starting a trike truck project

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Semaj

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That is one sick Trike. Methinks you guys are going to drive me to build a sidecar, so I can have 3 wheels too.
 

racie35

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Its actually pretty much a copy of a simplex truck (trike)..cheated some on width and length...changed the footrest area and made a truck bed instead of the plain box they used. It's fairly stable in tests too. I'll get over my anger here with posting pics and add a link to bed pics.
BTW...I made two of these...one for a friend
 

racie35

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That is one sick Trike. Methinks you guys are going to drive me to build a sidecar, so I can have 3 wheels too.
I love sidecars...be neat if a nice one was offered for motorized bike sizes that holds more then a dog and wasn't several thousand dollars
 

Intrepid Wheelwoman

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Its actually pretty much a copy of a simplex truck (trike)..cheated some on width and length...changed the footrest area and made a truck bed instead of the plain box they used. It's fairly stable in tests too. I'll get over my anger here with posting pics and add a link to bed pics.
BTW...I made two of these...one for a friend
Wow racie I thought that was a genuine Simplex truck trike you had there. All credit to you and your workmanship and skill to have build such a great looking trike.
 

racie35

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Just bent up the back parts...cut a frame(they're easy to find) and started welding! Thankyou for the compliments everyone
 

racie35

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No..there's no wear though really, it's nice and smooth and snug. Theycould be done I guess though. I did install a brass bushing where the front part slides up through the fork..I'll get pics later if I can.....oh and btw...the bolts are shoulder bolts..fairly beefy
 
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indian22

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Awesome fab work on the trucks. Your metal bed is such a great improvement over the "box" produced by the factory. Lends some '40's or '50's style to the handsome lines of the bike frame. Can't wait to see future progress & ultimately three completed Servicycle trucks! Rick C.
 

racie35

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Two trucks...one bike....I plan on finishing this one by summer. The bed I like more also,but I've seen good examples online of the plain box lettered up etc too. If the bike was original I woulda maybe done the plain one.
 

Ludwig II

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From my own sidecar experience, it might be worth considering boxing the headstock area or welding a stay on each side, with a gusset to spread the load at the headstock, and then down to the actual chassis rails just behind the driver.
 

racie35

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More so than the box there now Ludwig? The truck versions had the same frames etc...wasn't thinking it was a weak point but I'm open to suggestions
 

racie35

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Please check post 57 Ludwig on page 6...that's one of the photos showing the box . I have trouble uploading pics but I'll try to get a better view on later
 

Ludwig II

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I suppose I'm just paranoid, and if the original trikes had no problems, you shouldn't either.