My Recumbent Trike Hybrid Velomobile Gas and Electric

[geekcity]

She is a work in progress with over 3,000 miles on the Honda 49cc 4 stroke

 

[professor]

Great job Geek!
Guys, check out the video.

 

[geekcity]

I posted some more current photos in my album if your interested

 

[Leroybrown420]

Just need a solar battery charger. Nice work!

 

[geekcity]

HaHa I have a solar charger. It's a small kit but will work for charging my 12 volt for the lights, they make a electric hub the puts energy back into the battery when pedaling or under gas power, the problem is the only make it in 26" wheel & I am running 20" wheels,..maybe someday

 

[hairstraightback]

Nice Work

She is a work in progress with over 3,000 miles on the Honda 49cc 4 stroke
http://youtu.be/4-KAgDewgIs

I love the work you did on your trike... did you build the frame yourself? How does it handle corners at speed?

 

[geekcity]

@hairstraightback
The frame is a Sun USX-EZ3, I built & designed the bike mostly off the shelf parts, some fabrication was needed, Welding
It corners OK the rear wheels are on a 3 degree camber that helps with the corners, but like any delta trike it can lift a wheel or roll if you take a corner to fast. I have almost 4,000 miles on the trike without any problems.

 

[IbedaYank]

Geekcity

any more information on the body?
weight?

 

[geekcity]

The body is off a ultra lite aircraft & it weighs 13 lbs before I cut the bottom, So maybe 10 lbs
The bike fully loaded with gas, tool box, batteries, spare parts weighs in at just over 200 lbs