Thoughts on this trike?

First off, the trike is not mine, I take no credit for it, though I wish I could
There aren't many trikes I really care for, but this is one I do, despite how impractical it might be.

It got my gears turning though.
They used a flathead and an old 3 speed trans. It looks to me like the rear end might be mated directly to the output shaft of the trans. This really seems like an easy drivetrain! Maybe just an adapter to bolt the rear end and trans yolks together.
In one photo, it SEEMS like they have a buggy spring holding the rear end. Can that be?! I suppose the buggy spring would allow the rear end to rotate left and right, but without a driveshaft of some sort (and the longer the better) it seems there would be serious bind!
Maybe the buggy spring is just for looks. That's all I can think of.
Even if you had a 6" driveshaft, if the rear end went through ANY flex at all, the u-joints would bind up! And if your 420 lbs, you've officially moved the working angle of the u-joints way out of spec!

I think the best way to use this kind of setup would be to hard mount the rear end to the frame, and hard mount the trans and engine to the frame, and have a hard tail.

Interestingly enough, in a couple of the photos, it seems the spring has been removed, and the bike seems to be sitting lower. Maybe they ran into issues with the springs and decided to rid the bike of the rear suspension.
Regardless, its a beautiful piece of art, and I can truly appreciate the work that has gone into it!

I make out a torque tube set up on that bike so basicly there is no flex between the motor and rear end. With the motor mount on the front it would be like a hinge in the middle of the bike, the spring would push up the back. Think of it as a pair of scissors with a spring between the blades if that makes sense.

But that is a good looking trike.

GJunktionMike said:

I make out a torque tube set up on that bike so basicly there is no flex between the motor and rear end. With the motor mount on the front it would be like a hinge in the middle of the bike, the spring would push up the back. Think of it as a pair of scissors with a spring between the blades if that makes sense.

But that is a good looking trike.

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Ahhhh. I didn't think of that. I suppose if he used a banjo rear end, it would work just like that! Interesting.

Beautiful!!

I bet it'd be a handful!

I love it!

WAY KOOOOOL [cl

Guess the next question is, how feasible would it be with a SBC and a TH350?
You wouldn't have the torque tube to help out here. [S

I've never seen a trike that I liked...................UNTILL NOW!!
That thing is just flat out sweet!

I-R-POPS said:

flat out sweet!

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No pun intended?!

That's officially the first trike I've ever like the looks of....very nice[cl

jmlcolorado said:

No pun intended?!

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Wondered if you see the humor. I really like it a lot.

I-R-POPS said:

I've never seen a trike that I liked...................UNTILL NOW!!
That thing is just flat out sweet!

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me too
i dont like trikes
but i like that one!

jmlcolorado said:

Guess the next question is, how feasible would it be with a SBC and a TH350?
You wouldn't have the torque tube to help out here. [S

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Well if you found a corvette with the torque tube setup no problem. Other than that no clue.

It is a pretty sweet looking machine, but for some reason I think the tank looks a little out of place........

I think its wicked cool. I'd sure would like to ride that thing.....

Neverdone said:

It is a pretty sweet looking machine, but for some reason I think the tank looks a little out of place........

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The mor I look at it, the more I think the same thing. But it's gotta hold enough fuel to enjoy, and it appears the tank I built around certain components on the top of the engine, so it's quite large.
But for what it is, it still fits pretty well.
I wonder how it handles?

Pretty freaking sweet

I have always liked V8 bikes. That's the first V8 trike I've seen that catches my attention.

Boss Hoss bikes have got to be King of V8 bikes