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« Reply #30 on: September 24, 2009, 11:55:51 PM » |
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Yup, add your name to the list if you'd like to contribute.
I've been on holiday all this week & hoped to get loads done on various projects. As usual though, the time's just disappeared. Spent most of it driving from one place to another, collecting parts. Hoping to spend some time tomorrow working on the exhaust for my trike. Maybe.
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On the last freedom moped out of Nowhere City.
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« Reply #31 on: January 09, 2010, 08:11:14 PM » |
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 side view of trike  another view from the side rear  another side view  front view of the trike  another front view of trike  trike waiting to go on the road  another view of the ready to go trike when postman delivers the tax! |
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« Reply #32 on: January 09, 2010, 08:29:12 PM » |
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« Reply #33 on: January 09, 2010, 08:42:34 PM » |
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Nice chunky little proportions. |
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« Reply #34 on: March 16, 2010, 11:30:01 PM » |
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this is what its all about.  trike build  trike build  trike build  trike build hopfully i will give it a run tomorrow.to see how it handles and give it a blast down the roads.to clear out the cobwebs. still no v5 back from swansea.phoned today to check and they said they have not had papper work back from inspector yet.they looked at it on the 6/1/10.still i have got the tax disc that states tricycle |
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« Reply #35 on: March 16, 2010, 11:56:27 PM » |
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Congratulations Terry.  |
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« Reply #36 on: March 17, 2010, 08:13:19 PM » |
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still no v5 back from swansea.phoned today to check and they said they have not had papper work back from inspector yet.they looked at it on the 6/1/10 They lost mine but only for about a month - think you should start chasing it, contact the inspector? |
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You don't stop havin fun because you get old - you get old if you stop havin fun!
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« Reply #37 on: March 17, 2010, 10:24:49 PM » |
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Hello Terry, nice work . I'm going to trike a gl1100 soon, he said hopefully, when I get time and get the Virago finished. I've pm'ed you about the swinging arm on your GL. Regards K |
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He who holds The Angle Grinder of Destiny holds the fate of bikekind in his hands.
Where did that 13mm spanner go then?
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« Reply #38 on: March 20, 2010, 10:30:10 PM » |
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update. took trike out for a run. just up and down the road at first.gearing seams ok.slight steering wobble.but heavy steering at low speed.back to garage to check tyre pressure. now to have a run up the carridge way. pulls well through the gears.but steering is still to heavy. looking at upgrading forks.
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« Reply #39 on: March 21, 2010, 07:35:16 AM » |
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By "too heavy", what exactly do you mean Terry?
Bike/trike conversions tend to suffer from steering wobble, especially when slowing down. The forks usually end up more upright than the manufacturers intended as the back end of the trike sits higher with a car axle in place of the bike wheel. That pitches the vehicle's weight forward, which is exagerated under braking. The extra weight & width of the back end don't help either & you can end up with that shopping trolley wheel effect. You may also suffer bump steer -where hitting a bump or pothole with a rear wheel will shake the front end. Most trikes have a certain speed range where it'll happen & be fine either side of that, so at least you know when to expect it. A steering damper will help, but isn't really a cure.
Longer forks might lift the front end enough to reduce the effects, but could lead to greater fork flex.
Personally I go with a low headstock & standard length forks, kicked out at more of an angle. My last few trikes have had roughly 45 degrees of rake. That makes the steering heavy at very low speeds, (manouvering around carparks etc), but much more stable at riding speeds. I also fit wide handlebars, which will give you greater leverage & help reduce the wobble.
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« Reply #40 on: March 21, 2010, 10:21:01 PM » |
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More air in the front tyre helped with mine but what made even more difference was having a new front tyre, one that wasn't worn in as a bike tyre. I've heard tell that a sidecar tyre is good but I just use a cheapo bike tyre now.
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« Reply #41 on: March 21, 2010, 11:29:44 PM » |
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Thanks B G. tried more air in tyre steering was lighter. but steering wobble was worse. will check tyre.looking at leading link forks. my old Kawasaki 550 was fine i just put more air in the forks.the trike only weighed 250kilo. were as the goldwing weighs
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« Reply #42 on: March 23, 2010, 02:06:19 PM » |
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Thanks B G. tried more air in tyre steering was lighter. but steering wobble was worse. will check tyre.looking at leading link forks. my old Kawasaki 550 was fine i just put more air in the forks.the trike only weighed 250kilo. were as the goldwing weighs
well, what does the goldwing weigh terry? |
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what do you mean, I cant do that !! |
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« Reply #43 on: March 23, 2010, 05:04:09 PM » |
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A guy I know triked a Goldwing last year and had the same probs. that you are getting, so his solution was Earls forks, an expensive cure in his case, but worked really well, Morrag
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« Reply #44 on: March 23, 2010, 09:53:34 PM » |
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hi pete. it weighs 360 kilos with out the panier's and top box
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