Test Riding Home Made Recumbent

This is the first real laps ridden on my home made front wheel drive, short wheel base, low racer recumbent. It has been built using blue extruded polystyrene insulation board sandwiched between 1/8" plywood. Some carbon and glass fiber reinforcement has been introduced to the nose section to increase rigidity and strength in this section. It is comfortable to ride, though visibility is hampered due to the low reclined position. Mirrors will probably be required. It still feels a little twitchy at this stage, but with time in the saddle should become more confident.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• recumbent
• home
• made
• built
• short
• wheelbase
• low
• racer

[superbrudd]

Nice work Benny! Impressive! I was hoping to see the crash on there though...

[benbriese]

the crash is not that amazing, but it is at the end. The camera drops to the ground as my lovely wife starts laughing...

[twilwel]

Have fun..... the twitchyness will go away, just keep your elbows against your body and look 100meters ahead. Try to steer by leaning, only minimal turning of the tiller is required.

[benbriese]

Thanks for the riding advice. It feels much more stable with practice.

[sd14jstme]

looks a fun ride but would like a neck support if possible also looks very fast slipping under the wind & mabe make steering a bit more flexable

a real kool low rider tho

[BANGERS68]

dude that puppy is a low rider for sure..

[superbrudd]

Ahhh I see now.  Patience... I need to work on my patience.

[richardajohns]

Wow, that thing's plush. I didn't realise it was going to be *so* low. Can you see where you're going?