vegaspaddy
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well since we have our own little section now i can at least follow up on my wifes recumbent trike
(previously posted at the end of this thread)
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=13441
The wooden rollers that came with the trike are wearing out way too fast, i had been in contact with DE and made the suggestion that i might need to buy a lathe, but they countered me with, most people use a hole saw and 2x4's, WOW, you dont have to worry about belts with this setup thats for sure.
Anyhow i have ordered some urethane rollers which are denser so they should last longer !!! i hope...
I have to mount a kill switch up front (should arrive this week) on the handle bars for the engine. Oh how i love the auto engage, not having to pull that cord makes the effort of riding this soooo much easier, not that pulling a cord is hard in the first place, its just that when you can start up on the fly and not have to dismount its way to cool.
I will probably order the standard half fairing that is made for these trikes to see how it works out and maybe later on, go for the full front setup.
The trike is cruising at around 20 mph with the 1 1/2 inch roller, hill climbing a steady 15 mph, i havnt tried the 1 3/4 yet which would probably get me too 25 mph, but since this thing attracts so much attention i dont want it going too fast anyway.
IT IS FOR THE WIFE AFTER ALL !!!
Vegas
(previously posted at the end of this thread)
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=13441
The wooden rollers that came with the trike are wearing out way too fast, i had been in contact with DE and made the suggestion that i might need to buy a lathe, but they countered me with, most people use a hole saw and 2x4's, WOW, you dont have to worry about belts with this setup thats for sure.
Anyhow i have ordered some urethane rollers which are denser so they should last longer !!! i hope...
I have to mount a kill switch up front (should arrive this week) on the handle bars for the engine. Oh how i love the auto engage, not having to pull that cord makes the effort of riding this soooo much easier, not that pulling a cord is hard in the first place, its just that when you can start up on the fly and not have to dismount its way to cool.
I will probably order the standard half fairing that is made for these trikes to see how it works out and maybe later on, go for the full front setup.
The trike is cruising at around 20 mph with the 1 1/2 inch roller, hill climbing a steady 15 mph, i havnt tried the 1 3/4 yet which would probably get me too 25 mph, but since this thing attracts so much attention i dont want it going too fast anyway.
IT IS FOR THE WIFE AFTER ALL !!!
Vegas