Building a couple of 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

[voyager]

Not that I am suggesting you do anything illegal, but you need to steal that snail & graft it onto the trike, it's keep you dry & give everybody a giggle as you rode down the road.

They auctioned off the snow dogs that were scattered around Brighton on their last advertising feat !
I think they are fibreglass

 

[voyager]

Another day
another snail .
Unfortunately the sun has played havoc with the photo , still another 28 miles today . Every snail has a different paint theme .

 

[voyager]

Retirement, is enjoying the simple things in life ( sometimes ) a 17 mile round trip to the peace statue ( caught out again next to a cafe ) sitting in the sun shine beside tge statue watching the i360 ascend it's metal finger pointing skywards . Eating an icecream ( shouldn't have that really ) and a ride back to Rottingdean for a shared meal deal before riding back home for a proper dinner.
Caught up with a couple more snails on the way .

 

[voyager]

Hi Folks

Having carelessly lost a family member in Wales and a pilgrimage down to his funeral, we have managed a few more short rides into Brighton before the winter chill really decends upon us .

We have noticed a bit of headache in one of the spherical ball joints on the steering linkage , and found the new replacement to be just as bad .Another make will be on order soon ,
Still nice to enjoy the last of the autumn sun while we can .
Later's Emma

 

[voyager]

Hi folks ,
Back into the swing of triking again , between the house clearance and other general duties , another couple of snails photographed

View attachment 437914 today and 14 miles added to the total mileage , not a lot but coming along slowly this year.

silly editor still adding photos grr !!!!
regards Emma

 

[voyager]

With the sun low in the sky , and Ru Matiks massaging my old knees we set off ( as the tide went out ) to Brighton.

The under cliff path was full of dying seaweed washed over the sea wall as the waves crash over at high tide with walker and bikers trying to enjoy the last few hours of the autumnal sun .
The additional anti flood ( large heavy planks ) defences have been dropped into place to reduce the chances of huge amounts of water causing havoc along the path.
Home in good time to give the trikes a wash down before the light goes for another day.

This years upgrade will be to 202 mm front discs and new calipers to suit as well as replacement spherical rod ends .
A treat after 5 years of use.

 

[voyager]

Hi folks

The snails have gone , and the weather is getting cooler and the days shorter and duller . A short 10 mile ride today to keep the legs active. The current caliper / disc combination has started to sing , patiently waiting for the new 200 mm rotors and calipers to arrive .
We are starting to redesign the seat on Kens trike , watch this space.
regards Emma

 

[voyager]

Hi Folks

With space now at a premium, we managed to cut out the new seat form and secure both halves together , The edges were finished off with the grindette , awaiting next delivery of time and some 5mm tee nuts to make the battery mounts .
Once they arrive we will remove the current seat to mark the mounting locations of the new seat before testing and covering with foam and vinyl.

We hope the fixed neck rest will be better than the current type.

The calipers have arrived but we are still waiting for the 202mm rotors.

Later's Emma

 

[voyager]

The postman played a big part in supplying some of the upgrade parts for this winters refurbishment of the trikes
l have the 3mm steel plate for the calipers mounts modifications, the calipers and the 203 mm calipers, the 8 mm spherical rod ends arrived with tge 5mm tee nuts and now l am waiting for the 10mm rod ends ( they are in the country )

Still trying to achieve this years target before stripping the trikes.

Later's Emma

 

[voyager]

today the weather is wet or to be honest very wet it has stopped further work on the trikes , but yestersdays effort has kept us on track. The Seat was test fitted on Kens trike and all tee nuts inserted. Then dismantled and painted to stop water ingress.
Next stage and final stage of the day was to make 4 templates to fit the larger breaks on the existing mounts before darkness fell .

More photos later when it dries up again when we can mark and cut the second seat blank .

Next job is locate some red paint to refurbish my frame and fit new decals .

Later's Emma

 

[raleighnut]

today the weather is wet or to be honest very wet it has stopped further work on the trikes , but yestersdays effort has kept us on track. The Seat was test fitted on Kens trike and all tee nuts inserted. Then dismantled and painted to stop water ingress.
Next stage and final stage of the day was to make 4 templates to fit the larger breaks on the existing mounts before darkness fell .

More photos later when it dries up again when we can mark and cut the second seat blank .

Next job is locate some red paint to refurbish my frame and fit new decals .

Later's Emma

It's Brakes Emma , but good to hear the mods are going well

 

[voyager]

It's Brakes Emma , but good to hear the mods are going well

damn predictive sex again

l need a break .
Working in a now cramped garage ( logs and bits from mums ) does not help especially when the weather is unkind.

Vinyl ordered for covering but need some medium density foam .

I need to cut out my seat blank once the weather breaks , then l can start on mine.

 

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Well folks ,

A couple of easy hours spent on the second seat blank today, shaping with the angle grinder made the job easier than normal .
Then some searching on flea-bay for medium density foam ( now duly ordered )

I found some spray adhesive in the cupboard left overs from the last build leaves only the paint ( red 20 ) to source .
When we get a dry 1/2 day we can mark out the seat for the mounting tee nut positions.

The spherical rod ends haven't turned up yet

Later's

emma

 

[voyager]

And the good news is ...

The 10mm rod ends turned up in the post today .

I found another supplier of Rosso red today and I have collected a can .
The original ones l used were carplan RED-20 and the new is a Holts HRE05 but both identify as YAF136 . Hopefully these will be a match .

Once the cream vinyl and foam turn up I can start to upholster Kens blank and prepare my one prior to covering.

regards Emma

 

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Yestersdays efforts summed up in one photo

the foam was shaped and covered .

Kens seats finished

regards Emma