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Post by ablast on Jul 9, 2012 6:22:01 GMT -5
Hi peeps,
Obviously new here. Now I'm older (in my 50s) the appeal of a trike seemed the right move for touring. These wonderful machines have caught my eye and with dreams of open highway rekindled and captured my imagination.
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Post by joeld0803 on Jul 9, 2012 16:40:51 GMT -5
Welcome. I decided a year ago riding my morocycle was getting too risky in Houston to and from work so I have been working on my bandit project for about 5-6 months and making some decent headway. It started out as a reverse trike concept but veered off course for stability reasons and it being a 2 seater. Pictures of it are in the builds section under "Bandit Project" and it will be unique when it is done just as all the othgers in here.
Can am makes their reverse trike and I wanted a little more protection to the rider than what it offered but I alsoi heard that for the price they just aren't very powerful. Still a unique design none the less and I hear they handle pretty decent and get decent fuel economy so good luck chosing what to do. The kits vary in price from what I have seen drastically. I didn't buy plans or a kit. I just looked at a bunch of different designs and went and designed my own and it has come quite a way in a short time due to determination.
Again welcome to the group.
joel
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Post by dust on Jul 21, 2012 2:00:10 GMT -5
Hi y'all. Newbe here. Old fox, anyway, but never letting the dream (building a r-trike) go. I guess we all live of dreams also! My idea of it it's simple: small engine (800-1000cc, water cooled and FWD), two people (tandem or side/side), tube frame with cabin in fiber glass and attached afterwards. Air suspension, adjustable, tires size 13 or 14. Engine attachment can be added to frame or simply dropped down in compartment. Gullwing type doors, hinged on the roof center. The problem is (for me at least), I do not know AutoCad or Solid Works to draw such monster. Any help with ideas?
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Post by joeld0803 on Jul 21, 2012 15:33:23 GMT -5
If you can see it in your head then why would you need CAD.
I started my project with an idea and then did some research by looking at others designs. You can almost figure what size it needs to be to support 2 people so from there I got seat measurements from EBY to gage how wide the sitting area would need to be.
Then I got pen and graph paper and a ruler and started with the lower chasis frame because it is essentuially the backbone and went from there with it.
Once an idea and dimenmsions are down on graph paper I used hobby stiuck wood and coat hangers to start giving my idea an actual shape. I decided after 2 weeks of building the model that I might as well build the real thing so the model got put down and to the shop I went working on the "Bandit".
It is in the build project's here. Although it took a turn and became a 4 wheel vehicle the concepts would still be the same.
Good luck.
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