Post Your VW Trike Pics

[Rickety]

My ride im currently building

Hello everyone, Im new to this forum,

Here is my trike I'm building this year, I just started it July 15th.

I would like to hear your comments, good or bad.

Thanks

http://s887.photobucket.com/user/wahlrite/slideshow/Trike

rick@rickadams.net

 

[peteg59]

Welcome to the forum Rickety.
Your build pics look good.ThumbUp
I've never seen one built using round pipe as the center frame. That's pretty unique.
During your build you'll likely have setbacks at times, but don't let them slow you down.
There are a few of us here on TT that have built VW trikes, so if you get to scratchin your head on something post it up & someone will likely be able to help you.
Think end result & you'll get it done....

 

[Gorilla]

welcome aboard. looken good keep us posted

 

[stinger608]

Hello everyone, Im new to this forum,

Here is my trike I'm building this year, I just started it July 15th.

I would like to hear your comments, good or bad.

Thanks

http://s887.photobucket.com/user/wahlrite/slideshow/Trike

rick@rickadams.net

Welcome aboard Rickety! Glad you found us here.

That is quite the interesting build you are doing man!! :clapping:

 

[Rickety]

thanks stinger,

Well when I decided to build, I looked at every single trike picture I could find on the net.

and with that I knew exactly what I DID NOT want to build. I hate copying someone else design or similarity.

So that's why I chose the 8" pipe as a body, My initial thought was to make it the gas tank, it can hold 12 US gallons. But I'm to far along to do that now, but the next one will have the pipe as the gas tank.

Thanks for the comments, good or bad i would really like to hear them.

- - - Updated - - -

ok the first 6 pictures are new to the slide show,

I have the wood seats built, the shiftier hooked up and installed, I'm turning the stainless steel front axle on the lathe now.

http://s887.photobucket.com/user/wah...lideshow/Trike


Please let me know what you think

Rickety

 

[peteg59]

Looks like you picked the right "helper" from the first new pic you posted...
If she can't keep you motivated to finish your project, well good luck...
It's nice to have access to a machine shop in building/fabricating a trike or anything from scratch, so you're at least one step ahead of the home garage builder in that regard. I'm jealous!
Keep on keepin on...

 

[Rickety]

Looks like you picked the right "helper" from the first new pic you posted... If she can't keep you motivated to finish your project, well good luck... It's nice to have access to a machine shop in building/fabricating a trike or anything from scratch, so you're at least one step ahead of the home garage builder in that regard. I'm jealous! Keep on keepin on...

yea she is a real cutie pie, she is my photographer, I don't know how she wound up in that slideshow,

Thanks anyways, Rick

and Shannon says

" keep the wheels spin'in and the beavers grin'in "

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Welcome Rickey ... nice job ... looking good.

 

[Sidecarbill]

My trike

I don't how to resize a photo so I don't know if this is to big. Apologies if its to big.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

I like the style, size.

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

+1 ... nice ride

 

[stinger608]

View attachment 30792 I don't how to resize a photo so I don't know if this is to big. Apologies if its to big.

Awesome looking Dub trike!!!!! :clapping:

 

[Sidecarbill]

Snu I tried 2 keep it as close 2 the size of a servicar as I could. I wanted something small like a motorcycle,yet keep the proportions correct for the width.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Yep. Understood.*
I wanted mine motorcycle sized also.

Old pic. Mine is apart right now.

 

[davidw48]

VW phoenix body removal problems help

Hi, hoping someone can help. Need to remove body and front seat however fuel tank in way and cant see any bolts under seat. Cant see any bolts for fuel tank either. Does it slide off?
Thanks

 

[Ozarkryder]

Just brought home this 2007 Roadhawk. (Don't look too close at the dirt, it's just off the trailer after a 600 mile trip from Minnesota.)

 

[stinger608]

Just brought home this 2007 Roadhawk. (Don't look too close at the dirt, it's just off the trailer after a 600 mile trip from Minnesota.)
View attachment 31266

That is a sweet looking trike man!!! Congrats on the purchase:clapping:

 

[peteg59]

That is a sweet looking trike man!!! Congrats on the purchase:clapping:

x2 On that.ThumbUp
Black is a tough color to keep clean. Ask me how I know!!!

 

[Smilinacey]

Hello everyone, Im new to this forum,

Here is my trike I'm building this year, I just started it July 15th.

I would like to hear your comments, good or bad.

Thanks

http://s887.photobucket.com/user/wah...lideshow/Trike

rick@rickadams.net

Way cool looking trike Rickety, I like the look and the tube idea is an eye catcher! Have you done the math on the front end, it looks like it's really raked out there from the pic view?

 

[brightnickel]

Ed Roth TRike I just picked up, anyone have any knowledge of these

I just picked up at auction. story is,, it came out of a storage unit in California, plate was last tagged 1995, it has a 1962 1200 motor in it, I'm almost positive its a ed roth body, it is missing front nose that bars go through, otherwise great