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Perhaps Bennet is talking about Kingpin Inclination. I know a few builders who use a 15 degree angle for that, but as I understand it the point is to achieve 'center point steering'. The angle is figured out so that a straight line through the kingpin hits the ground directly in the center of...

I think I will use a jackshaft to further improve the gear ratio beyond the 6:1 I can get with a 10 tooth drive and 60 tooth final gear. The question is, how much more do I need to reduce the gear ratio to use a centrifugal clutch with a 24" tire? If I put a 30T sprocket on the jackshaft input...

Currently planning on a 5:1 gear ratio with a 50 or 60 tooth sprocket on the rear wheel, depending on whether I go with a 10 or 12 tooth sprocket on the clutch. I may have to use a jackshaft to route the chain, but I read here on the forums that a c-clutch should not have a gear ratio lower than...

Taking pictures I plan to take a lot of pictures as the build progresses. I have an old 3.8 hp vertical shaft engine from a lawnmower, took a few pictures of that tonight as I'm planning on using it if I can convert it to run horizontal. So far my plans are to build a reverse trike with two 20"...

Hello to all and thank you for all the informative posts I have seen here today. I am starting a low-budget build very soon and I will likely be posting a lot of questions since there are so many experienced builders here.