Taco Express 30 minutes or less!

[GuitarlCarl]

Single drive, trike front similar to the old ice cream delivery bicycles. I'm still sourcing the cooler for the front. I'm thinking something like a picnic cooks station, so a grill also. I'm starting with this frame which has been modified but will need much more.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Inspiration...

 

[metalchewy]

Gonna be a cool 3 wheeling ride. Great idea and cool Fram to start.

I'll take 2 asada tacos and 2 al pastor, por favor.

 

[Funkme]

Great idea and frame. Will be watching this one.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Ok sister.

You're pretty.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Memes. When you haven't built anything yet but want to stay in the loop...

 

[LukeTheJoker]

A cooler and a grill?
This will be awesome!

 

[OddJob]

Gonna be a cool 3 wheeling ride. Great idea and cool Fram to start.

I'll take 2 asada tacos and 2 al pastor, por favor.

Si' !

 

[Pondo]

Oh yeah, street tacos!!

Gonna do some wild paint?

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Well I've yet to source a nice vintage steel cooler. My idea is to build a framework for the front that would house a top loading cooler at counter height, with storage underneath for a portable grill and a possible front placard that would flip up to be a table top. So a bit more portable picnic cruiser that actual ice cream delivery bike or full blown taco truck like the one above. The size of the cooler (like a nice vintage galvanized Coca-Cola box or similar) will dictate the size of the framework. So no box yet, no framework. Soon I'll likely cut the headtube out and replace it with a modern one angled 0 degrees vertically to facilitate turning with no front wheel lift. I'm still wondering if I should angle the front wheels in a bit at the top to help with turning, or if a wide stance will counter any tipping.

 

[Lowe Beau]

This should be cool. My taco tastes tend to border on the unusual (cachete, lengua, chcharron, tripa, etc…). I would absolutely support this if I saw it rolling in the ‘ham. Can’t wait to see the finished results. Cheers!

 

[BobbyStillz]

This should be cool. My taco tastes tend to border on the unusual (cachete, lengua, chcharron, tripa, etc…). I would absolutely support this if I saw it rolling in the ‘ham. Can’t wait to see the finished results. Cheers!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Well I've yet to source a nice vintage steel cooler.

Dug this out of my stash this morning, the wheels are turning, you may not be the only one with a cooler on board!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Finally found what I was looking for...

JC Higgins

 

[SkyknightJohn]

Has some good cred with a name like that!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Now to find a grill made by Schwinn, Elgin, Columbia or any of the zillion bicycle builders from the past...
and
The original sidecar style bike I was contemplating back on an earlier thread isn't being ruled out just yet.
There's more merit to a sidecar build if I want to really go on a cruise with it as far as speed and stability.
But can I still incorporate a grill and a countertop to work at on my picnic cruiser with a sidecar?

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Finally found what I was looking for...
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JC Higgins

Perfection!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Flipped some wheel sets around so I can use the front pair of mags I have. Still going back and forth on the trike or the side car. Either way gotta get me some steel tubing.

 

[metalchewy]

Flipped some wheel sets around so I can use the front pair of mags I have. Still going back and forth on the trike or the side car. Either way gotta get me some steel tubing.
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Those mags will look great on this build.

 

[kingfish254]

Mike Brittan built a fun front trike using one of those metal cage plastic totes for the front box a few years back.