Ahmotorsport Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Afternoon all. Finally got a sunday off to myself so i thought i'd post up my latest creation. Once upon a time i found drift trikes on Instagram and wanted one from then, so me and a guy from work pitched in and built a low budget version during lunch breaks and early morning starts. We bought the bends and a scrap bmx and knocked up a frame utilising a GX160 engine and 50mm kart axle with pillow bearings. Then had the painter at work chuck some gold and gloss black at it, by this time I knew i wanted something a bit wilder so this became Tony's. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11018780_10152805410312057_4504863909596906700_n_zpso8iwveno.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1622162_10152805518182057_7285044993869394267_n_zpsmhrphwhu.jpg Then i began mine. I found a back wheel from a Schwinn Stingray which i modified a set of forks to fit and rigged up a hydraulic disc brake to. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11133666_10205463383255348_314796914637829866_n_zpsvyj1oevf.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11080886_10205463381775311_8693293260347594580_n_zpsh9nht2kp.jpg Frame was up next, i borrowed a mates workshop for the evening and got cutting. The back end i robbed from a Go kart. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10371503_10205395674762678_6189929555480745010_n_zpsgcbdotzq.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11078036_10205395674082661_7580873359461101927_n_zpso1yjlozl.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11071746_10205395671842605_5643498787700006885_n_zpsvexbgkca.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10408868_10205395673322642_6948798785259281572_n_zpstdosjnux.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10383114_10205463384735385_8357876097554969618_n_zpsmmcyiuho.jpg Power unit was next on the check list. Honda GX engines are ideal, but also quite expensive second hand. However on Ebay i found a brand spanking copy which was £100. Within a couple of days it arrived. It's also a GX200 so has 6.5HP standard. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11009950_10205409033136629_1738535906254836374_n_zpsabqdgy8q.jpg Then pillow bearings, sprocket and carrier and chain http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10389465_10155448982060481_4804472503572332747_n%20-%20Copy_zpsyasakqle.jpg A remap (lols) http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10525763_10205718141024133_7922003629470995243_n_zpsklbzay43.jpg A new set of wheels, tyres and sleeves http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10421584_10205727845666743_1960906162634321890_n_zpsmlxw5hxd.jpg Then for some extra ponies i made up an exhaust and intake for it http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10982453_10205727922468663_7998803869837924608_n_zpsvy9tz0jr.jpg That's standard exhaust and i dremel'd the standard flange to match the port and welded a 1" pipe to it. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11159458_10205736731768890_8334861670787348509_n_zpsns7ftfm4.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10730850_10205736731408881_4990352406564875959_n_zpsp8mp46s7.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10888376_10205758347389267_7477966193689578866_n_zpspxdx1xkj.jpg Then it was ready to do battle. Had it's maiden voyage on Saturday and it's the most controllable and powerful one there. The brake had some issues, ones of the pads came out due to the clip breaking. So i got it up to 35mph before i had to back off for the corner. Seriously good fun, oh and we've made about five of them now. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11130162_10152867849007057_4369450582042111116_n_zpso4nc1t4h.jpg There's two others.I'll upload some videos at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 I can't remember how to put videos on here so he's the links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Nice thread. Looks like a great laugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Cheers Sid. It is hilarious and quite rewarding when you master it. I cant wait to fix my brake and get back out on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Let my mate Andy have a go on mine and Tony is showing him how it's done here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Bit of a maniac doing that in shorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Haha yup i have a big bruise and graze down my leg where i got mine wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Out again for a few hours at the weekend. https://youtu.be/tgNPVpHV7VM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Woooops here we go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Sell me one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mexico Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 That looks like the coolest thing I think i've seen in a long time... Fair play man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Cheers for the comments. They are brilliant fun i can spend hours on mine. You say that Scotty we are planning on building some to sell, definitely a market for them. Everyone that has a go wants one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Dragged four of us out as well. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11377158_10153014723357057_8403598783049810294_n_zpstzk18ycv.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11401166_10205930886942648_1852303014663484690_n_zpsomd0pd89.jpgI also decided to paint the engine the same colour as what the wheels will be, during which i decided to degovern the motor as well. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11390238_10155667056805481_3569028719349921142_n_zpsxccqvpim.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10313308_10155667057015481_8149028352128951568_n_zpsvdikakrz.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11219695_10155667057320481_2337652770622110862_n_zpsshwhctla.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11401540_10155667057215481_7856759995753367053_n_zpsnbquouxv.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11536121_10155667057680481_8113963875428209724_n_zpsobamftnh.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11429970_10206018155324303_4518919432106951942_n_zpsfwlhygdn.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/11062107_10206018155484307_2985993505899411645_n_zpsc1gwasdi.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 You'd definitely have a market to sell them, but my advice would be to have a few ready to go as if you sell one and others see there's money in it, then they'll jump on it and sell them for themselves. Other comments: You been working out, bro? Do you not work on cars anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now