i just thought it an said nowt    so who,s gonna be in trouble  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'm used to it Mike!

i,m forever in the sh#te  its only the depth that varies,,

had a quick look at her today  :o she looks a little sorry but shouldnt take much to sort now,,,,,,,

just need a few bits like

front tyre,

another tank (or try an sort this one)

bit more wiring,,

and some tinkering,,

then test,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,then final paint

not alot if its said quickly  ;) ;) ;)

Be done in a weekend then Mike!  ;D

Just like your Pop then!

Errr, yeah.  :P

Just read all this it's a cracking trike spanners so don't give up on it /hell I'm not giving up on mine and it's two years in the making

well one fault was the tank had started a sweaty leak at the seam  so its had water in it for a couple of months last night i took a look at it ant took the welder to it  and no   BANG!!!!!! so it dont leak now  (fingers crossed) just got to check it again but it was looking good just (after tea) so i might do something with it
but its in  god,s garage ,,outdoors,, as i dont have a garage at this address  only a couple of small sheds full of kit
so its another good weather job,,

glad tohere it mike, ive got a seem leek at the top of the backbone hole on the front, looking at sealent whats you opinion on this , ive just sprayed or would have a an ichy bum flames momment and  welder mine

tank sealer, :P i,ve used it in the past  but dont believe in it much  dont think many,s had much sucsess either

no ive heard rubber bits droping of and the like, i use water weld on the kit car,was out and "lost" the fuel sender, old garage bloke came out with this water weld in 2tubes i thought rido that wont work, squirted the tubes out roled in on the road in to a disc and smacked it ovr the hole!!! there was gravel and bits allsorts in in. i gor a case of the giggles from seen what hed just done. he said give it 10min to dry, couple of rollies later he came back out, i thought what the f**ks he doing now "BANG" whacked it with a hammer and said "ah ers done now"  2years before i sold it never leaked again.

I have used a plastic metal compound designed for use with petrol on a tank that had a crack near the tap and it held fine. Can't remember what it was called though :(

Keep at it spanners....my original project started back in 2008 and I still have,nt finished it. I recently bought a gs500 project that I need to get on th e road NOW.That one, is still not finished either,but more do-able in the near future. Every time I go in the garage and look at my very first project,I just keep thinking "I cant sell it after Ive done this much work on it". It will be nice to get back at it as soon as this damn gs is complete.   

ive been stepping over the unassembled parts of mine for about 3 years now. no frame just engine bits and wheels

well i got a parcel delivered today from the chief monkey a new brake master cyl so when the weather is fit  and i,m fit and between other jobs etc  i,ll fit it and see how much it improve,s the brake travel and pressure
then i,ll sand down and repaint the tank  and slowly carry on from there ,,

yyyeeeeeaaaaayyyyy  good on ya mike, let me know on the brake situation when youve done it ;)

if you need a lift with anything mike give us a shout ....only 5 miles down the road

right,theres no bloody excuse now..get out there,and sort it Mike! ;D
 You should feel lucky youve got the skills to do it mate,some others on here admit they havent,but are still determined to get stuff done! ;) ;D

latest update house move was on ,,then,, off then on,, then,,off,, now on papers all signed ,,some stuff moved across the village  trike may move to temp home (for one week only) tommorrow or monday ,,new house friday ,,if removel van can be sorted  then give me a couple of weeks to sort some stuff then this and my dutton projects are back in full swing ,,,got to, stretch the garage first  ;) ;)

Really pleased for you that it's all finally going ahead Mike. Hope the move goes well.

cheers were the closest now as we have ever been , it should have happened last month,, ::) ::) everything is so upside down ,, very little workshop space where were going  :o :o
but i,m not too well these days so i,m not able to do much,, day to day life is enough to get on with ,,this move is supposed to help de-stress things eventually and that shuold help the health alot ,, not even been up wonderland for weeks,, :o :o

All the best Mike,hope things go well for you and the family when you can start seeing light at the end of the tunnel its amazing how much better you can feel

Nice one mike hope all goes well, ;D

Hello Mike, just read through the post and looked at the pictures of the trike, with a funny saliva thing going on in me mouth !!! must stop this drooling lark ;D  Your giving me bad ideas mate ...... I think I had better finish the Dutton first though :-\  Hope to see a video of your trike running, soon.
Cheers,   Paul.

glad you like it paul,
welcome to the site ,,good bunch of monkey,s on here  sort of a reindly fluffy lot  :D :D they have a few wierd ideas at time,s but most will help anyone with just about anything,,

Hi Mike, is it all going to plan ?

not exactly  >:( >:( paperwork and lazey  ,ass,ole,s,, solicitors failed to do today what they should have done last friday ,,just means more frustrating delays and another 17 phone calls,,
no we cant get the removal truck we were having on friday  ::) ::)

so trike is sat waiting to move home along with 2 duttons (ones allready gone into hiding , ;) ;)) got the prefab garage to take down on moving day aswell ,,cant take it down untill duttons and trike have moved as it will have to remain on the trailer untill it gets re-erected,, :o :o

Come on Mike stop messing about :)  :)  :)

Come on Mike,you'll feel better with a new beginning mate! ;)

found it!

i think we were all lookin in da wrong place  :D :D :D :D :D

i used the search tab. after i found it i scrolled thru 10 pages of generall discussion. and it still was nowhere to be found! lost in the depths

Yeah, you don't realise just how much tosh we write here till you start searching for something!

yeah and you dont realise how much time and work youve put into something untill you read/look back over it  :o :o

i was allso going to say we must be mad ,,,,but now i,m shure we are  ::) ::) ::)

well just a quick update here ,

the reason for rooting about and finding this thread again .. is someone may be interested in buying my trike and they were asking for pictures and details
well nearly all my pictures are on here and wernt saved anywhere else
and as for details a picture is said to tell a thousend words and i aint to clever with words
the other thing is  i dont know what its worth now ?  ? 
if i had to buy the reliant bits again now the cost would put me off building ..
if she sells i wont be building again  as i,m retiring  :o :o to knackered to do it all again,,,

great shame that your selling mike'but health is far more important, i seemed to get there just intime on the parts front got a complete car for less than the engine's go for now, i know round abouts what ive spent to date, so you got to be looking at £1000/£1500 surely its a damn shame your not able to test it would add a g or two ;) i still think yours in one of the nicest frames ive seen as a reliant based trike and you'll sell it know probs

Sorry to hear you are selling Mike.  Was looking forward to seeing that finished :(

At least it would be going to another forum member, so would be staying in the Manky "family".

Got to agree it would be a shame to sell,i know you say you feel knackered but how would you feel when you see it go down the road and that is the last you have any input into the trike and how long would you have the money compared to having the trike.
I wish you all the best with what ever you decide

you always have the option to send it hear for finishing mike  ;)

just wanted to say that i am the possible buyer. if i end up buying spanners trike i will do my very best to do it and him justice. i will post the build and progress of it here and would hope to get out and ride with some of you guys in the future.  :)

SOLD "free to good home" ;)

  :'( :'( :'( :'(

i meant mike not the trike cabby ;D

dogs home kicked me out  ::) ::)

well i dont know whats happening with my trike ,,not heard anymore ,maybe its not good enough  ???

spanners, i sent you a pm a few days ago mate ??? maybe it got lost in cyber space. i am intrested, will pm you again  ;). and happy birthday  ;D

pm sent  ;D

pm recieved and followed by phone call  ;) ;)