SB and Lugwig II,
Still firm on my top speed for the trike. Not saying that going fast wouldn't be fun. Just not terribly wise.
I'm quite a lot more relaxed about safety now that I've actually ridden the PAV3. No way I'm falling out of the thing.
Yesterday Widget pulled me a quarter of mile. (eager for a run at the beginning of the ride, didn't peddle a lick.) Not safe at this point. I was holding the line she was pulling on. She towed me along at around 10 to 15 (estimated) That was plenty fast enough.
I'll check into the local laws. Hadn't given that much thought.
Me looking at engines at this point is a matter of familiarization. Quite literally do not understand the basics well enough to know what to choose.
That's why I'm here.
Sounds like I got a lot of good advice on the engine.
Since I'm so completely clueless, I think I'm going to poke around online and see if I can learn more about how these engines work, how the small transmissions work... That kind of thing.
Today, I plan on taking the front wheel of the trike off. It does not rotate freely. A small matter of a rub and squeak. Still rideable, but I worry about doing more damage.
The wheel has the Worksman front wheel drum brake. There is a set screw that appears to adjust the drum brake. I'll fiddle with it first and see if I can clear the problem up.
However, the guy that I bought the trike from. Made a point of mentioning that the front wheel costs around 150 bucks to replace, so I shouldn't just bump over stuff on it.
Why would he know unless he looked into getting a new wheel?
So, I'm wondering if I don't have a bent front wheel. I remember noting that info from him, at the time. But I discounted it because I was getting such a good price on the trike. Everything else was in good shape, and I didn't notice the squeak when I test rode it. It was a good price, so I figured 150$ for a new wheel would not be too unreasonable an extra price to pay.
The price was such a good price that I brought the trike home and started worrying about it being stolen. So, I ran the serial number through the national stolen bike registry. Nothing. Figure that covers me from a due diligence perspective. Suck to be riding the trike all the time thinking about the poor person it was stolen from. But things seem on the up and up.
I was relieved... I had been worried I'd blown six hundred bucks.
Pretty good advice to slow down and be patient...