Drift Trike: Project One

[Mudstomper]

Hello Fellow Motorhead's!

I've been wanting to start a Drift Trike for awhile now. So with all my free time these days I decided to go for it.

First step. Find an engine.

I found one on Craigslist but the guy wanted to sell it with a Kart frame. I said yes because the engine was a fairly new Honda gx270 with a brand new torque converter that hasn't even been installed.

The pics are from when I picked it up.

 

[Mudstomper]

Fixed up the old frame to sell...

I stripped it and sandblasted the frame.

Some paint. It was was the only metallic color I could get on short notice but it turned out good.

New floor pan. I used some checker plate I had kicking around but it could end up being too reflective.

Cleaned, sanded, primed, and painted all the parts.

Re-assembled.

Now to sell that and buy some tubing for the trike frame...

 

[gegcorp2012]

Wow, the kart frame looks good ! Should be a nice flip to get you going. I like your style.

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[mckutzy]

Wow, thats a nice turn out.. not to mention the thing was pretty darn good to begin with.. Thats not a common thing around here, in our parts....

What did you pay for it???

 

[Mudstomper]

Price

I paid $450 for everything. The restored frame is posted for $550. I've had a few people interested but no one with cash yet.

If I can't sell it for $450 I'll put an engine in it and sell it as complete. It just needs some new bearings in the rear but it should be an easy fix.

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Your mini chopper looks pretty sweet by the way!

 

[mckutzy]

Thanks man..

Ya I'm sure it'll sell.. obviously not right now.. soon I'm sure..

So is this a fund raiser for your trike project??...

 

[WunTon]

That's gonna be a handful with that motor! My little gx160 drift trike is already a blast I can't imagine what the 270 will be like!

 

[Mudstomper]

No, its not a fund raiser, I was forced to buy the frame for the motor I wanted. So while I'm waiting on axle parts I decided to restore the kart frame. If it doesn't sell I'll put an engine in it too.

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Yeah WunTon, I'm curious to see how it does. I like the look of yours, I'm shooting for something similar.

 

[Mudstomper]

Fat Bike Tire and Metal Head Tube

Update...
I was looking for a fat tire for the drift trike. They are pretty expensive but then I found a whole bike on Craigslist for $125 CAD.

I removed the front tire at the stem. The whole bike is aluminum and that surpasses my welding ability so I bought a chunk of cold rolled round tube 1026DOM 1.500 x .120 to make my own head tube. See photo with the new head tube. I'll be able to weld to that no problem!

 

[mckutzy]

Thats cool... Great start...
Sadly were kinda screwed for stuff like that.. Those bikes being so expensive here...

I was looking into a fat bike tire for my bike, to replace the standard bike tire I currently have..
For one like that with a disc brake hub.. They wanted $300..

 

[Karts of Kaos]

if you think that's expensive, don't look into quality mtbs

 

[Mudstomper]

Well I have an extra one now. $75 CAD + shipping to wherever you live. But you'll have to add your own disc brake to it. I'm going to a bike shop later today to see what it costs for that.