Champion trike on a 2012 Cross Country

[Dirtydan]

Sunman,

Yes i agree. I have a 2012 XCT pearl white. Been down the touch up road. It's all very close but not perfect. Most people don't notice but I can tell.

Thanks
Dan

 

[Dirtydan]

Belt installed. What a pain. Had to pull the rear end apart to do it. Suppose I should have gotten the belt on the pulley before installing the cradle but there was one bolt that was so tight I could brake it loose until everything was bolted together on the bike. Had a 2 foot piece of pipe on the breaker bar and it still was a bitch.

 

[Gorilla]

Looking good somethings are going to be harder then others.

 

[Dirtydan]

If it was easy everyone would do it.

 

[Dirtydan]

Front end time and a little performance work.

 

[Blueline]

Installing Lloydz products?

 

[Dirtydan]

OH yes. Drop in cams, timing wheel, PCV but pulling the Lloyds air filter. Installing Vic Baggers upper frame which moves the filter(s) forward. Claims are 5-10 hp gains and adds 1.5 inches of stretch to the frame. I think those are both benefits.

 

[Dirtydan]

So I blew the seal on my lift. Ran into Phoenix for a seal kit. This is their showroom.

 

[Gorilla]

Nice

 

[Dirtydan]

OK cams installed as well as timing wheel and power commander V. Upper raked frame installed as well as raked trees, tubes and new handlebars. Stand still now till brake rotors arrive and new battery box. Hoping for the end of the week. then its all down hill in the home stretch.

 

[Blueline]

Looking good! What map will you use for that unique motor build?
Could it be on the road for the New Year?

 

[Dirtydan]

Thanks. I emailed Rylan at the Vic Shop and Kevin at Southern motor works. We'll see what they have. I'd like to have it roadworthy by the 1st. Waiting for front brake rotors to match my wheel and I had to order a new battery box as the old one was trashed from the wreck. Not my wreck, I bought it as a salvage. Once it's finished its off to paint.

 

[Blueline]

If all else fails, try Kyle at KMC Powersports in R.I.

 

[Dirtydan]

Well a couple more updates. Got the battery box and brake rotors so proceeded to assemble the front end. It just seems that i keep running into obstacles.

Latest hangup;

Using Witchdoctors powder coated bars. https://buywitchdoctors.oursafeserve...-style-sc-608/

They are 1.015 at the grips.

using SMT's Silencer Assassin grips. http://www.smtmachining.com/custom-v...ssin-grips.htm

Which are 1.0 ID.

Dammit, always an issue!

 

[Dirtydan]

A little more progress. My grips weren't fitting the powder atoned bars. The grips are 1" ID and the bars are 1.17. I had a buddy turn the grips to 1.02. I wanted to see the black bars through the grips so I wanted to save the powder coat. Work out great! So controls all installed. Hydraulic clutch installed. Front calipers installed. Have to run for a longer brake line from the T to bars.

Fairing installed and wired back in.

Getting there.

 

[Gorilla]

Nice work looking very good

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Sweeeeeeeet ... nice job.

 

[Dirtydan]

Thanks guys. It's getting there slow but sure.

 

[Dirtydan]

Thanks guys!

So somebody school me on Wheel offset. So they spec and run a +35 wheel offset on Champion. I really don't like the wheels they include. Actually they look just like the stock Lehman wheels. Don't come anywhere near close to matching anything. i'm having trouble finding a nice wheel in +35. But I've found a few that look really nice in a +40 offset. Can i just add a 5mm spacer? Don't see why not right?

 

[Dirtydan]

OK so no one knows wheels. i figured it out though so i'm good.

SHES A RUNNER! Fired it up today. runs great and fired right up. Have a small oil leak to chase down. Brake and clutch bleeding is giving me headaches. But I'm so close I can taste it.