Rennies Trike

[Olds]

Nice Idea and should work, giving a car type gear change.
Only problem that I can forsee, would be the top link trying to pivot around the vertical (right hand) link, if there is any slack in the joints, or if the linkage is not sturdy enough.
Hope this works, moving the gearchange away from ones crown jewels, without ending up, with a really long gearlever, is always a problem.

[andyrennison]

Ok, Finished roughing out the gear change, and it works! Not to much play anywhere so im quite pleased with it. May take a while to tidy up the welds etc to get a decent finish though

To select reverse the gear knob is depressed, which lifts the original selector, otherwise its a standard H selection.

[andyrennison]

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[Manky Monkey]

Another variation on the theme. The more ideas the better as they may well help someone else out. I'm still waiting for someone to come up with an auto box for Reliants.

[Al]

there must be a auto box that would work on a reliant engine

andy great gear lever idea

[ROD]

Yes,good idea Andy.

[andyrennison]

So we have been busy here doing allsorts of nothing! had a good think aboiut the rear sub frame and that horrible hoop we were trying to contruct to allow 3 point set belts. Well, we scrapped that idea. I still want a little bit of strength behind the seats so we have come up with a nice second gentle curve, should look good with the seats up or folded flat. Here is the new weight reduces frame, with a new weight reduced monkey (lost over 2 St now!)

The plan is to fix the new curve in where it is now balanced. and put a few shiney rods down from it the horizontal to the back to form a luggage rack.
 
The old dust sheet is 'cos there was lots of confusion in the picture with stuff on the wall etc, its not a normal part of chateaux rennie

The whole subframe can be removed to allow for axle removal etc, plus maybe we can have a "touring" frame with a luggage area (this one) and a simpler lighter one for day outings....

[andyrennison]

Also did a bit of work on the inlet manifold. This is the standard reliant manifold with the heater jacket cut off and then polished up. I have also reversed the orientation and turned it by 45 degrees on the main manifold. This angles it forwards but clears the tank (or will with a suitable spacer). I have bought some some 10 mm silicon rubber sheet to make a spacer between the manifold and the adapter plate.

[Manky Monkey]

Nice work Andy. Considering you've done very little, you've done a lot!
Lookin' very trim too!

[steven brock]

Did you sort the front end weight out?

[andyrennison]

Cheers MM, feeling better for losing the weight, must admit!. Done some work on the rear seat fixing and suspension,will take some pics tomorrow. Not sorted the front end issue yet Steve. Done a lot of research, im not keen on fork extenders having talked to a few folk who make them - the general view was "DONT DO IT". so its either a different longer set of forks and associated stuff or alter the frame. $$$ say alter the frame. Going to take a good look at it tomorrow.

[spanners]

Cheers MM, feeling better for losing the weight, must admit!. Done some work on the rear seat fixing and suspension,will take some pics tomorrow. Not sorted the front end issue yet Steve. Done a lot of research, im not keen on fork extenders having talked to a few folk who make them - the general view was "DONT DO IT". so its either a different longer set of forks and associated stuff or alter the frame. $$$ say alter the frame. Going to take a good look at it tomorrow.

andy what forks are you using,, what lenth /diam, ar they ,

[andyrennison]

Hi Mike

37mm Gs1000. They seem to need to be about 70mm longer to raise the front enough - will measure the length tomorrow

[spanners]

pair of fork legs here not sure on size or what thy ar of but i think they could be ,xs, yam , i,ll check the size n, lenth,

[andyrennison]

Cheers Mike. I'll go out to my workshop tent tomorrow and take a few measurements