RATT trike fairing

[TheMikecurtin]

This is pretty wonderfully clever. Thanks very much for the ideas.

[usukker]

did he masturbate in there??

[govan44]

@usukker

If he used it to masturbate in it, maybe you should have one youself. Chances are your hand is your only friend.

[usukker]

@govan44 no, your mama os my fuck friend.

[ez3usx2]

id like a body like that or one made out of fabric.nice bike.i have a sun ez3usx i put a phoenix hub motor on

[hoodedwonder]

Looks like a block of cheese, could work good for a cheese company who wants free advertizing

[lpwis]

Very nice.... how about another video detailing the inside structure and hinge design?

Got any construction photos?

[darcam123]

i am considering making a fairing, but i want to make mine a little mroe aerodynamic, what do you think of fiberglass?

[twr1138]

Dar,

Fiber glass will be sturdier, hold it's shape better. However, it will be heavier.

I used corroplast for prototyping because it was cheap and easy.

[twr1138]

Mac, yes it made a huge difference in effort/speed. On flat ground I could maintain much higher speeds, and downhill the trike was literally scarry fast.

My original purpose for the fairing was weather protection which it did very well.

[macrumpton]

Does the fairing actually make a big difference in the pedaling resistance, or is it more to keep off the weather?

[itsamikething]

I would not worry about making the fairing reach as far out width wise as the front tires, shaped more like a bullet. That would make it stiffer and more airodynamic I would guess,

[twr1138]

I made the fairing as wide as I did because of the steering. The handle bars are just inside the fairing. If I had T-bar steering I could have made the fairing as narrow as my shoulders. This would be my preference, but I did not want to modify the trike.

[mphello]

@twr1138 Great job! The more you do, the more you can do! So important that you keep doing this work.

[twr1138]

The fairing is made of coroplast. It is a bit floppy, but holds together well enough.

[nestofdragons]

You can prevent the flopping of the sides by glueing some foam on the inside.

[NASIRUB1]

@twr1138 could I make one out of thin ply wood?

[Braumeister2000]

na toll! - fährt das Ding denn auch, oder sieht das nur gut aus?

[Skoda130]

Nice, however the fairing looks a bit floppy...

[theaesthetics]

Very cool! What the fairing made of?