FWDTrike Build part 1

FWDTrike Build Part 1. This is part one of a 9 part series of videos documenting the re-assembly of my homebuilt tadpole recumbent tricycle. After my first video was posted interested people asked about seeing the "guts" of the trike. These videos will document the re-assembly of the trike after the paint and chroming process.
Part 1 describes adding the suspension swingarms and steering knuckles for the front wheels.

The video was shot using the movie mode on a Canon Powershot S3 and converted to Quicktime so that I could use the Mac's iMovie to make a better video.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• FWDTrike
• recumbent
• tricycle
• tadpole
• homebuilt
• HPV

[FireDropTechnologies]

So your going to use sliding yoke Universal joint front axle links shafts?

and independent Suspention?

Driving the axles off of a chain?

I would have had the electric hubs in frount and peddal drive to the rear.

[scbvideoboy]

@FireDropTechnologies Hello, thanks for the comments. The whole purpose of the front wheel drive was not to have a chain to the rear wheel, that defeats the purpose of a short and compact driveline. I don't do electric, so I have no interest in e-assist.

[scbvideoboy]

SamQDF is working on a 3 wheel drive setup. His design I believe is targeted for extreme off road. 3 wheel drive on mine would defeat some of the original design goals of a short chain, easy rear frame removal ( 3 bolts, no cables, no chains to mess with) and unnecessary additional weight.

Check out the 2011 catrike and west orange trial videos to see the FWD trike on the road.

Thanks!

[crf450rvta]

your commentary is killing your video..... didnt make it past the 5 mins of prt 1

[2020tuber]

What do you call that aluminum (?) stand/support for your parts assembly? And where do you get it? Thanks!

[TheLiquidKnight]

If you put a fixie wheel in the back and kept a constant gear ratio you could have three wheel drive.

[Samqdf]

you sir are a legend, I hope to one day have this sort of build quality on my own trike

[hauserkaspar]

Here's one I made earlier.

Impressive!

[rodjava]

Great build! I can't wait for the next few parts. Very nice machining and design.

Rod