etard said:
Nice, I actually am pretty good in a wheelchair myself (wheelsstands all day boy!). I watched the ORange County Choppers episode of a trike built for this guy with all hand controls and they just used a tractor seat which had alot of support, and of course they chopped it down a little and recovered it in leather. Might be something to invest in as you could use it for any ride you build. Lookin good so far. Are you gonna put ape hangers on this beast? Since you are already using actuators, have you thought about trying one to shift the hub? Push button shifting would be uber sick.
I have every episode of American Chopper including that one! I went to the Hot Rod and Street Machine show a few weeks back
there was a HOT lil lass there in a wheelchair i had seen her trike on the Nightly News a few weeks earlier shes a full para and this is her ride-->
this is a picture i took of a picture that showed how she carts her wheelie chair about..
I was in awe i mumbled under my breath "yeah i got a trike myself..." dont think she heard hahaha
With regards to the "tractor seat" for added support i don't require it thankfully. I'm an incomplete
paraplegic as such have leg strength that can support me somewhat i also have full stomach muscle
etc unlike paras...If youwant an idea of the balance they have sit on a chair lift your feet up off the
ground and try and lean left right forward and back WITHOUT the use of your feet for any support, its
like that BUT worse for them...hence the need for high back seats
Paul....D]DUDE I AM WAITING
Wait no longer buddy -
Update
WE have a seat mount! A sprung seat mount even!! LoL
I gotta say it takes some time carving up this 4mm steel plate
my poor little mini bench drill struggles to drill anything
bigger than 5-6mm holes, strains and complains DAMN got my moneys
worth out of the lil GMC drill though hahaha Pics of
the complete mount assembly-->
As i have mentioned on
pic (10) the assemble is just fitted
loosely to the frame with bolts nothing is tightened i was just
double checking everything had remained square after the welding
process...thankfully it did
Should help smooooth out any bumps
i encounter on the cycle way which to be honest isn't alot
we are bleassed with niiiiice smoooth paths up here
in the hills and the roads are also top notch...im
ready though shall go looking for some bumps even hahaa
Tomorrow i think i will tackle another bottom bracket, shall
follow the same method used for the first one with exception
I wont need to extend another axle i have been given an original
Schwin OCC Chopper axle
(Thanks Matt (1000watt) )
and the measurements from seat to bottom bracket by good ol YPedal at
Endless Sphere cheers bud...shall have bottom bracket 26in from the
top of seat should be ideal for my leg length/height etc...
I think also i will make a gusset for the head tube, ol
BMX styling like the Mongoose used to have with exception
ill do a single in the center i don't believe it needs
strengthening it is notched and welded well but to be
double sure a lil stylish gusset will add additional
strength and very little weight, i will use 2.5mm plate
for this same as i have used on the bottom bracket gusset..
Also...I don't recall if i mentioned here yesterday but
i got word from
Recumpence, my motor and throttle interface
have arrived at his place in the USA, he advised me he
will have the drive made motor fitted and on its way
in 7-10days. Matt is FLAT OUT at the moment and there
is upto a month wait on Reduction drives due to a couple
of full bikes he has sold and is assembling
for the customers (he is agent for KMX trikes) i thank
Matt for expediting my drive unit fabrication...I shall
however slow the pace down slightly on the fab of the
bike or i will be twiddling my thumbs for a week or
two with nothing to do till the drive arrive LoL
Shall return tomorrow with an update of the days progress
thanks for the continued support and interest it is great
to see people following the build it makes taking the time
to document the whole procedure more worth while when i
know im not the only one viewing it
...
Ciao for now...
KiM
