street legal mini trike build (or at least i hope its legal)

[bcredneck]

its winter now and my gas powerd bicycle has become usless so im building a full suspention mini trike to get around town
and i found a unlimited supply of bed frames so why the hell not i just got the frame half done tonight
i will be useing a 80cc 2 stroke bike motor
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[thestud25]

This should be interesting. How are you going to make it street legal?

[chuckiedog04]

interesting. will be watching this one for sure!

[bcredneck]

all i need to make it street legal is removable petals on the front wheel

[CRAZY70MAN]

all i need to make it street legal is removable petals on the front wheel

Just got done absolutely LMFAO for 2 straight minutes!!!! "Unlimited supply of bed frames"??????? Some mother@#$^ is sleeping on the floor tonight in BC!! lol......I am glued to this thread. I think you may be one sandwhich short of a picnic but you still have great imagination and hack skills......a lot like some of my ideas at times. Good luck And good lord.....gotta love the old milwaukee empty beer case in the pic:lol::lol:....now it all makes sense:lol::lol:

[just ben]

If you have any extra bed frames I could use one or two for my roaster/smoker build. I can't wait to see what you come up with,good luck

[bcredneck]

got the pipe built
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/387554_2697672843979_1321358857_3036741_1797277292 _n.jpg

[HuffieVA]

Personally I was considering putting an Electra Glide on the road, but after reading this I've decided to just weld a set of peddles to the front forks and ride it like a moped...

Actually, I have to say, the kid has heart, but it would be nice if someone gave him a bit of direction...

[hillbilly 200x]

Oh wow this isgoing to be a great build. And I have messed around with them motor bikes kits and there is no reall 80cc kit. they are all 60 somthing cc's. just my .02

[gomer202]

That thing is sweet I would love to see that thing when it's done to bad im 500km away, maybe you should come to the island haha

[bcredneck]

thats not a suprise it didnt feel like a 80 but the pocket bike pipe helps big time

[briano]

The bed frames standing up in your first pic are a nice touch. For some reason I fear for the lower unit on that boat motor, I can see that prop mounted on this trike somewhere. Lol

[Hair Bear Bunch]

I hope we're talking metal bed frames, not wood...?

[whyzee]

Another instant classic from BC.
You could charge admission for your build threads.
I gotta say, for what you are working with, that frame doesn't look half bad, and I am kinda liking the geometry. Looks motocross inspired

[bcredneck]

i wanted to make the frame as close to a motocross frame as posible it should look even more like one after i cut the back add swingarm mounts and a subframe
the swingarm will be the only part made with the bed frames but that will half to weight till i get back from a trip back to osoyoos

[whyzee]

Where the heck are you going to rest your left foot ? On the exhaust?
your head angle looks a bit steep. Will make a great downhill bike :)

[hoosierlogger]

Is the blue pop bottle in the first pic the gas tank?

[bcredneck]

ya i had a nos gas tank it was a crap bike but it was better than walking
ive gathered some parts to take back when i go home the only part i can build is the front end but found wheels some tripples to mod forks and for the first time front and back disk brakes theres a rear shock and axle around here some where to
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[bcredneck]

if you look close theres a briggs pully bolted to the flywheel the bike didnt come with a recoil start

[atc007]

I'm off for a LONNGGGG day at the hospital again man... Thanx for making me leave with a big ol SMILE on my face. Be careful when it's done, 2 wheels,snow,ice =....Fun,and danger.

[badass350x]

I with ya on that whyzee, the frame does look motocross style! BC I think its awesome that at least you try! And the best part is you never give up.

[bcredneck]

i may be 500 km from my frame and welder but i built the front end
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/385463_2717969511383_1321358857_3046866_1982790279 _n.jpg

[whyzee]

So true badass..kid has got heart. Talk about a great helper / apprentice to an experienced fabricator. He would probably work for free he loves it so much

[whyzee]

BC, send that photo again. The link does not work for me.

[KASEY]

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/385463_2717969511383_1321358857_3046866_1982790279 _n.jpg

[CRAZY70MAN]

sleepnumber swingarm!!!! You should trademark that............lol Bedframe swingarm, I never would have thought I would see that. I love this thread.....

[bcredneck]

it needs to be welded and i got to cut the wheel mounts off my forks

[bcredneck]

dose the pic work know

[whyzee]

Looking good! But it looks like you are loosing alot of suspension because your headtube is so long....is it not cut to length yet?

[bcredneck]

ya my head tube needs to be cut 1'' and welded but its hollow so im going to put a bolt tru it for safety because if the trike lives thru my ''safey testing''(big jump) there will be a kid ridding it thats why im using front and back disk brakes and a reasonable sized motor
after im done this im going to make another to race this one

[bcredneck]

got home yesterday and got some more work done
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[whyzee]

Making nice progress.

[just ben]

to me this is better than a oem restoration thread. I know what a restoration will look like when its finished but this I can't wait to see!

[WisconsinJohn]

Are you gonna icepick the tires or ????

[bcredneck]

Are you gonna icepick the tires or ????
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/386259_2828377391511_1321358857_3085160_1259212033 _n.jpg

[bcredneck]

got drunk and made major progress this is easyer than i thought
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[DasUberKraut]

Am I the only one that noticed in the pic with the tire chain... He's outside in the shop working in socks. Or is that just a rag at the bottom of the pic? LOL.

[bcredneck]

its just a rag
edit apparanty it was my socks im not totaly with it right now

[wisconsinite]

wow, at first glance that swingarm looms like a 2X4... hope it ends well:)

[bannedbrraap]

Socks and a hot pipe for your left foot peg.....NICE :wondering

[dcreel]

It's amazing what you can do with a couple of bicycle frames.. lol

[Thorpe]

It's amazing what you can do with a couple of bicycle frames.. lol

Bicycle frames, bedframes... Whatever is free!

[bcredneck]

got the damb thing rolling
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[250r_doverdemon]

bcredneck how old are ya? we must be related!! gettin drunk and building death traps.. best way to live your life!!

[bcredneck]

im 20 this ones not realy a death trap it has a tiny motor and disk brakes im built it to small so its for my bosses kid to ride im putting a big sprocet on it to so it cant go fast enough to hurt the kid he rides dirt bikes so he knows what hes doing

[250r_doverdemon]

oh nice man and im sure you have built your share of death traps or probably will..

[just ben]

is the rear shock mounted or just laying there? anyway the geometry of it doesnt look like it will really work

[bcredneck]

is the rear shock mounted or just laying there? anyway the geometry of it doesnt look like it will really work
its mounted but it way to soft im going to compress the shock weld chain to it and put a spacer in and grind the chain back off it needs 2'' less sag to be good for 65 lb

[CRAZY70MAN]

"Baby got shock" !!!

[bcredneck]

i welded the washer on the bottom of the spring up the shock 4'' it perfect 3/4'' sag with rider and 8'' travel before the frame hits the ground but to bottom it out i have to stand on it with my hands pushing on the ceiling im 150 the rider will be 65lb so it should be perfect

[JasonB]

interesting so far! And what happened to that sno mobile powered trike you built?! I remember seeing it in the stages where it had worm gear clamps holding the belt final drive to the frame lol


keep us posted!

[stevensj13]

That thing is turning out pretty good. I always wanted to utilize one of those cheapy $150 66cc bike kits in something...

[bcredneck]

interesting so far! And what happened to that sno mobile powered trike you built?! I remember seeing it in the stages where it had worm gear clamps holding the belt final drive to the frame lol


keep us posted!

i had that welded up started the motor as soon as the cluch grabed it impoded literaly im still pissed about that i couldnt even pull the motor out after with out cuttin it to peices it only ran for 15 seconds and my neibor was already yelling about the noise (no pipe) when he noticed what happed he was laughing his ass off i didnt even put a axle on it yet and i still manage to f*** it up

[bcredneck]

i put a few more hours in to it i finaly put the motor in for the last time got the rear brake done and hid the electroincs and cut a hole in the fly wheel cover so we can drill start it the motor spins backward so the bolt wont come off
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[WisconsinJohn]

Fire it up! You need to get some vids of these builds.

[bcredneck]

Fire it up! You need to get some vids of these builds.
my camera f***ed up when i ran it over with my mini quad in the garage i have to hold it at the right distance to take a pic
its useles for a vid but im getting one soon

[hoosierlogger]

That is a hell of a long shock.

[bcredneck]

finaly got a sprocet on it but i tryed to get the motor running and it just wont start i got spark (when you get it spining fast) and gas and it wont even pop the wires on these suck the rubber is falling of so im shure its grounding out
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[ezmoney1979]

Just throw the motor from that RM in there. Or maybe that boat has a decent powerplant to donate................

[bcredneck]

just got it running just needed more gas down the plug than you would think i let it sit for a bit and it fired up with no gas

[thestud25]

I freaking love your builds BC!!!!

[bcredneck]

its running and works awsome lil trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotr ailpro loves it heres the vid by the way thanks for reading 1000 post of my b.s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN12K3Q3Pnk&feature=youtube_gdata

[CRAZY70MAN]

Kid is havin' a freakin blast cranking out those dougnuts!! Good job......pass on the fun to someone younger. Glad to see it worked out.

[hoosierlogger]

I cant believe it actually runs till he kills it. Your boss must really trust you to let his kid ride your contraption.

[bcredneck]

the clutch on these motors are crap and hard to use you cant realy ride it it just grabs at a point and my boss took a good look at the trike before he rode it and im the one who keeps his bikes and seadoos running for the last 4 years

[thestud25]

Nice job BC. Now, get a video of you ripping around on it. What are you going to for a seat and rear fenders?

[Dirtcrasher]

My god, is there a neighborhood group against you? :lol:

J/K; It's always better than sitting on your butt and doing nothing! No matter how safe it is :D

[just ben]

can you change the springs in the clutch?

[swampthang]

Pretty cool! Always nice to see a trike build from scratch. I was afraid the kid was going to get his coat caught up in the chain though. Prolly better make a guard for it or find some fenders for it. Keep up the good work!

[wisconsinite]

that's way cool!

[stevensj13]

That little thing is awesome! I'd really like to know how you have the axle set up

[DasUberKraut]

Teach him to keep his feet on the pegs!!!

Nice to see your build near completion BC. What's next in line? V8 powered bar stool? Hemi in a cooler? Come on man, the suspense is killing me! :beer

[bcredneck]

well i got a bladeless posi lawn tractor / snowboard rope tow that needs a couple of days with the plasma cutter and welder its already pretty hacked from pretty wasted in my buddys shop i still cant figer out what we were thinking i think it had somthing to do with keeping the driver dry after we found out what this thig is capable of
to bad i didnt have a snorkal
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[thestud25]

^^^^^^^^^This completely blows my mind^^^^^^^^^^^^

Post a vid of you ripping the trike and this contraption around. I am going to work on getting you your own TV show!! "Canadian Redneck Deathtraps" !!!!!!!!!!! I am sure we can get a whole season on Discovery!

[86T3]

its already pretty hacked

when bcredneck says its hacked, you KNOW its hacked! Seriously though, good job on the mini trike. You ought too look into a fab school or an apprenticeship, you're imagination and get-to-it-ness are impressive.

[just ben]

sometimes I forget that beer has more alchohol across the border,Thanks for reminding me.As I said before though I do like and respect your creativeness and ambition. take 86 t3's advice though.If you enjoy welding and fabbing You might as well learn to do it right

[hoosierlogger]

Ill tell you something my dad always said to me. "You never cease to amaze me."

[bcredneck]

sometimes I forget that beer has more alchohol across the border,Thanks for reminding me.As I said before though I do like and respect your creativeness and ambition. take 86 t3's advice though.If you enjoy welding and fabbing You might as well learn to do it right
i may just hack stuff up when im just screwing around but i have only snaped 1 of my welds since i bought my new mig i had a job at a auto body shop i learned to weld from a guy thats been doing it for 40 years if you can see were it looks bad i dont have a good grinder and i have to fill holes and im using flux core wire heres a pic were i had a perfect suface to weld to
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/391984_2631466308857_1321358857_3009449_1975376418 _n.jpg

[Big Mike]

I can only imagine what this kid could put together if he had unlimited resources and access to better machinery, and materials. Every time I see one of his builds I think back to those episodes of Junkyard Wars, HAHAHA

[tommerp]

i can only imagine what this kid could put together if he had unlimited resources and access to better machinery, and materials. Every time i see one of his builds i think back to those episodes of junkyard wars, hahaha

omg - junkyard wars!! Yesssss!!!

[gomer202]

^^^^^^^^^This completely blows my mind^^^^^^^^^^^^

Post a vid of you ripping the trike and this contraption around. I am going to work on getting you your own TV show!! "Canadian Redneck Deathtraps" !!!!!!!!!!! I am sure we can get a whole season on Discovery!
haha that would be sick to have a tv show! Im not even the far from where bcredneck is! His build a pretty sweet i must say

[whyzee]

Instant classic!

[just ben]

I thought of junk yard wars myself.The objective? build a three wheeled machine that noone beside the bosses kid will ride.You win!

[sam200es]

awesome build bc, i have a bunch of old dirtbikes in my garage and ive been thinking of turning one into a trike,
it looks like i might be doing some work in osoyoos in the spring, me and my brother are probably gonna bring my bus down and camp out there while we work, ill be bringing my trike for sure, id like to get out and do some riding around osoyoos, ill let you know if it works out.

[350XJEDI]

if you do get that tv show going i would def watch it,, redneck deathtrap season 1 the canadian connection !!!

[bcredneck]

awesome build bc, i have a bunch of old dirtbikes in my garage and ive been thinking of turning one into a trike,
it looks like i might be doing some work in osoyoos in the spring, me and my brother are probably gonna bring my bus down and camp out there while we work, ill be bringing my trike for sure, id like to get out and do some riding around osoyoos, ill let you know if it works out.
i had to move to cranbrook there is no work left in osoyoos to many people and the orchards and vinyards save money by importing workers from mexico and the goverment pays part of there wage our tax dollers at work taking peoples jobs in a town with a 45% unemployment rate my buddy with my old 350x and a 250r still lives there but he has to work in the yukon the company i roofed for for 4 years may even die out our fruit packing plant that around 200 people work at is going to close in 2014 and my old high school will close soon too i loved living there theres great riding but you gotta go where the work is

[sam200es]

That's too bad, we have a ton of work up here in summerland and it looks like we are gonna be siding all those cottages by the lake in osoyoos 300 cottages over 3 years, gonna try and get out and do some riding while we are down there, there's some pretty good riding in the kootneys too eh?

[bcredneck]

if your going to be there that long i come to town every once in a while just make shure you dont ride on the east side of town without a indian they will beat your ass trust me they have done it before i always wanted to ride there but on the other side there are alot of trails and a few realy cool hidden spots one has a old gold mine its ilegal to ride there but theres no one that could catch you there its about 10km up a road only i have been up in the last decade its realy rough and i dont know any one under 40 thats even seen it other than me there used to be a insane gold mine right near town but the filled it up not a second thought about desroying history i personaly cost them alot of cash sawzall vs hydralic lines someone also burnt down a dump truck and one of there workers got beat by a few high school kids alot of people were very pissed off
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