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chimaera
02-07-2007, 04:18 PM
should a trike have 2 wheels up front or t'other way round as convention dictates. Setting up the hanling for a trike with both wheels at the sharp end must be a nightmare
shaggy696969
02-07-2007, 04:50 PM
You just answered your own question, Ask Steve Beachill Him with the Vmax trike.
Nik
02-07-2007, 05:13 PM
You just answered your own question, Ask Steve Beachill Him with the Vmax trike.

Or see the issue of Biker that comes out in August ... ;)
Dogz
02-07-2007, 05:21 PM
Though having two wheels up front and set up rite is an engineering feat. having the two wheels at the back with a good bike front end on it,irrelevant ov it been a big bucks chop or shed built reliant, It is that which makes the trike look what it is.

The v'max looks good and i like it myself but if it's that or a wellbuilt standard trike in chop format. the latter wins hands down!
kiffer38
02-07-2007, 05:23 PM
trikes should always be round the back, out the way ! :D
SBeachill
02-07-2007, 09:11 PM
Trike round back loses quite a bit of power and if you forget you have wheels there!! :eek: Trike round front doesn't lose as much power and you can see how wide you are and don't try and filter through Traffic :D

Saying that I may be building a conventional Trike this time round!! :cool:

Cheers

Steve
shaggy696969
02-07-2007, 09:21 PM
you can see how wide you are and don't try and filter through Traffic

Steve

Pussy :rolleyes: that the fun watchin oncoming traffic knuckles whitening and eyes opening as you approach them :D :D

Ps dont go for IRS, its a waste of money, you gain nothing, except instability.
SBeachill
03-07-2007, 07:28 AM
Shaggy!! how can you call me a Pussy!! you've ridden my Trike :eek: :p

Steve
shaggy696969
05-07-2007, 08:41 AM
Shaggy!! how can you call me a Pussy!! you've ridden my Trike
Steve
You mean your old trike .......... so gwan Steve who bought it :confused: ;)
SBeachill
05-07-2007, 09:01 AM
Shaggy, it's a guy in your neck of the woods from south wales, his name is Clive, big guy who's an ex Hells Angel! so Trikey shouldn't frighten him then!! :rolleyes: :eek: He loved the Trike and is going to send pics when he has got it all done up with new paint and powder coat, he's looking to put a couple of grand into it he said. :cool:

I did some more adjustments when I got back from Baskers and the Trike was a lot more manageable with a lot less bump steer :D

Cheers

Steve
Bosun
05-07-2007, 04:36 PM
i think you should be novel and use a triangular idea with a wheel above the riders hear
shaggy696969
05-07-2007, 04:59 PM
I did some more adjustments when I got back from Baskers and the Trike was a lot more manageable with a lot less bump steer

Cheers

Steve

Look forward to seeing it in its finished guise, it was a pity you couldn't afford to A, hang on to it, and B, finnish it in the way it deserved. Yea Steve1200 put it the best, "Bump Steer" is a very good way of describing its peculirarity, I do Hope he brings it to Baskerville next year. ;)
Creature
07-07-2007, 01:07 PM
trikes should always be round

never seen a round trike :):):):)
Nik
09-07-2007, 04:41 PM
never seen a round trike :):):)

That one in the shape of a hamburger from Daytona the other year was round. ;)
Nik
09-07-2007, 04:41 PM
http://www.burgerweb.com/harley.htm

:)
baddon
18-09-2007, 09:34 PM
For me it has to be one up front, beter view :)

As I am a big fan of the VW style and noise its the only rea option, as a kid fell in love with style and took some time to get my hands on one, but now one year and 6K miles later you could not get a trike of me for all the money in the bank :eek:
Sir Ewok
28-09-2007, 12:40 AM
A trike by definition has three wheels, whatever the pattern. All a matter of personal choice and pushing the bouderies. Two wheels forward is not a new idea Morgan and Fords did it in the 20's and many other manufacturers and kit car makers do it as well. The little kits based on a 2CV look authentically old...
John Hopkins
28-09-2007, 06:43 PM
My trike has got two wheels at the front and a two litre engine....



But then because I was unsure that the two wheels at the front were such a good idea it has two wheels at the back....




Some people call it a Mondeo estate....


Sorry... :D John
Bosun
30-09-2007, 08:59 PM
simpson scorcher anyone?
http://www.bosunsbikes.com/images/2007/vsoc/bentley/out%20for%20a%20duck/images/P1090613%20(Medium).JPG
littlefatfriend
23-10-2007, 12:07 AM
Hi there - I havent yet finished, but I broke my back 17 years ago and since then I've been (on and off!) designing a trike for me. All the research I've done suggests two wheels (+ a transverse engine and box[I hope to use a rover 827i auto]) at the front will be best for acceleration, steering and braking. What else is there? Anybody disagree?
Thanks in advance for any advice
shaggy696969
23-10-2007, 08:33 AM
The Rover engine is a weak motor, the heads tend to warp, causing major problems, so if you do go this route, make sure your cooling system is larger not smaller capacity than the original.
Blackjack
09-11-2007, 10:34 PM
Hi there - I havent yet finished, but I broke my back 17 years ago and since then I've been (on and off!) designing a trike for me. All the research I've done suggests two wheels (+ a transverse engine and box[I hope to use a rover 827i auto]) at the front will be best for acceleration, steering and braking. What else is there? Anybody disagree?
Thanks in advance for any advice

Umm.....

It's going to be HUGE?

Another suggestion would be use a Alfa 164 2.5 or 3 litre V6 motor and transmission, pretty reliable engine, cheaper to fix, so cheap to buy they're nearly free?

Also available in automatic.

The other thing is....

Do you want a bike with an extra wheel, or a car with one missing?