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well were do i start off at....im building my first trike pretty much off of a go kart project that failed to launch, its escalated pretty quickly, 3.5 hp briggs, mountain bike front end, ape hangers, disk breaks on front, completely costum one off frame, 26 inch wheel, and im going to top it off with a hand made tall t style body in the end
heres pictures from the past few days, i just got the new forks and wheel today and made a new gas pedal so il have to get those up tomarow
this is what i started with
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its the frame to the right, i cut it, notched it, raked it and bent it till it took this long and nasty shape
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then i had a pair of chopper forks and a 26 inch wheel to try on along with a mini bike body top...wich isnt going to stay...
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and i guess thats all for now, il be updating more then i have with the previous bike on this one for anyone with any interest on it
 
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today started with getting rid of the old exaust i had welded on to get the \header out of my ear
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welded a muffler on
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with a dump pipe on it now alls it needs is header coating and its done
next up is simple, the throttle and carb adjustments
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with new spring mounts and throttle cable mount everything sets were it should be, tuned the idle and needle and she purrs
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a custom pedal made of two pegs, a brake handle, and a carb spring
next up is the frond disk break
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cleaninng the stuff off the disk since its sat a bit
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bigger pads off of a minibike cut the mount a bit to fit
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pretty cool looking wheel if you ask me
lastly i want to run a kill switch for safety reasons
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i think shes coming along beautifully like i wanted, my clutch comes in soon and il hopefully be able to slap it on and for for athe first ride
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well guess what happend to come today
the clutch and chain
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runs and rides pretty good if i must say so
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got some new rear breaks on there to today so i can stop better
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and what better to activate the breaks with than a pull handle made to look like a shifter, turned out pretty nifty if you ask me! 8)

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just adding to the list of things that make the deadsled pop :!:
 
its called a clutch break, you can find it easy on ebay, i had this one laying around so i used it im not sure were i got it anymore
 
glad i can help!
just be careful when you make a mount cause mine decided to break today, good thing i ran front breaks!
 
thanks! yeah its my dads car, drive it all over to shows, might need to use it to haul a bike eventualy haha :lol:
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youl see alot of this car in the backround on this post to
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just sayin 8) thats my baby and when i move ino the garage for pics of paint and such youl see it :D
 
so i hope im not going to annoy anyone by bringing this back, but this is why i took a pause, i was making a run to tune it up and see how it works when some trouble makers ran me off the road, i lock up the brakes, it hits a curb and its at this point im glad i went with the seat i did because i was going about 40ish when this happened and it kept me in, or this might have hurt a bit more, even if all i was able to do this time was grab the brake and hope i didnt flip, the damages were bad, the rear end broke, engine came off of its spot, causing it to twist around and ruin itself, the brakes turned into a pretzel and i had to rebuild most of the mechanics on this ride, so yeah, i ran out of money to, only planned on building it once and that's what i saved up for, so all iv managed to get done is fixing the axle, new motor bolts and fix the mount, got a new block, new and better brake setup, a roll-bar, and new supports....this is gonna be a long rebuild guys hang on haha, it wont be the same beast when its done, im giving it some steroids this time
 
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heres the block and the slightly oversized carb for it, and i almost forgot, i did a ton of wiring, yep, gonna be a running light show haha
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new main support and turn switches on the hand break, p.s. the shift knob lights up 8)
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a metric ton of work went into the front brake adjustment, remounting and supporting the forks, and making it work smooth
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new wheel to replace the bald tire and bent rim, roll bar, support, and its nice and all in one color....im not used to that part but its grown on me haha
What im looking for
-piston rings
-headlight
-rear brake lights
-front turn signals
-other little cool things.....
-MOST IMPORTANTLY, cup holders, i was actualy thinking about making a drink holder/cooler between the support bars, not sure yet
 
time for a bunch of photos
front of frame
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half a head lol
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wiring in the works
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rear veiw
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this is were the motor came from, my brothers bike, a build page is on this site about it
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this was going to be and maybe still will be at one point the engine for this, but i want to do a few go fast mods to it
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the motor, a 5-6 hp briggs
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did some more today
got the chain mounted up, clutch to, made motor mount since im going up for a 2 horse to a 6 horse
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got the brakes attached
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this is the carb im running
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im loving this stance
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