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« Reply #360 on: January 30, 2007, 01:13:05 PM » |
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« Reply #361 on: January 30, 2007, 01:14:53 PM » |
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Quote from MOT manual.
Lamps required by Regulations to be fitted to a vehicle to indicate its presence and width when viewed from the rear.
They must show a steady red light to the rear, visible from a reasonable distance.
d. are not adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
e. are not obviously out of position.
Note: The precise position of obligatory front and rear position lamps is not part of the inspection, but check visually that the lamps are at about
. the same height, and
. the same distance from the side of the vehicle.
d. adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp, eg dual-function lamps on foreign vehicles
e. obviously incorrectly positioned
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« Reply #362 on: January 30, 2007, 01:20:00 PM » |
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Well spotted Tazet.
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« Reply #363 on: January 30, 2007, 01:21:38 PM » |
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That's pretty vague isn't it. Shouldn't be a problem then once the MSVA's done.
See you later Nige.
Did I really write that Tazie?
I do apologizzze.
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« Reply #364 on: January 30, 2007, 01:32:34 PM » |
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« Reply #365 on: February 02, 2007, 01:51:52 PM » |
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VERY expensive & hopefully waterproof push button hazard warning switch added at the back of the leccy box, plus small plastic toggle switches for the lights on/off & radiator fan.
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« Reply #366 on: February 02, 2007, 07:05:18 PM » |
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Wish my hazard switch was somewhere a bit subtle like that instead of sticking out of one of the side panels. When I leave the trike parked I'm always afraid I'll come back to find someone's switched on the hazards and flattened the battery!
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« Reply #367 on: February 02, 2007, 08:09:31 PM » |
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Yeah, I'll be the same with the light switch. The black toggle switches on the front of the box are for the radiator fan -I was going to hardwire it so it was continually running, but thought I'd rather have some control over it, plus the on/off for the lights. The MSVA regs aren't very well worded on that, but as far as we can make out, the sidelights need to be operable with the ignition turned off. So the switch on the box front will be live all the time, then I'll switch from sidelights to low & high beam with the handlebar switch.
The hazard button couldn't really go anywhere else. The bit inside the box is quite bulky so it had to fit around the other components in there as best it could. Cost a whopping 20 quid from Vehicle Wiring Products but does look good.
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« Reply #368 on: February 10, 2007, 12:12:50 AM » |
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Haven't posted any pics for a while, mainly cos it doesn't look any different. I've been sorting out bits & pieces -like ordering the rear axle driveshaft bearings, getting the wrong ones, (there's 2 different sizes), sending them back, taking stuff to Mr Saddlebags to be machined etc.
Spent half of today posting off merchandise, buying new hand files, replacing the empty welding gas cylinder, going back to the welding supplier when I ran out of welding wire, etc etc.
Anyway, everything's welded to the frame that needs to be now, so it's just a matter of smoothing it out & checking it over prior to powder-coating. All the wiring & brake hoses will run inside the frame tubes so Nige & I spent one afternoon this week deciding where everything would go & drilling holes. Bet it comes back from the coaters & we find we've forgotten one!
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« Reply #369 on: February 10, 2007, 12:54:26 AM » |
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very very nice trike mr manky ;Dkeep up the good work  |
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« Reply #370 on: February 10, 2007, 01:01:12 AM » |
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Looks great Mr Monkey! I do like the single seat with a rack look. What is your target date for on the road?
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« Reply #371 on: February 10, 2007, 11:31:02 AM » |
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Not as pretty as your tricycle Pie.
We've always said you can clip a temporary pillion seat onto the luggage rack, but when we tried it on Flap's it was the most uncomfortable seat I'd ever sat on! Probably fine for a short-arse girly type, but not for a hefty 6 footer. You'd have to design the seat height & size into the frame shape to make it comfy, rather than just being an afterthought.
Personally I've got no intention of carrying pillions on mine. Always hated having passengers -I get very self conscious knowing there's someone looking over my shoulder & start fluffing gearchanges & stuff! Twice the weight on a little Reliant trike really knocks the edge off the performance too. I've changed girlies a lot in recent years, (hopefully the new love of my life is a little more permanent), so in future they'll need their own transport!
Target date was some time last Summer I think, but a million other projects got in the way.
Really, really hoping to have it done & registered in time for the MonkeyWorld run at the end of April, but that may be wildly optimistic. We'll see.
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« Reply #372 on: February 10, 2007, 11:47:52 AM » |
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« Reply #373 on: February 10, 2007, 11:53:52 AM » |
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I used to get an indicated 110mph two up on mine with camping gear (5 tents etc) and a really good run up ie from here to the otherside of Bristol about 45 miles and it was witnessed not bad for a Reliant 850
Keep going it'll be finished soon
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« Reply #374 on: February 10, 2007, 11:59:00 AM » |
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Yeah, but you also blew up several Reliant motors if I remember correctly mate! I've had about 90 out of my green one by pushing it hard & really working it in every gear, but to be honest it's happiest at around 70 -75 & so am I. Don't need high speed to have fun on a trike.  Gonna have to get you a trike of your own Tazzie. |
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