Manky Monkey Motors

with the imminent closedown of the local dvla offices and testing stations the build of this guzzi is being pushed to the front of every other project so all hands to the pumps

so this is how she was when laddio bought her

shes running a reliant b axle without any lubricant in so its over to lads and lassies
what grade of the slippy stuff do we need and about how much

a pair of new nova discs where purchased at the rather cheap price of 18 quid
but the fingy bits that bolt the wheel on had to have a tad shaved off em so they'd fit inside

hardly noticable to the naked eye but doe,s help as can be seen in these before and after shots

these will be in the machine shop tomorrow to be turned down so they fit snuggly
but what is the best way to do this
machine the disk or the hub
over to you guys

went to the local scrappers and sourced a pair rear calipers off a golf but a cupla pins that hold the caliper to the carrier are missing and the price of these is new is more than he paid for the whole lot anybody got a cupla em floating about

the beast naked
notice the rather substantial bit if tubing at the rear

template for the rear light and number plate
not really sure if we added a little more masking tape and a coat of hammerite that it'd pass the ministry test but who knows

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Hiya,
yup, as you've found, you need to knock the corners off the hubs to fit them inside the discs. Should still be enough "meat" around them to safely fit the wheel studs, but I've always welded the studs in from the back, just to be sure.
The raised centre of the hubs needs machining down slightly to fit the centre hole of the disc, (that's what centres the disc on the hub to make sure it spins evenly, rather than the wheel studs). Probably easier to do that, rather than opening the hole in the discs -the hubs are a softer steel. plus if you machine the discs, any future replacement ones will need to be machined too.
I've got one complete pair of spare calipers somewhere in the shed, but I'm holding onto them! Loony's Dad has a lathe in the workshop. He could probably machine some replacement pins. Couldn't whoever's gonna turn your hubs down do that for you?

never thought of that mate cheers
any thoughts on the axle oil

Castrol Hypoy 90Ep according to the Haynes manual.

thank you very much sir

The trike came to us with a reliant axle with a serial number starting with a B also it came without any brake backing plates drums bolts etc that's why the disc brake conversion seems a good idea so me being brought up in the metric era and most reliant being built in proper old English measurements can anyone tell me what bolts I need to fasten the conversion plates to the axle  ???

i got some for mine a few months ago but my memory aint the best,but i think they were 1/4 unf, someone might clarrify this first?? alternativly on most of my built i tapped out to metric where i could makes thing easier for us people with hair ;D

chop chop chopping
taking off the unwanted brackets

new front end purchased but the stem dont fit the frame
so out with the bread knife a little more chopping blue tac the old on the new and bobs yer uncle

rear panel for lights and number plate which by the way I fitted wrong way round as the lights sit in a reccess

modified forks fitted

brake plate template
gonna try one in 8mm

disc on

and caliper

You're fair flying along now Kev.

not me mate I'm the gofor and cameraman
number 1 son is the builder and ideas guy
I/m just the experienced bloke  that makes  everything work out

Is it just the pic Kev or are those carrier plates real thin plate?

very thin plate just a mock up to make sure they fit
hopefully the boy should have made some 6 or 8mm so they can be fitted this weekend

got a nice stance to it.

just noticed in the photo of brackets being chopped off with grinder, there seems to be a battery under the back of trike. sparks + battery = BANG!!!!!.... suggest you move it right out of the way.
build looking good, keep up the good work  :)

6mm plates made with shim
8mm way too much
6mm with shim was a little too much
so 6mm fitted

6mm seemed ok but the disc wouldn,t run true, after a lot of head scratching tightening of nuts slacking off of same ,the answer smacked me in the face ,we only had 2 studs in to hold the disc in place so popped in a couple more and hey presto running true

more

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even more

this little piece of kit arrived yesterday just make it easier to weld on site .Seems to do it's job ok and for £230 delivered great value for money thank god for ebay

also makes a great bench for a teenager gofor and tackleuperer

don't forget head financier

yea forgot about bank of dad

busy again this sunny day
first removed old handbrake lever, teenage fingers are great for getting into them fiddly little places where short stubby ones just will not fit and usually come out with an inch of skin missing
then drilled out both lugs ,step drills are an amazing bit of kit

to take these ,another ebay find

next job rear light panel fitted after a little more grinding

trailer lights fitted which will be replaced with something a little prettier after vosa test

Progress -lots of progress!

the alteration to the seat has improved the side view ten fold, now follows the tank ;)

a bit more chopping today to remove unwanted brackets to fit gear linkage
turned out not to be easy as expected cos whoever welded these on didn't want them to fall off , really heavy duty welding which in itself is a good thing but causes son of mine to break out into a cursing frenzy
any we had too remove the bottom section of the frame which carries the engine a very ingenious idea indeed

if you take both sides away the whole engine drops away from the frame whatever will they think of next
gear linkage in situ just need some backets to make it work and having a good hard look at the thing its gonna need footplates instead of pegs which isn't the way he wanted to go ,so any one out there got a pair of footboards for a guzzi or any ideas on what else to do please don't bother with postcards just a post on here will do

whilst the exhaust was slack just had a play around at alternative positions and came up with either the knee warmer or the armpit dryer

Lots of potential for a very cool machine there.
Just bought a pair of vintage Ford tractor footplates for Taz's trike build.

I,ll have a butchers at them I wanted to fit pegs bur it just dosn't look like there not going to fit

nifty bit if bending drilling welding and stuff to make lugs for gear linkage and brake lever

using sparklers left over from bonfire night to stick on steering stops

engine out
going for the rear engine look

wayne made up these nifty foot plates and tacked em into plac

end of the brake master cylinder had to be cut of and a new one welded into place

bracket for brake and assembled

this bar was gonna be extended round where the new bit is but if it was  welded in the axle wouldn,t come away from the frame
good job he spotted it before it was too late

the end result

strap to hold seat tacked to be cut and welded later

sparkler time

handbrake lever tacked

headlight bought for a steal at copdock
helps keep the clean lines of the trike

nice little clock bought off ebay
seems made to measure to fit twixt fork tops

might be using these for the tail end but he might be putting em on ebay to raise funds for the build

engine back in and front muddie fitted

after engine was fitted the handbrake lever was too close to the starter motor and it seemed like a major rethink was in order but bolting the lever to the other side of the bracket cured that one

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Looks like you guys have been busy! Like the view from the front.
I think I saw those speedos on Ebay -they light up in blue LEDs don't they?

don't know m8 personally i wouldn,t touch em with a barge pole cos they,re from china but not my build

There the ones also it looks like the silencers are going to be sold on and a car type stainless system fitted

Unusual silencers -what are they off?

suzuki gsxr 1000 the TT edition.I repaired an after market yoshimura silencer for a chap and after a little wait I got these as payment

I,ve put an ad in swaps for the gsxr cans im going with a 2-1 and a small janspeed car type silencer lets hope the msva man likes it pics to follow

My welder decided it wanted a day off today so the planned fitting of the rear mudguards was put on hold,but on the plus side this gave me chance to have a look at the paint on the tank and mudguards.The old fella got some piccys of them he should have them on here soon.I'm pretty sure they will divide opinion watch this space ;D

I like the stance on this,I looks a mean machine. 8)

techie bits out of the way first
so heres a bracket for the ignition switch tacked into place, made by metal bending supremo son of mine ,I,d like to yuri geller do this

tank before and during stripping

we used ambersil gs5 for this, theres a bit about it in a cupla threads but I can highly recommend it

after shots

now for the rattle cans

much more rattling

the final (maybe) finish, before they go for lacquering

Well it's different  ;)

Yup that's wot I use .. Gasket remover :)

You sure that's paint stripper? Looks like shaving foam to me. Wouldn't want to get the 2 mixed up!
I like the ignition switch mount -never thought of fitting it like that. I've always mounted mine in the side of an electrics box, but that would be useable anywhere on the frame. I assume you're going to cover the open top at least? Have you got room on the back of the switch for the wiring terminals?
I kinda liked the original white paint as it's not a common colour for bikes or trikes.

the same question I asked about the wires for the ignition but was assured that wouldn't be a problem
as for the "white " paint ,it was beige just maybe didn't show up in the pics

Even more unusual!

The top of the switch bracket is covered by the fuel tank also I'll be using angled terminals for the switch,the paint was entirely my idea I wanted something totally different thought about an urban camo pattern but these either look right or wrong there's no middle ground.So this started as me painting half of a rear guard to see what it looked like and I liked it so we got carried away and did everything.A mates going to lacquer everything for me to get a nice deep shine.Anyhow beige reminds me of allegros and my grandads old morris ital.

Cool cars! National Health hearing aid beige!

 ;D ;D

Mine's brown,
                   My hearing aid that is ;D

Think the urban camo look will really suit this trike.

As will the sawn off shot gun that's being slung under the fuel tank ;)

start em young as they say so here's my 4 yr old grandaughter Taylor giving her dad a hand today

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Try her with the welder  ;D

when she's a little older.Maybe next weekend :-\

Very cute -& seems to know what she's doing too.  :)

well she, seems to have managed the one reliant job most monkeys cant do ,, and that is to get the rear hub flange off the half shaft   :) :)

Looks like someone might be asking Santa for a socket set for Christmas

She made me really proud today.I've got a 14 year old boy who's only interested in star wars and his playstation and a 7 year old girl who makes Barbie look like a bin man.Finally one that shows an interest

lol, iv been learning my 8 yr old daughter how to weld,

she wanted to know how to (god knows why)

I did that with my boy and his mates in his cub scout six when he was 8. They all made an ashtray out of tube and run weld all down it to look like a log, then we cut out little axes and polished it all up and mounted them on mahogany. took them about three weeks in all and they all got a badge for it. I was really quite proud of `em all. ;D ;D ;D ;D

Excellent Cab, suitably impressed with you public spirit :) :) :)really.............

Don't knock it mate if they show an interest we should do our best to encourage them.Anything to keep there minds working and keep them from staring at the telly

I agree fully. My boy went on to serve in REME and now works on the railways installing signal systems. ;D ;D ;D ;D

I get my girls on the tools from time to time
Time spent with kids is never wasted. Even if it takes much longer to achieve something

I started my trike to do something "manly" with my son (14). We are both learning loads

Any kind of learning is never wasted - when my daughter went to 6th form college people asked why I was letting her 'waste her brain' doing a drama course.  She became a retail manager at an early age (18½) and said the drama lessons were very useful in projecting an image of someone older and in authority!

practical experience is much better than learning the teaching of others
that is probably why this country is in such a mess cos we all listen and believe what others have to say instead of standing up  and telling the tale like it is
I can do it better
I can do it easier 
I can do  it cheape(unless it comes from china)

tacking up exhaust prior to full weld

the boy done well ,it took some fancy cutting to get it right

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Liking the style of this. Those guzzi motors have got plenty of grunty torque,should be a good ride. ;D ;D

We've had a bit of a disaster today.A leaky garage roof has left 2" of water in my  "box o' bits" and ruined my shiny new digital speedo and left my voltage regulator submerged.This in mind does any one know if I would get away with a gps type speedo for the msva test.Also what are the chances of the regulator working again

I believe GPS is not legal for a speedo but will stand to be corrected

The only thing the tester asked about my speedo if when i set off did it always show the speed automatically regardless of what screen i was on  :)

I was under the impression the trike would have to go on a rolling road to check the speedos accuracy

Mine didnt at test.

Nether did mine
 :)

I think I might be worrying about this test malarkey too much

Well she's all stripped down and in the back of my VW Sharan. I'm taking her to work tomorrow to get the welding done and finished. With any luck she'll be painted by next Sunday. Hopefully I can get Friday off of work to go to our local test station in Norwich and have a word with the blokes there and try to reassure myself about the msva test. 

Blooming heck wish I was that quick .. Lol

And don't call me Sharan.

oour staff seem to be getting younger and younger

fitting rear lights

hand brake cable
way too long

all packed away in the old daddy bus

One giant leap  :)

Yeah I'm a bit excited about it now everything seems like it's going to actually happen,but I am worried about about the test .I suppose if it fails at least I have a list to work from but no one wants to spend time on something that there not going to be able to use

Took us 3 attempts to get my truck through the SVA test, which was simpler than the MSVA. The examiners told me very few people pass 1st time, mainly cos they don't know what to expect. Once you've done it once, & talked through the faults with them, you know what they're looking for & how to fix it.
Good luck.

Is the MSVA test, as strict and awkward as the IVA test ?

I haven't done it, but several here have, so it's definitely passable.

By the way does anyone know if a hand shift with the clutch lever mounted on it will get through the test ???

No reason why it should be a problem as long as it is safe to operate. The only things that must be operable without the hands leaving the steering are the main/dip and indicator switches.

Nice one also anyone know what I need to do about a frame number because this aint got one

Apply to your local DVLA office & they should issue you with one, though procedures for that seem to vary from office to office. You may have to put a radiused edge on your gearchange/clutch lever if it projects beyond the outside line of the trike.

I was thinking of making the lever from 7/8 o/d pipe and keeping it low and tucked in to look like a second hand brake lever . Probably having a trip to Norwich Friday so I may dump her indoors at the shopping centre and nip to the dvla.

My VIN arrived this morning so now the frame can be painted and she can be put back together does anyone know what size stamps I need ???

Can't find the size for the frame stamps in MSVA  but in the IVA I believe it says a minimum of 4mm. Main thing is that it's easily read.
Stamped my frame with 5mm and the plate with 3mm.

4 wheelers might be different, but they had to be 6mm high characters for my truck.

Looks like it was changed last year.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/M1%20Inspection%20Manual%20v8.02%20Oct%202012%20%28Web%29.pdf
Secton 18, page 2 of 4,  standard 14,
Basicaly states that vin character height for stamping chassis/frame, must be at least 3.5mm in height.
Note this is for vehicle category M1, passenger cars. Still can't find it for bikes or trikes. Will keep looking.

Thanks for that everyone especially you Old you've a lot more patience than me all that paperwork makes my head want to pop

what's this?

Is it a bar stool / spray shop? :)

a dead one these

it was funny when I was at school a long time ago

frame all complete and painted

ever so wonky vin number that looked pretty straight when it first done

Work is continuing engine is in front end's on axle's in brakes are a job in progress and wiring has started.Also tonight we heard her RUNNING.Just waiting for the old fella to pop some piccies on.

Wondered what was happening.
So where are the pics.
We're all picture junkies here.

They're all in the old fellas camera.To be honest I'm not very good at all this malarkey,I just about manage posting replies,eBay and email I don't even use a mobile so my dad has been charged with posting photos

Ok shamed into it

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not sure if the petrol tank mounting brackets will pass a test

started on wiring

exhaust

footbrake controls with blue inline non return thingamyjig
notice the braided flexy joint for the exhaust which saved a hellofa lot of work joining front to back

front end

Just a thought does anyone know if I need flexis at the rear calipers to accommodate the slight movement in the sliders when the pads wear

Flexible hoses are a good idea, otherwise every time you need to move a caliper, to change pads, discs or whatever, you would have to remove the brake lines. Meaning having to re bleed the system and risk damaging the threads on the lines and calipers.

http://youtu.be/Ra1TnTrsxKs







 

 ;D  It lives.
Nearly finished then.

The audio on the video does not do justice to the real noise she makes sounds like a cross between a v8 and a harley
sounds really awesome

all rear lights fitted and wiring in place

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and all tidied up with the help of insulating tape and zip ties
and guess what it all works
just hazards to work out and number plate lights to fix but the fittings he got stick out a little to far which will mean the number plate will have to be shaved slightly and make it under the requirement by about 20mm so back to ebay tonight for some smaller ones

Looking nice & neat there Kev.

The only thing that's got me head scratching at the moment is the hazards and charging circuit any advice would be appreciated ???

How you set up the hazards depends on the type of relay you have for the existing indicators. If you have a load dependant indicator relay then you will need a separate hazard relay. If you have an electronic timed relay you should be able to use that. will try to find the wiring diagrams later.

Sure there used to be a suitable wiring diagram on the forum but can't find it now.
Easiest and cheapest way to do hazards is to take a permanent live feed from the battery or fuse box to a toggle switch.
From the switch to a suitable indicator relay.
From the relay two wires( from the same terminal) each with a blocking diode inline (making sure they are the right way round) , one to each of the wires joining the front and rear indicators. Some indicator relays need an earth wire.
If you only have a single indicator warning lamp you should fit a separate hazard warning lamp.

The battery is receiving a charge now.
The rear brakes are plumbed in although one side seems to be binding,this will give me something to do after work whilst the rear wheels are away for painting.
Also whilst  browsing through Ebay this morning I found a hazard warning kit for £18 delivered and figured by the time I'd spend £5 on a can £2 on a switch £3 or £4 on cable connectors heat shrink and diodes This seemed like a bargain for the time it would save.

Bit of a disaster today,I thought I could get away with welding a new tap plate to the bottom of the tank with out destroying the paint.
Well I only burned the the bottom of the tank and thought it would be easily patched up,alas the new paint reacted with the petrol resistant lacquer and one side of the tank looks like a welders bench,oh well out with the rattly cans again :(
On the plus side the hazard kit from Ebay was a doddle to fit and now the wiring is very almost done just a little tidying up to do and this evening I slapped on an old Honda cg tank and we went for a little ride around the yard where the garages are ;D ;D ;D

Ouch! Stuff like that can be a real enthusiasm killer, sounds like you are on top of it though. Have you a link for the hazard kit, that seemed an easy mod?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOT-HAZARD-WARNING-KIT-FOR-TRIKE-MOT-/200923327052?pt=UK_CartsParts_Vehicles_ATVQuad_Trike_Parts_Accessories_SM&hash=item2ec7f6aa4c

Cheers!

Re-painted the fuel tank and I think I've freed up the sticky rear brake.
Tomorrow we'll have the tank fitted and hopefully some fuel in it.
She is running but sometime she feels like your trying to pull away in 3rd or 4th.
I might even have to resort to opening the Haynes book of lies. ???

Having resorted to the Haynes book of lies I've found out that my engine is running the wrong carbs.
The book says 1 1/2 turns out for the mixture screw,the right hand side was out 2 turns and the left out 1.    
That corrected now she seems a little hesitant to start and when she does she refuses to come off of the choke.They are going to be stripped and cleaned then we'll see if they are any better.

You're getting there mate, you're getting there.

Fitted the suicide shift tonight and stood about for a bit wondering what I could do but couldn't think of any thing.
We,re having a little trip to an MOT station tomorrow to get the bit of paper with the VIN no on it stamped.
As soon as the carbs are cleaned and re built I think (dare I say it) I can book the MSVA

Another one on the road soon  8) :)

Whoooo hoooo

Still having bother with running.After cleaning out the carbs setting the points and setting the mixture she will now run off of the choke and ride off of the choke,but it seems to constantly back firing when ticking over.
If I whip the left plug off while the engine is running it stops popping,but if I whip the right one off she runs like a bag a spanners.
Ordered a new set of points and a couple of new condensers when they arrive we'll see how it goes.

I have no idea what I have done but I appear to have stopped the popping by fiddling with the carbs apparently at random. ???
just a bracket to make for the choke lever then,in a couple of weeks we can book the msva
I must admit to getting a little bit giddy now ;D ;D ;D

Yep, that'll happen if you set up the carbs with the garage doors closed   :D

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 8) Looks like it's time to book that MSVA :D

not quite needs the most essential thing
a manky sticker

nice looking machine,love the name

Got her weighed today she comes in at 320kg which surprised me a little after reading Olds thread with Deliverance coming in at 280kg I thought this being bike engined would be a little lighter.
So now this is done I'm about to make a start on the msva paperwork and hoping to get up through to Norwich Friday and book her in ;D

Nearly there, be on the road for summer ;D
It's surprising how light the reliant engine and transmission are. The disc brake conversion adds 10kg and a decent sized battery another 10kg. It's surprising how it all adds up.
Main thing is, that it's under the weight limit for a motorcycle trike.

I can lift a Reliant engine & gearbox on my own. My XS650 Yamaha bike engine takes 2 people to lift.
That's great news. As Dave says, another one on the road soon!  ;D

Just ordered a pair of e-marked mirrors (ebay £9.45).
Don't like them but there legal and will be changed for a pair of bar end mirrors that have been knocking around the shed after the test

I got a letter from DVLA saying I have to take the trike for an inspection to check for the VIN.
The DVLA inspection area is a corner of the VOSA test station yard,so this afternoon I took a trip to Norwich to try and book the msva for the same day but to no avail.
I dropped in the forms and now have to wait for an appointment.
On the build front the mirrors I bought are as horrible as I thought and make me feel ill when I look at it,and there is just the addition of rubber edging around the mudguards to report
Oh just one more thing my friend has had his quad fail the msva one point was that he had no documented proof of the engines power is this anyone elses experience

I had a call from a nice lady at the vosa test centre this morning,the test is booked for next Monday the 17th of July.
Now the worrying begins :-\ 

It'll be fine! Fingers crossed for you matey.

Now you only have 5 weeks of worrying about what you may have missed out.
Good luck mate.

5 weeks????????????? sorry July was a typo I meant to say June Oh bugger
I always end up dumping bricks at he thought of any test

  :o Better worry faster then ;)

I feel your pain Wayne! I've got a real phobia of tests & exams -couldn't face going into the test centre when my truck was SVA'd & had to send Kapri, Scottie & Loony in while I waited outside.
Looking back on it now though, it really wasn't so bad & the VOSA & DVLA people were all friendly & helpful. They don't want to stop you getting on the road, just to make sure you're legal & safe.

I'd sooner be with the trike(or car in the case of an MOT)just so I can see what the tester is doing to it.
Also if I'm there I can actually see what wants doing in the case of a fail.
Still dosn't stop me sh#*?ng broken glass

Ouch! Yeah, that was our strategy -when they fail something, ask them what they'd recommend to fix the problem. That way they're more likely to pass it when it comes back & they can see that you're listening to their advice.  ;)

Just got my confirmation letter from VOSA, ;D
I know it hasn't told me anything new but it makes everything feel a bit more official.

On the path to a pass already!

I had a little ride today and thought it would be a good idea to really open her up.
The steering was all over the place,thrashing from left to right,on the return run I set off in a more civilised fashion.
All was fine and it handled well is this a common problem and will a steering damper and a softer front tyre cure it as I have been advised ?

They'll definitely help. More rake on the front end would cure it, but a bit late at this stage.
Standard raked bike front ends tend to be a bit skittery as the 2 big back wheels over ride what you're doing with the bars. More rake makes the front end much more stable, but also makes the steering heavier at low speeds.
You've got very short clip on handlebars. Wider bars will give you more leverage which would help a lot.

I really do like the look of the short handle bars,I think I'll run them for a bit and see how it goes
Could I use a damper off of something like a GSXR or R6 and what sort of pressure should I run in the front tyre?

This seems to be a very common problem on bike converted trikes and most end up with a steering damper fitted. As for front tyre pressure all you can do is try different settings, but don't go too low. The side loading when cornering is much higher than on a bike.
A lot of folk fit a sidecar tyre on the front ( I use a car tyre ) to handle the extra loads and to get more suitable profile.

I think I may struggle for a sidecar or narrow car tyre as my front wheel is a diddy 16"

Tis the night before msva and all the house is tonning it.
Well ladies and gentlemen,lets see what tomorrow brings :-\ :-\ :-\

good luck hope all goes well

Thanks me too mate

The very Mankiest of luck from me too.  ;)

Best of luck for tomorrow.

all the best tomorrow, hope it all goes well

best of luck im sure its only a formality keep us posted

Good luck, fingers crossed for you

Well it's D Day thanks for the support every one.
We've a couple of odds and sods to do this morning (new tyres for the back axle and a cover for the fuel cap)   then we'll be away.
I'll let everyone know how it went this afternoon

Goodlyck

just a few pics of the finishing touches

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Well we went to the msva test and we ......................................................PASSED ;D ;D ;D ;D
All that worry for nowt,and the test seemed quite lenient nothing like I was expecting at all
There was no checking of bearings brake pad thickness,only just got through the noise test,on the subject of the noise test the trike was tested at half the engines maximum rpm and the only reference is the maximum you state on the msva application form ;) ;)
On entering the tester asked for the trike's make and model so I said Moto Guzzi for make then he asked for a "name" I haven't given this any thought whatsoever and the first name that popped into my head was John so I am now the proud owner of the one and only Moto Guzzi John ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

the tester was a very nice chap and the test was not as bad we thought
unless he noticed the manky stickers and thought we would send around a apes armed with double barrelled banana guns cos after a 45 minute test and payment he gave us this

well done

I'm insured now and I have an inspection at the DVLA in the morning also the MOT on Friday.
My sister is in Norwich next Tuesday so she is going to drop in the paperwork and pay the registration fee and road tax.
So with luck we should be roadworthy in a couple of weeks at the most ........yipeeeeeee ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D 

very well done told you twas only a formality but still a happy day makes it all worth while ;D ;D ;D

Nice one ;D well done.
Before handing over any paperwork to DVLA make a scanned copy or photo copy of everything. Especially the MSVA cert. as you probably wont be getting that back.

Congratulations, and well done! A real achievement and something to be very proud of.

Fantastic fella

well done, very nice looking trike there ;D

Well done, now you will have a trike that will be road legal  and it will be something you built and not bought, what a sense of achievement

Went back to VOSA this morning for the DVLA inspection I was told I'm going to get a "Q" plate which to be fair I don't really care what letters the plate has as long as it's legal.
Just waiting for a letter from the DVLA to let me know what else I need for registration,this should be posted today or tomorrow so it should be with me this week.
The nice lady also said I didn't need a MOT as the MSVA test was more stringent

Congratulations Wayne!
See -it ain't so difficult is it! Well done!

Nothing wrong with being part of the Q continuum
I feel that a Q plate shows the trike has been through the system correctly. At one time Q was thought to be of dubious heritage, but now it's expected. Some insurance companies seem to prefer it.

I'm more than happy to get a "Q" plate or any plate for that matter.
Even though the nice lady says I don't need a MOT I think I'll still do one just for a bit of peace of mind.
Hoping to get the registration plate as soon as possible as my insurance want photos and the number within 14 days.
P.S. If there is anyone here who lives around Norwich our local DVLA office closes in October,but the're not accepting mail from July 8th

whats the first step to registering wayne. think im at that stage now...

I actually started registration back in January.
We took a trip to our local office with any receipts and a few photos I was given a few forms and was asked to fill them in (I can't remember the numbers)
I filled them in there and then I figured as I was there I could ask If there was anything I was unsure of and within a week I received a shiny new VIN
After stamping the VIN into the frame  I trailered the trike to a friendly MOT station to have the form the VIN came on stamped and signed by a tester (any class of MOT station can do this)
With this form handed in at the DVLA I then received an appointment letter to have the trike inspected
It is all quite straight forward it is just all the running backwards and forward and our local office is a 45 mile round trip
you could do it all by post ,but you hear too many tales of lost applications and if you take them in yourself you know that they've got there

The old fella (Kevsky) is going into Norwich tomorrow to drop the money for the road tax and registration in for me tomorrow so it shouldn't be long now.
On another note I had a lot of help from others not least the old man so thanks for all the help

MOT passed all paper and payment at DVLA so now we're just waiting for the reg number to show up  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

You make it all seem so simple!
Well done mate. Another one hits the streets.

Bleedin' 'ell that were quick
Received my tax disc and reg no this morning
No time wasted I sent the missus to the local car part shed for a plate and it was bolted on before Ieven went to pick the kids up.
Some people say I need to look at my priorities ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

They're right, instead of picking up the kids you should have been out on the trike. ;)

Surely you should've picked up the kids on the trike?

There are just too many of them,every time we get back from holiday she's pregnant
I think we'll take her with us this year ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
On a more serious note DVLA told me I couldn't register her as a Moto Guzzi as there wasn't enough original parts left so she is registered as a Manky Gutzi

 :D

was wondering about that

Thought that was coming. Like the new name :D

Ok so today was her first run ,only about a mile or so either way to work figureing if I break down I'l be close to somewhere where I can mend it
Got to work fine I even had a little run around the sea front
Tried to get home for dinner the main live to the fuse box relay decided to jump off and short out on the frame,pushed her back to work and fixed her
Set off home for my tea she started popping like I'd forgot to turn the petrol on when I looked down to turn it on the pipe had come off and there was a trail of petrol behind me
Hay ho there never really finished are they

Sounds just like teething problems.....bound to happen on custom builds  ::) ::)

If they were ever truly finished you'd have to build another one.  :)

thats the truth

No drama today other than a noisy gearbox cured with the addition of some gear oil and also a slightly slipping clutch when riding 2 up but I'm 20 stone and my mate is coming up for 16 stone

Clutch adjusted had her dump a couple of pints of petrol on the road fault traced back to a push fitting on the petrol tap
Rerouted the fuel pipe so problem solved
Put around 60 miles on her today riding around the Norfolk/Suffolk countryside
All quite enjoyable until the afore mentioned fluttery front wheel took the steering out of my hands after hitting a bump in the road
Luckily we were the only people on the road but I bashed my hands up trying to grab the bars while they were fluttering
A bit shaken and with sore hands we still managed an hour and half or so riding figured I should have held on better so its not the trikes fault
Off to the East Coast Pirates do in Hemsby tomorrow so a chance to put a few more miles on her

That sounds a bit scary!

More than a little scary,but it can only be put down my own inexperience
I was changing down gear with the suicide shift(almost very aptly named) so my left hand was off the bars then letting the throttle spring back to closed rather than hanging on to it and positively closing it totally my fault,but if these things didn't happen we would never learn better.
I've put another 20 or so miles on her since and I've not tried the same stunt again.