T-man's Reverse Trike ( Full Video Build )

[T-man]

yep I fixed the frame see the ending of the ( trike #6 )
afix the mount to the frame , sounds like a plan.

 

[studysession]

Very cool - I want one......

 

[T-man]

hey study you could stat from the beginning and build one ... I'm not that far into the build. It would be cool. I need more people involved.

 

[studysession]

Right now want to finish my bar stool racer and then I was going to do a mini-chopper. It would be easy for me to change my next project from mini-chopper to this.

Need to finish my bar stool first though -
http://celticmachining.blogspot.com/

I think this would be a lot of fun to drive. Do it right and could pass real inspection and drive on the road. Harley makes a reverse trike.... So why not....

 

[T-man]

I think this would be a lot of fun to drive. Do it right and could pass real inspection and drive on the road. Harley makes a reverse trike.... So why not....

sure but this build is more along the size scale of a kart. I dont thing it would be ok'ed to be street legal .... at least I dont think so.

 

[gokart14]

from watchen the vids are you building it different from the pic

 

[T-man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh7w3FrC7eI


oh ya, the picture inspired me, but what I'm doing is differant. I'm also trying to decide weather to do foot pedals or hand controles. What do you think.

 

[lucasszy]

Great videos. But here comes a random question.

Can you go over how you have your welder setup... Amperage, wire speed, electrode polarity, and wire type?

The reason that I ask, it seems that you have really good luck with flux core wire, and I just cant get it to work for me.

Iv'e got the 140A Harbor freight 220A welder.

 

[T-man]

sure lucasszy I'll mention that in my next video.
So what do you think hand controls or foot.

 

[lucasszy]

sure lucasszy I'll mention that in my next video.
So what do you think hand controls or foot.

Hand Controls all the way!

And Can I add that I sat and watched the entire series last night!

Cheers, and a **** fine show sir!

I was hooked after seeing the Bat-Mobile!

 

[T-man]

lucasszy, yep I was going to do hand controls at first. But then this morning Cody asked me if he could ride on it with me and I realised that I would have to hold him ... so it looks like I'm going to have to go for foot controls.

 

[bighead]

T-man, I got a Ody wheel with levers you can have if you pay shipping. Even have a bent steering shaft I can cut off for the plines on the ody wheel. Pretty sure I can fit into a 10.50$ flate rate box. You will have to do some repair on the plastic wheel cover though. Complete with switches as well. Could save you lots of work friend. Cables and your done.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

and theres bighead again, lol you got every part laying around imaginable!

 

[bighead]

and theres bighead again, lol you got every part laying around imaginable!

Well it helps when I just picked up a truck load of Ody parts. Also T-man got the axle I offered you. I will help out anybody when I can. Plus I have like 4 wheels now.

T-Man I think you should put hand controls. Best reason it is free. But think about it? With the Ody wheel it would be one size fits all. What about in a few years when you kids can ride it? With the Ody hand control they could ride at any age. Also the Ody wheel has a built in throttle control. If you notic in the pic the levers have a screw on the end. That screw is on a splined shaft. You can just rotate the lever on the splines so it bottom out on the wheel handle. It would take a few secounds to adjust the lever. You can do the same thing on the brake side but to adjust for smaller hands. Plus the polished ody wheel would look nice on your trike. Also has the light and kill switch right at your thumb. No reaching and grabing for kill switch. They really are nice wheels. You get a very good grip on the wheel as well. They fit nice in tight in your hands.

Pics 4 and 5 show the lever possitions. You could set it up for 10% throttle to 100% in about 20 secounds. I can also send you the splined shaft for the wheel. It is bent so I would have to cut about 10".

I think the Ody wheel is perfect for you and the kids. No peddal adjustments and one size fits all. Not to mention how easy it would be to install. No pedels just two cables and your done.

The last 3 pics show an Ody wheel I put on a handicap kart. Perhaps this will give you an idea how it would look. and how it fits smaller hands.
For my handicap nephew to ride this kart look where the pedals would have to be? With the ody wheel anyone at any size can ride this kart. Just slide the seat back.

After all that tell me it would look sick on your trike. And it's free.

 

[T-man]

yey guys , sorry I hadn't goten back to you.
Yesterday I was only given myself the time to jump in here and read the postes. I was out in the shop most of the day doing this next video.

Lucas, I show my settings of my welder on this video.

Bighead that would be cool to get the steering wheel, I think those are nice and have a handy set-up on them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiqLz-eEKMw

My blog ..... http://tmanskarts.blogspot.com/2011/04/11-t-mans-free-reverse-trike-build.html


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[T-man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aItpuolp0d4

The next video

 

[T-man]

ah, lol ... I'm so proud of this guy. He is realy getting into the swing of doing videos. He is looking for some more subscribers ( hint, hint )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIfiTrioYQM

 

[T-man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dACQ6M_QQac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgXKXRjH0vY

bighead: I checked the funds yesterday and I cant get the wheel. as it is I need a clutch , jackshaft, and tierod ends for the trike and the funds have run dry.

 

[T-man]

I think I might work on the spindles next.

 

[bighead]

T-man, Put a bar between you motor mount rail and frame rail. It would take any flex out of that mount. You talked about adding that brace but see you never did it. Also will you be using any gussets at all?