Johnny1996
09-14-2015, 08:23 PM
Good ol, crazy almost 19 year old me has a theoretically good idea for a Scat Tracker trike. I did some research on them on this site simply for my personal benefit, but I got an idea along the way. Anybody who knows stuff about these rough riding machines knows that they had zero suspension and a seat not even really worthy as being called a seat. This is where my idea comes in....
What if I were to custom make a suspension for one?
Like I said, this is theoretically good idea, at least for me, but I don't really know what I could be in for. Namely, would such an idea even work at all? I was thinking about using what I've learned from suspension and suspension parts in Votech (for auto) to use either a coil spring, leaf spring or shock suspension for the rear of the Scat Tracker, and typical three wheeler ATV fork-like suspension for the front. Yes I know I'd have to custom make a handful of things on the trike, but I don't think it would be too hard to do. Also, the pad for the seat would be terrible even with said suspension, so I was thinking about getting an actual seat added in, either bought ready to go or custom made.
So with that seemingly long bit of info out of the way, does anybody here even know if this would work, let alone be a good idea? Has it even been attempted ever before? What type of suspension would be best? And those such questions. Anything you guys can give me to go off of, go right ahead. Thanks in advance. :beer
What if I were to custom make a suspension for one?
Like I said, this is theoretically good idea, at least for me, but I don't really know what I could be in for. Namely, would such an idea even work at all? I was thinking about using what I've learned from suspension and suspension parts in Votech (for auto) to use either a coil spring, leaf spring or shock suspension for the rear of the Scat Tracker, and typical three wheeler ATV fork-like suspension for the front. Yes I know I'd have to custom make a handful of things on the trike, but I don't think it would be too hard to do. Also, the pad for the seat would be terrible even with said suspension, so I was thinking about getting an actual seat added in, either bought ready to go or custom made.
So with that seemingly long bit of info out of the way, does anybody here even know if this would work, let alone be a good idea? Has it even been attempted ever before? What type of suspension would be best? And those such questions. Anything you guys can give me to go off of, go right ahead. Thanks in advance. :beer