Drift Trike Build

[chancer]

What? Not what you were Expecting?

Oh well I am doing a build thread on it anyway!
Santa Brought it and I get to put it together!

 

[chancer]

Well now she wants to go to the School to test drive it!
Build pics later!

 

[ridin_low07]

lol right on man

 

[pRoFiT]

Put a motor on it!

 

[chancer]

Ok So I laid out all the parts, and Promptly through the instructions away.

Installed the mid frame section.

Then I got a helper:toetap05:to assist in attaching the rear axle and Wheels.

Finally we installed the seat and the pedals.

And Then she was off!


This thing does not exactly work as advertised. But with a little practice I guess you can get it to do 180°s
If to turn too fast it does not "spin out" It tips over.
I figured out you have to turn and have the momentum carrying you and then fight the Joysticks in the opposite direction to get it to slide.
My little girl is not able to master this. It takes a little strength.
But for 79 bucks at wal mart I guess I give it 1 out of 2!
I think she likes the pogo stick better!
I wonder if I can put a motor on it???

 

[Joe-405]

Get after it.............Here's a few ideas......

 

[ridin_low07]

soo..... about this rolling a green machine thing.....

 

[chancer]

soo..... about this rolling a green machine thing.....

No pics but yes that was the one. She rolled, I rolled, the boy rolled it!

 

[ridin_low07]

well **** lol

 

[chancer]

well **** lol

But I mean it is a Tricycle (not real fast), and you are 3 inches off the ground!

 

[ridin_low07]

yeah I can understand that. The original green machines were pretty dang fun.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

I think she likes the pogo stick better!
I wonder if I can put a motor on it???

A motorized pogo stick?!?!?!?

 

[Ebrownie]

A motorized pogo stick?!?!?!?

You could have a battery for the spark and just have the piston be the foot of the pogo stick, so it sparked when it was fully compressed, shooting you up in the air 10 or 15 feet . Chancer, this could be your 2017 build lol.

 

[mckutzy]

Diesel Pogo-stick........cool...

A diesel hammer comes to mind...... really cool.... ("sounds" horrible.... if you had the displeasure of being near one in a living condition.... )

EDIT: OMG there is such a thing........Holy crap...... so funny.....
called a hop-rod.
Gasoline I think? probably kerosene...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lutv8c2Kd6Y

 

[Ebrownie]

Wow I can't believe they actually made those. Looks like it needs a bit more displacement, although then it might rip your legs off.

Sorry for the slight hijack chancer

 

[mckutzy]

ya sorry man...Got carried away and took a left fielder fo sho...

 

[chancer]

Come on Guys!
This thread was a Hijack of The "Drift Trike Forum" from my first post!
Play on!

I saw a Rocket powered Pogo stick On TV American Restoration. Ricks restoration Did one.
Crazy, It was like it sparked on the first hop then Launched on the second.
Kind of a 1 hitter if I recall.