Manky Monkey Motors

O.K. this may be a bit of a daft question but here goes. ???
Yesterday the old boy bought himself a Z550 trike with a volvo back axle and no mot.The handbrake only operates on one of the back wheels as there is no cable or anything else running to the other wheel.Now for the daft question would this be O.K.for the test or are we going to have to find the bits to make the other side work.

The hand brake will have to lock up on both wheels for the mot Wayne.

Thought as much best start looking for parts.

If it,s got the drum brakes easiest way is to make a single cable ruining across from one brake drum to the other and have  the cable running though a pulley on the threaded adjusting bar on the hand brake leaver.

zak sorry your wrong there mate. the hand brake can operate on one wheel on a trike.
http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/m4s03000101.htm

it would not pass at my test station

your tester wants to read the manual then

yeh my mistake it as to lock all wheels it is connected to unless over a certain weight then it as to lock both so my apologies Wayne you should be OK with the gt 550

Terry is right, for the MOT, one wheel is fine, for an MSVA it must operate all wheels on the same axle, weight is irrelevant.

I've been told that the reason my trike can have a handbrake that operates on one wheel only is because it's a bike trike that still uses the bike front brake for the front wheel, and the bike rear brake pedal works the rear brakes, ie alternative braking systems ie if one fails the other will still stop me - and it works!  (didn't mean to test it but....)

If you use a linked braking system the handbrake must operate on both wheels.

Of course mine didnt go through MSVA as it's a bolt-on.

I'm beginning to like the sound of this Kevsky's going to give the tester a bell in the morning to ask the man himself.Hopefully this will save me a bit of work.He can't wait to get out on it.He's like a 10 year old on the 23rd of December. Bless him :D

tell him to say that it in the MOTs testers manua.it states one wheel. if they say two
check out the link in post 5 of this thread

as already stated, its 1 wheel for MOT

section 3.1 :)

woowoo the man from del m o t he say yes
one wheel only
booked in for saturday morning

SHE PASSED MOT
now heres a bit of info for riders of Q plate trikes or bikes man from del mot said Qs had to be tested to 1973 standard and compared to a similar vehicle of that year but as its a one off how can you compare to anything else so no indicaters or hazards needed and very little or no restriction on exhaust noise level which is a good thing cos mine is rather loud to say the least

well done on the pass,get out there now and put some miles on it and enjoy ;D

Congratulations Kev. Another one on the road  ;D

put a few miles on her last night ,never ridden one before and at first was a little shy with the throttle cos steering was all over the place (for shy read sh+tting bricks ) but soon got the hang of it and was wizzing up and down the sea front and the A12 rattling what few teeth I have left
but this morning all my body aches so will have to give it another hammering after work and carry on till the old bones get used to it
best fun I've had in a long time but next ones gonna be a soft tale

welcome to the world of riding trikes kev, you are no longer a trike virgin

take some air out of the tyres geezer, you won`t regret  it  ;D ;D ;D ;D

I've always run my trikes with just 15psi in the rear tyres. Any more & the ride gets skittery & bumpy. I much prefer hardtails.
Now you're roadworthy you can begin fine tuning it to suit your riding style & comfort needs. There'll always be something to fettle. No custom vehicle's ever truly finished! Have fun!

don`t be surprised if you need different pressures in the rear tyres just keep playing with pressures until you`re happy. Try starting with 15 psi all round and let a bit out here and there until you`re happy. ;D ;D ;D ;D

cheers cabman but fate has taken a hold and tonight the trike will not turn a wheel cos sum r sole ran into the works van last night and have been waiting for a hire van all day finally turned up too late to spin a wheel on the trike
try again 2morow

it`s one of those jobs that can require a lot of patience ;D ;D ;D ;D

Good to hear that you got 'the beast' through the MOT. Shame it was too late to ride it today, there's always tomorrow and just think about this................
You have to wait so won't riding the trike be sooo much better for waiting.
Enjoy yerself but be safe.
Regards
K

Good things come to those who wait, apparently.
Got the rest of your life to enjoy the fruits of your labours now.  ;D

no riding tonight got to pick up a new scooter for mrs k the gods of trikedom are not looking on me with any favour this week

any pics so we can have a look at your new baby

Great news Kevsky congrats on the pass. Weekend is round the corner so a ride must be imminent

Err, maybe not the best wording but you know what I mean :)

Well the man who does mine would not agree!

Hey Kevsky, wot you doin picking up a scooter for my Missus (Mrs. K)? lol

straight frrom the horses mouth gran ask your man to check the manual

weather not permitting so posting earlier pics in new thread KWACKERS

I re-read your post and saw that you are talking about Q plate trikes - my mistake!