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Title: grandsons trike Post by: harley gazz on November 20, 2007, 11:51:31 PM well have had to put off fitting my irs back end due to the weather and her indoors wanting alterations to the house but once all that is behind me i am going to build a trike for my grandson something lowdown as he will be 4 in march and totally mental about bikes he already has a pw50 so, granpy,s gonna make him a trike already have a nice set of forks ,with chunky wheel off a pit bike,i have a mustang tank lurking amungst my rubbish, a nice little single seat ,i think im going for a honda 90 engine or simlar nothing to fast ,not quite sure how im going to do the rear axle maybe a radically shortened reliant axle its got to be chain drive ,anyone seen any piccys of kiddies trikes ::) ::) 8)
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: alik106 on November 21, 2007, 03:21:28 AM hi what you want is a quad back axle one of the cheap china ones rigid axle with a sprokit on it,my lad built one with out of a ty 80 lump n it and trike rear,i cant show it coz he floged it ages ago but it was spot on for what your of to build and lite as well,there always on e*ay for spares or parts....just an idea from a newbie with the hope i can give for a change instead of just taking info....it was a 100 cc or 110 type quad..his had off road looks but would easy work for chop...
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: BikerGran on November 21, 2007, 11:09:10 PM I've seen this one a couple of times, the engine and rear wheels are from a ride-on lawnmower. I think the front wheel might be off a quad. Quite a bit bigger trike than you'd want for a 4 year old tho, the owner of this one was 12 at the time. But it was twist n go so I spose you could just adjust the footpegs.
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: harley gazz on November 23, 2007, 12:57:50 AM its not quite wot i is after bobbi i seem to remember seeing one a few years back at the rock and blues ,nice little low down jobbi the seat was about a foot an a half off the ground cheerz anyway
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: VALLEYSBOY on November 23, 2007, 01:57:26 AM i think thats the one where a boy had built it HG
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: foxthound on November 23, 2007, 01:16:26 PM This one?
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t24/angliaant/c90%20trike/KidstrikeWickford020.jpg) Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: VALLEYSBOY on November 23, 2007, 01:20:11 PM aye thats the one i saw ;) goodman
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: BikerGran on November 23, 2007, 04:02:14 PM Lovely trike but 4 year old wouldn't be able to see over the bars!
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: VALLEYSBOY on November 23, 2007, 07:02:50 PM minor complications BG :)
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: TwistedPatience on January 11, 2008, 11:55:48 AM The purple one was built by Andy in Okehampton, a mate of mine, for his daughter I belive.
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: Manky Monkey on January 11, 2008, 02:30:54 PM So where's the write up & piccies of it for the site then?!
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: TwistedPatience on January 11, 2008, 04:04:45 PM I will ask him to do one Boss
Title: Re: grandsons trike Post by: Manky Monkey on January 12, 2008, 12:04:32 AM Fank U! ;D
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