HackHer

[TomyJ]

OK, I am going to give this a try, another trike! WHY! Because I have many parts left over from other builds and the ever so famous "I change my mind" or "It did not work" When I moved, it was to a retirement community with a 9 hole golf course and I do not play golf and never have BUT my wife is trying to get me out of the garage and exercise more, I try to tell her it is exercise walking around the trike all day?

My trike will look more like a low seat bike with a hack for clubs, her, food shopping??? I hope to make it tilting or one piece frame...

Something like this with a side car, WHAT DO YOU THINK???

[TomyJ]

Maybe? My other build is under non VW Reverse Trike by TomyJ

[TomyJ]

Front fork angle 35 degrees is the first one, 30 degree scares me... I am thinking custom frame, front engine between legs for air cool BUTTT! Bucket seats, Maybe I'll use this rear tire set up since It is laying around?Should look something like the rear tire on RebelRouser. I love comments,

[Downtown Cowtown]

Too steep a rake an the hyd forks no work, ya need a springer or girder for that action.

[Smitty901]

Something is looking real interesting, keep posting.

[ol' school]

Post pics of your trike project. We like build thread pics!

[TomyJ]

Rear tire, about this size?

[Smitty901]

Rear tire, about this size?

I like where that is going . Keep posting. Please.

[TomyJ]

I'm thinking one of these for the driver and a fold down for the wife and/or supplies? Do you think it would be difficult to make it lean?

[TomyJ]

Front fork angle 35 degrees is the first one, 30 degree scares me... I am thinking custom frame, front engine between legs for air cool BUTTT! Bucket seats, Maybe I'll use this rear wheel set up since It is laying around?Should look something like the rear tire on RebelRouser. I love comments,

Now to start learning about bearings, axle/swing arm...

[Smitty901]

Now to start learning about bearings, axle/swing arm...

30 degrees is a lot. Consider the frame of all the touring bikes is rake a 26 degree. For the trike HD adds a tree with 6 degrees rake added . If you were to add 30 degrees to the frame 26 you really out there. And you will need longer tubes.

To give you an example: Stock frame 2017 RGU rake is 26 degrees added 6 degrees. When you add rake the front end drops. Stresses the neck and tubes. Adding The trike tubes that are 1 3/4 inches longer brought the bike back to proper front end height. Over all the rake and tubes increased wheel base 4 inches.

[TomyJ]

45 degrees, wood is 6" or bottom of frame (ride height) Neck frame is measured from bottom neck bearing. Now we are talking bucket seat! Where will the handle bars be? Looks like I need to do a mock up with 35 degrees and one of my extra handle bars...

[TomyJ]

OK guys, What do you think of this layout? WB 7'6" H30" W36" 2 Bucket seat and pull back handle bars...Edit: Forks are at 35 degree here, Bucket seats will be about 20" W

[Smitty901]

As it sits the forks are really stretched out. That concerns me. the third wheel is a bit close it may work. I need to do some serious thinking on that. to form an opinion.

You get a A for effort and idea.

[TomyJ]

Not bad for spare parts HUH!!!

[TomyJ]

Forks at 40 degrees, more height at the gas tank area. Looking at rear flat tires soon...Edit: First of all this must be registered as a home built motorcycle, RIGHT??? With flat tires rear and side???

[TomyJ]

ManCave

[stacebg]

OK guys, What do you think of this layout? WB 7'6" H30" W36" 2 Bucket seat and pull back handle bars...Edit: Forks are at 35 degree here, Bucket seats will be about 20" W

guessing if you run that front the way it is you will need 6 men and a boy to steer it just guessing

[TomyJ]

Fork angle is 40 degrees here a little more room for the gas tank, and with the RebelRouser build the lower frame at 9" wide the stock Honda exhaust worked out great looking at 42"W...

[TomyJ]

Coil overs off the Honda and the speedo. I do not like the axle OD of the 3rd wheel .590=14.98mm. Where does one find a 15mm x 8.5" bolt? I know, I know, cut bolt down by machine shop?