stuee147
Senior Member
- Location
- north ayrshire
hi all
well iv not been able to get out or do much with the trikes over the last few months for one reason or another,
but iv have been planing my next trike build and the ideas are starting to make sense well as best they can lol.
the basic concept for MK3 is i want a long distance touring E-trike that is comfey to ride for hours carrying panniers or some form of storage. it should be happy to gently cruise main roads as well as the odd dirt track or lane. but i also want something i can use daily to pop to the shops or wherever.
so anyway so far i have been thinking along the lines of the A/Z's tricruiser
i have the plans already but im thinking of making a few changes, im thinking of bringing the front wheels back a bit so they are behind the pedals instead of infront. im also thinking of useing suspention forks at the front and im hopeing to get disk brakes all round to.
iv not decided on front wheel size either 20" or24" im leaning more towards the 24" front wheels as they are eisier to get with disk brakes and suspention forks. and a 26" on the rear.
i like the idea of useing the forks and head set as it will make it a lot simpler during the build, i know it will make the front end high but i dont mind that as im wanting a slightly higher seat partly for better safety and visibility but also as im over 6ft it can be a long way down to a trike so a bit higher seat should help me a bit when trying to get off lol.
im also planing to make this trike an E-trike from the start and iv been thinking of useing the extra ground clearence from the higher boom and underslinging a box just bellow the frame and under the seat. this will then be used as the battery box and tool box (for basic tool kit) im thinking of spliting the battery box into 2 sections and haveing a battery or batteries in both sides so if one runs low i can swap to the second set. as im keeping the weight bellow the frame i dont think i will get any COG issues. but i am thinking of trying to get the wheel track as narrow as i can. i would like something around 22" to 24" but im a bit worried about how it will handle i might find it a bit tippy on the courners, having said that im not a fast rider i like to enjoy the ride and take my time so fast corners only realy happen if im going down a big hill lol.
i would like the smaller wheel track so it will fit threw doorways (so i can store the trike inside without having to take the wheels off)
im also thinking about having another go at the 2 chain drive system iv found more info and bits on the net and it seems to work well, but thats still in the planing stage. im also going to have a play about with indirect stearing im considering useing 2 leaver type handlebars one on either side. i have also been considering trying a single tiller type of stearing.
like i say i have a lot of ideas and im still looking for more i have been thinking of drawing out some plans like i did for MK2, but as i found with MK2 there was a lot that looks great on paper but when i had the raw metal in my hand it didnt seem to work, so alot of my plans will be more like backup plans for if /when my build goes wrong

im also still playing with trailers and the trailer im hoping to make for this trike will have yet another battery pack that can be used as a back up for the E-trike.
anyway i have the plans and ideas my bigest problem at the moment is i have nowhere i can build it since my girlfriend moved back in september i havent had the garden to work in but im off to view a house tomorrow and if all goes well and i get the place i will not only have nice garden to work in but i will also have a nice little shed to play in
so its fingers crossed for the viewing .
as always any ideas or thoughts on my plans will be greatly recived
stuee
well iv not been able to get out or do much with the trikes over the last few months for one reason or another,
but iv have been planing my next trike build and the ideas are starting to make sense well as best they can lol.
the basic concept for MK3 is i want a long distance touring E-trike that is comfey to ride for hours carrying panniers or some form of storage. it should be happy to gently cruise main roads as well as the odd dirt track or lane. but i also want something i can use daily to pop to the shops or wherever.
so anyway so far i have been thinking along the lines of the A/Z's tricruiser
i have the plans already but im thinking of making a few changes, im thinking of bringing the front wheels back a bit so they are behind the pedals instead of infront. im also thinking of useing suspention forks at the front and im hopeing to get disk brakes all round to.
iv not decided on front wheel size either 20" or24" im leaning more towards the 24" front wheels as they are eisier to get with disk brakes and suspention forks. and a 26" on the rear.
i like the idea of useing the forks and head set as it will make it a lot simpler during the build, i know it will make the front end high but i dont mind that as im wanting a slightly higher seat partly for better safety and visibility but also as im over 6ft it can be a long way down to a trike so a bit higher seat should help me a bit when trying to get off lol.
im also planing to make this trike an E-trike from the start and iv been thinking of useing the extra ground clearence from the higher boom and underslinging a box just bellow the frame and under the seat. this will then be used as the battery box and tool box (for basic tool kit) im thinking of spliting the battery box into 2 sections and haveing a battery or batteries in both sides so if one runs low i can swap to the second set. as im keeping the weight bellow the frame i dont think i will get any COG issues. but i am thinking of trying to get the wheel track as narrow as i can. i would like something around 22" to 24" but im a bit worried about how it will handle i might find it a bit tippy on the courners, having said that im not a fast rider i like to enjoy the ride and take my time so fast corners only realy happen if im going down a big hill lol.
i would like the smaller wheel track so it will fit threw doorways (so i can store the trike inside without having to take the wheels off)
im also thinking about having another go at the 2 chain drive system iv found more info and bits on the net and it seems to work well, but thats still in the planing stage. im also going to have a play about with indirect stearing im considering useing 2 leaver type handlebars one on either side. i have also been considering trying a single tiller type of stearing.
like i say i have a lot of ideas and im still looking for more i have been thinking of drawing out some plans like i did for MK2, but as i found with MK2 there was a lot that looks great on paper but when i had the raw metal in my hand it didnt seem to work, so alot of my plans will be more like backup plans for if /when my build goes wrong


im also still playing with trailers and the trailer im hoping to make for this trike will have yet another battery pack that can be used as a back up for the E-trike.
anyway i have the plans and ideas my bigest problem at the moment is i have nowhere i can build it since my girlfriend moved back in september i havent had the garden to work in but im off to view a house tomorrow and if all goes well and i get the place i will not only have nice garden to work in but i will also have a nice little shed to play in


as always any ideas or thoughts on my plans will be greatly recived

stuee