Reverse trike

[redneckray]

I wanted to share with you all on here, i have this trike[reverse] that i have been wanting to build for myself and the wife for a very long time, don't have much time to work on it or do anything to it,
but anyhow, i get to play with it, when i have some time off and lately, don't have much time for that,grinn
anyhow i wanted to share some pics of what i have started to build,
it is using a 1966 vw bug link front end that has been lowered 6 inches fron stock height,
like them low in the weeds as to speak,grinn,
the donor is a 1979 susuki 850 cycle[the motor has been punched out to 1100 cu in.[needs to be cleaned up a bit, cycle has been sitting in storage for 5 years now,
alot of customers ask, how will it shift and ride,
well the shifter will be an electric shifter[adapter] the pedals will be of a off road vw system, the clutch will be of a hyd system and the brake pedal will work the rear and the front disc brakes thru a poportional vavle off a 1989 honda gold wing, and the gas pedal will be a hyd, pedal assy off a porsch car[1995 model]
the steering is stock now andd will be replaced with a rack and pinion off a aftermarket off road vw[3/4 turn lock to lock] far as a body, well we will see, the seat will be up in the air for now, and of course a 5 point safety harness,
maybe i will have it done for the rally #4, if it is not sold , then we all can take it for a spin, and yes nana, you will be able to reach the pedals,grinn
ray

 

[Nana]

Great pictures, Ray! and I do love to read that last sentence!!!! LOL....

 

[katfish16]

No Nana what he meant was he was going to have some 2x4's cut to duck tape to the bottom of ur shoes so U could reach the peddles....
He was just being nice
As Redneckray usually is......

 

[Nana]

Hey.....that would work too!

 

[redneckray]

Actually, i was going to have some 2 x 4's there to strap to her backside to reach themm,lol

 

[John Luciano]

U R really sumptin RAY . and what is going to cover the frame work?

 

[Gorilla]

Cool Ray. Should be a sweet ride.

 

[ThirdWheel]

Thanks for the pics Ray. I like the build concept. Keep us updated has you are able to continue with it.

 

[redneckray]

I will post more pics later, got a couple trikes to build 1st, then back to this one,
don't know how i will cover it, just don't know yet?

 

[Triker Walt]

Will someone please tell me how to access the pictures Ray has in his posting? I only see a rectangle box saying attached thumbnails but nothing else, and I wanna be able to see his picts. What am I doing wrong or need to do?

 

[redneckray]

Walt,
send me your email addy and i will send you all the pics you want, send it to me in an pm
ray

 

[FreeBird]

I was able to see the pictures when Ray first posted them but now I can't. Is the site still going through some growing pains?

 

[John Luciano]

where did all Rays pictures go?

 

[redneckray]

Gon't know, since the change, guess all were erased, bummer

 

[Buggie Pilot]

Ray, Jamar makes a nice offroad dual master cylinder brake pedal setup with an adjustable balance bar for biasing front and back without a porp. valve. We use these in our offroad cars ... would make a sweet setup in that kind of build !

 

[alexloramer]

Yeah I like the reverse trike. That's what got me interested in trikes. Those ones with the 2 wheels on the front. That's what I'm looking for.

 

[redneckray]

Alex,
glad you like it, i think it will be fun to drive, and real easy to build too, i like building things the easy way, but in the same manner as it has to be safe too,
ray