Trike of the Month April 2013

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Trike of the Month April 2013

Poll ended at Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:23 pm

Trike No 3
9
18%
Trike No 3
3
6%
Trike No 3
38
76%
 
Total votes: 50

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Dr Death
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Trike of the Month April 2013

Post by Dr Death »

It's april fools day....however as we are past midday.....no fooling now.

It's cars this Munf.... and three very, very different constructions.

Struggling for something to write really.....so I'll just let the Trikes and their owners dodatalking:thrash:

Trike No 1

I've had this for some time, unfortunately I don't have andy's forum name

Just finished this my 2nd build 1300VW \ ZX600, and now got to see my friends at SVA, and should be out to play on it soon please find attached 3 X piccies
Andy
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Trike No 2
Again I've had for sometime and agin have no forum name

Hi I'm Chris and this is my German Ficht MF1 trike ,these are slightly older pictures cos she is in bits undergoing major replacement of parts. I bought her in March 2009, to date with brand new parts I have replaced all the rear braking system wheel bearings and spacers,she's all so had a new clutch kit, flywheel and release gear , doghouse oil cooler and mega amount of naff bolts and gaskets changed for good uns. As one knows when one starts these jobs one thing leads to another and now im starting on changing engine bits too. hope to have her back on the road soon....
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Trike no 3
Got a name this time.....DeathbySnuSnu
2110 cc stroker, 165hp, front engined, vw trike.
Re-geared, narrowed, upside down and backwards vw transaxle.
Honda goldwing seat pan fork and front wheel.
Handmade everything else.

In the process of building a leading link fork, increasing displacement to
2276 and paint (don't know what color yet).

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Post by Last_Samurai »

Has to be no.3, that is such a brilliant looking trike with a mahoosive engine for its size xD
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Post by beardyman13 »

got to be number 1 for me very dragonish really like it :respek:
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Post by TrikerBo »

Love that massive engine on 3, never have a cold winter ride again
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Post by BigMat1971 »

To be honest - love em all!! However - The ride position on no3 looks right up my street and it is a sweet looking ride. Yep. No3 for me. Come on sunshine.....I need to get out on a ride or two or three or four or......
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Post by B9triker »

1 or 3, I don't know...... decisions, decisions

1 has a good set of pipes (from where please?) on a tidy engine.
3 has a hUGe engine compacted neatly into a small area.

Going for 1 - engine/pipework has done it.
Two wheels good, four wheels bad, three's better...

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Post by geoffnewblue »

Three for me love the short mean look of it. Some skill getting the engine in to such a short frame. Bet that keeps the bum warm
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Post by DeathBySnuSnu »

Hey I am up!!
Have not been on in a month or so.
Thanks for the kind words.
And... it is not any hotter than any other air cooled bike I have ever had and actually less hot than a water cooled V65 I had.
With no cooling system You HAVE to go for it to cool (like any air cooled bike).
Had all my great plans get messed up this winter and did not get anything done to the trike. I got it out yesterday and the master cylinder was rusted stuck. Fixed it up and rode all day though.
You have to build it before it can be called custom.:hmm:
levvin

Post by levvin »

Number three....

Looks mean...

Love the fact so much individuality has gone into stuffing that motor up front....

Seriously cool!

The other two are also real nice

Lev:respek:
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Post by Spyder »

I like number 1, but I'm sure the rear tyres are arse about face, they will push water to the centre and maybe aquaplane
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