- Mar 13, 2008
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I guess I've come into trikes from a different direction from most of the people on this forum - I've never owned a Harley, I don't tour the country on my bikes. I've been working on, and modifying, Volkswagons since the late 80's, and just recently bought my first trike, a "Big Daddy" Roth trike built on a 1971 VW Bug rear end. It's still a project - the previous owner put a lot of time, money, and effort into it before dying of old age, and his kids shuffled it from garage to basement to garage, before getting tired of it and shoving it out in the yard, where I bought it. The engine is a fresh rebuild, dual-carbs, but I don't know if it's bored/stroked/etc - I bought the trike without hearing it run.
I've spent most of the winter eagerly awaiting spring, so the snow can retreat and I can get to work on the trike. Last autumn when I parked it, it didn't want to turn over - some kind of electrical problem, as VWs are so prone to have. I'll rewire it as soon as it's not holding up a snowbank, which should eliminate the problem. After that, it's time to clean out the gas tank, change the fuel lines, rebuild the carbs, replace the brake master cylinder, replace the tires, adjust the brakes, get it a tuneup, and start riding. Any other trikers in NH?
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I've spent most of the winter eagerly awaiting spring, so the snow can retreat and I can get to work on the trike. Last autumn when I parked it, it didn't want to turn over - some kind of electrical problem, as VWs are so prone to have. I'll rewire it as soon as it's not holding up a snowbank, which should eliminate the problem. After that, it's time to clean out the gas tank, change the fuel lines, rebuild the carbs, replace the brake master cylinder, replace the tires, adjust the brakes, get it a tuneup, and start riding. Any other trikers in NH?
Stray Catalyst