I dig building stuff, Customs, vettes, kit cars, choppers, I have been building recumbents well over 30 years and always slapping an engine on this or that,
I started to like the 4 wheelers and bought one just like this minus a few accessories dirt cheap the other day,
I realize this is the trike section please ignore one of my front wheels, I have interest in all the ways home builders have come up with engine driving trikes ( delta style ) 2 wheels in the rear,
Anyone have a clue what this one is called hours on Google failed me.
It has 3 speeds on each side, the gear stack is on an axle with the set screw type freewheel gear mount,
The axle drives the left wheel.
At first I wanted to do something like this,
I dig the old antique steam punk look and have noticed many of the bikes on here lean to an old time look, ( very cool )
At first I though a "trailer" or extra wheel would be a good way to do it, I planned to use a nice multi pivot as to get better steering etc.
Now after surfing and more thinking perhaps KISS is better and I do have room to frame mount an engine on the rear,
You might note the silly PO welded that rusty seat mount on the frame placing the tacky seat he had way too high, that has already been removed, I believe my fiberglass race car bucket seats will fit really well....
So,
One option is to add another freewheel gear on the axle and apply the power to the axle,
Option 2 is to drive the right wheel that is a free wheel not on the axle,
I am sure there are pros and cons to both.
Next I was very interested in the 99 CC predator engine,
I would assume it puts out enough power to move even this 4 wheeler along at a good rate, ( I dont want a speedster )
I read somewhere the 99 had issues with the output shaft being true to size, any word on that?
Last I see lots of factory made gear reduction units, is there a big plus to running them over making your own or making more of an old school jack shaft set up?
I would love to hear some views and opinions from people who have gotten their hands dirty and tried stuff out,
Many thanks,
Cheers,
P.
I started to like the 4 wheelers and bought one just like this minus a few accessories dirt cheap the other day,
I realize this is the trike section please ignore one of my front wheels, I have interest in all the ways home builders have come up with engine driving trikes ( delta style ) 2 wheels in the rear,
Anyone have a clue what this one is called hours on Google failed me.
It has 3 speeds on each side, the gear stack is on an axle with the set screw type freewheel gear mount,
The axle drives the left wheel.
At first I wanted to do something like this,
I dig the old antique steam punk look and have noticed many of the bikes on here lean to an old time look, ( very cool )
At first I though a "trailer" or extra wheel would be a good way to do it, I planned to use a nice multi pivot as to get better steering etc.
Now after surfing and more thinking perhaps KISS is better and I do have room to frame mount an engine on the rear,
You might note the silly PO welded that rusty seat mount on the frame placing the tacky seat he had way too high, that has already been removed, I believe my fiberglass race car bucket seats will fit really well....
So,
One option is to add another freewheel gear on the axle and apply the power to the axle,
Option 2 is to drive the right wheel that is a free wheel not on the axle,
I am sure there are pros and cons to both.
Next I was very interested in the 99 CC predator engine,
I would assume it puts out enough power to move even this 4 wheeler along at a good rate, ( I dont want a speedster )
I read somewhere the 99 had issues with the output shaft being true to size, any word on that?
Last I see lots of factory made gear reduction units, is there a big plus to running them over making your own or making more of an old school jack shaft set up?
I would love to hear some views and opinions from people who have gotten their hands dirty and tried stuff out,
Many thanks,
Cheers,
P.