Manky's new Reliant trike.

[Manky Monkey]

4 months? -Argh!

[flc]

Chin up andy, the last mile always seems the longest 4 month will have gone in no time .....


not helping am i?

[Manky Monkey]

No -argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[morrag]

Mr M why did you change from rear mounted rads. on previous trikes, with coolant through the frame tubes?, and low level rear mounted fuel tank,was there a practical consideration, or aesethics! just interested, Morrag

[ByzMax]

STOP................ Those mudguards will almost certainly fail the MSVA, The leading edge and the sides need a 4mm radius to pass the sharp edges test. You may need to change that me thinks!

Also Just a note.

Get the Trike wired up and fired up. Don't powdercoat the mudguards just give em a coat of grey primer. Then put it in for the MSVA and then finish it (Your MAC cert has to be registered with the DVLA within a year though i think). You may feel better about it if it is all registered and at least you can ride it.

You do not actually need to have mudguards for the MSVA on a Trike as if they are not fitted they can't be tested but you will need em for riding it on the road and possibly for the MOT. I would not recommend going without mudguards to the MSVA as they will probably be more fussy as it obviously should not be ridden on the road like that.

Hope that helps

Give me a bell Andy if you need to.

[Manky Monkey]

Erm, was planning on finishing the edges with 5mm rubber beading. No good?
Fancy doing a bit of wiring Byz?

[Manky Monkey]

Morrag, no real reason, just that I'd been there & done that. Proved it would work, although obviously various vintage bikes were running fluids though the frame tubes donkey's years ago. Got loads of attention at bike shows & won me several Best Engineering trophies as well as providing hours of amusement watching show-goers wandering past the trike, then back stepping as they spotted the hoses between engine & frame. 5 minutes later they'd be on their hands & knees, crawling round the trike, following the flow of the water.
When it came time to build Flap's orange beastie, I just felt like a change. I drew up a frame design for a basic hardtail, as simple as I could get it. As it started taking shape I found myself thinking I like the look of this & decided to knock up something similar for myself, hence the ongoing new build.

[morrag]

As all the best '40's Spy films, plus the odd Bond saga!, would have in their dialogue,"Verrrrry interesting.....", cheers for that Mr M, Morrag

[Manky Monkey]

Wasn't that Sergeant Shultz in Hogan's Heroes?

[ByzMax]

Yep the beading should be ok as long as it is rated around 50 shore (I think thats the term) about the same as a pencil rubber for density and flexibilty.

Wiring, Yep will be in touch and sort something out. When ya want it done?

[blair]

Yep the beading should be ok as long as it is rated around 50 shore (I think thats the term) about the same as a pencil rubber for density and flexibilty.

finally something i know about ( as its my job ) 50 shore is a hardness scale of rubber the higher the value the harder the rubber, there is also IRHD scale but the reading will come out virtually identical . you will find that extrusion the size you are looking at will generally be 65A, i think there's a company called Qualiflex in your area that might be able to help if not you could try kopak walker or bains rubber

if you struggle give me a shout

[Manky Monkey]

I use these guys for all my rubber extrusion needs, (  ). A small family run firm who specialise in classic car trimming products.

Woolies rubber

If the rubber beading's too hard, they also do foam, but I don't really want to glue foam onto my powder-coated guards then have to try to peel it off later to fit the rubber -the rubber looks far nicer.

Woolies foam

Their round profile rubber edging bead is 8mm diameter & designed to slot over a 1.5mm panel, though it seems to fit our 3mm mudguards with no problems. Flexible enough to bend around curves.
Byz, the trike's in my lock up in Basingstoke, Hants. No power supply there -have you got a gas soldering iron? I want to sleeve all the exposed wiring in the same stuff I used on my last trike -black nylon braided sleeve, from Vehicle Wiring Products. Haven't bought any wiring supplies yet cos I don't know what I need.
All I'm missing is those damn mudguards, which will require wiring for marker lights, & the exhaust, though I've got the down pipe sorted. Just needs the silencer working out. Throttle cable needs hooking up then she's good to go. It's been stood for a very long time now. Oil down the bores. Needs refilling with oil in every orifice & water in the rad. I'm a builder, not a mechanic, so would appreciate a hand with the firing up & fault finding process once it's wired anyway.

[blair]

ah i see you have got a source for ALL your rubber needs then . prices on there web site about right and if they do small runs then all the better.

[Manky Monkey]

Used to use them years ago when I was into Morris Minors. 

[blair]

i know someone that was into rubber and morris minors as well but he now into doging  ,