Manky Monkey Motors

It has been a while, but I have finally decided what I am doing with my bits.
VB gave me a lump & gearbox, and I cut up the spare Ural frame I had here. Its going to have leading links with a Suzi GS 850 back wheel fitted.

That's an interesting build. Have you got enough room in the frame to lift the rocker cover off to set the tappets? -I know from my own trike that it's easy to make it too tight!

You know I did'nt think of that. There is enough room to drop the whole engine down, but it seems a lot to have to do to set the tappets. Bummer!

I had another play this morning. I can gain a few inches by moving the engine foward a bit.
Also tried it with the Ural front wheel.

its coming along :) but i suspect u are gonna ave to persuade the frame to bend a tad more for that rocker cover

If I can get in there with the disc cutter I will take some metal out from under the join where the arrow is.

Don't forget you need room for a fan & radiator too!

I'm going to try it in front of the frame.

This morning I was having a look at the axle mounts, and also found room to prop a scabby old rad in to see if it fitted.
Loads of room in there and the water pipes almost line up.

Its great when plans come together  ;D

Been out again in the sun today, and did this. All the bits are tied together with string, but it gives me an idea where everything will go. There will be big ball bearing sets at all points to keep it on the right track.

taking shape young man ;D

I hav'nt been up to much as the mrs has been bad, but she decided to have a potter in the garden today so I went out as well.

You ok?

I'd just like to point out that MMMotors doesn't condone the use of string as an alternative to welding.

Try Gaffer tape. ;)

hey theres nowt wrong with string just as long as you double knot it pmsl  ;D

Only best quality string used in construction.   :D

;D

Baling twine...thats what you need. It seems to hold farms together so a trike should pose no problems. A farm is a lot bigger, though slower, than a trike!! ;)

Oh got lots of that if anyone needs any

I used to know a song about that.....


Forgotten now like so much else - prolly best really.....

mouse hunt anyone ? ;)

You leave Mousy Boy out of it  ;D

only top quality cable ties and masking tape used here.

There speaks a proper racer!

Many years ago a top funny car team damaged the roof of there race car, they cut the roof off another teams spare car and held it on with racers tape.
And this is a true story.

no mate, its me  ;)

Theres nowt wrong with mousy boy construction  ;D ;D
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/007mouse/RetroMouse_Trap_1963.jpg)
I learnt from the best
Blue Peter  ;D ;D

a world without string is a world in chaos :)

with all this talk of tape and tie wraps i thought id entered a bondage site by mistake ( or not )   ;) ;D :P

lol  ;D

Pass those nipple clamps.  :'(