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The trike lives... It now has 25 miles on it!!! About 6:00 pm tonight I rolled it out of the garage and fired it up for the first time in months. Still need to bleed the brakes again, the pedal is pretty spongy. The brakes were more of a challenge than I ever thought possible... just could not get a firm pedal. I had a MityVac on each rear caliper but just could not get all the air out of the lines. I was able to get enough brake to stop, so decided to give up and go for a ride, which was a good thing in the long run. After bouncing around a bit, I bled them again and the pedal firmed up some more. Took it real slow around the block, then re-torqued every bolt. Took it out for a couple of miles at no more than 35 mph, then re-torqued everything again plus checked the belt deflection and tension. Then took it out for 20 mile spin, then came back and checked everything one last time. The best part was that my wife jumped on and took it out for a quick 5 mile ride next (after all it is her bike!)... it was all worth it to see her driving a bike after all she has been through with the hip replacement.
It steers kind of weird since the rake kit is not yet installed, hopefully that will happen this week. I will get some pictures posted once the rake kit and the fenders are installed. The fenders just got painted on Saturday so they need some time to cure before mounting. My first impression is that this bike is going to be a blast to ride... the bike has cams, a high flow A/C, V&H exhaust and a Power Commander tuner which were done before the trike conversion. Both the acceleration and the roll on power are pretty impressive thus far.
The trike lives... It now has 25 miles on it!!! About 6:00 pm tonight I rolled it out of the garage and fired it up for the first time in months. Still need to bleed the brakes again, the pedal is pretty spongy. The brakes were more of a challenge than I ever thought possible... just could not get a firm pedal. I had a MityVac on each rear caliper but just could not get all the air out of the lines. I was able to get enough brake to stop, so decided to give up and go for a ride, which was a good thing in the long run. After bouncing around a bit, I bled them again and the pedal firmed up some more. Took it real slow around the block, then re-torqued every bolt. Took it out for a couple of miles at no more than 35 mph, then re-torqued everything again plus checked the belt deflection and tension. Then took it out for 20 mile spin, then came back and checked everything one last time. The best part was that my wife jumped on and took it out for a quick 5 mile ride next (after all it is her bike!)... it was all worth it to see her driving a bike after all she has been through with the hip replacement.
It steers kind of weird since the rake kit is not yet installed, hopefully that will happen this week. I will get some pictures posted once the rake kit and the fenders are installed. The fenders just got painted on Saturday so they need some time to cure before mounting. My first impression is that this bike is going to be a blast to ride... the bike has cams, a high flow A/C, V&H exhaust and a Power Commander tuner which were done before the trike conversion. Both the acceleration and the roll on power are pretty impressive thus far.
Excellent Job Kudo's to you!!! Better carry some tooth picks with you so the wife can pick out all them bugs from her teeth from smiling so much while riding..
That's a beautiful trike! Wonder where ya got that Champion kit from?? Bet you got a good deal on it?
Great build. Thanks for posting. Did you ever get saddle bags set up on this trike?
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