10-4 on the solid axle. Welding looks top notch. Everything is clean and sharp. Even the improvised pushrod and bellcrank break train looks tight. Kudos.
I enjoyed your video. Your a creative person. Used to race Karts, back in my fathers racing days, he designed a one way bearing axle and hub setup to eliminate the scrubbing in the corners. I still have the axle somewhere. This allows one wheel to outrun the other or turn faster than the axle but not slower. When you do this, the disk brake must be on each hub, not the axle since the hubs are allowed to overrun the axle. Nice work sir.
THAT'S AWESOME MAN! I RECENTLY GOT A WELDER, A CHEAP ONE BUT IT WORKS GOOD AND I AM GETTING BETTER AT IT. I AM HOPING TO BUILD SOMETHING LIKE WHAT U HAVE BUILT ONE DAY SOON. VERY NICE WORK!
Additionally, I've built some hot rod scooters. You can use the Schwinn/Currie 24v 600 watt motor quite successfully at 36v. I'm running 10S Lipo on mine and it has been working well for 4 years as a pit bike at outdoor trade shows. I'm geared to run 28 mph, it's about 2000 watts setup as such. It's the best of the cheap scooter motors that I've gotten to try. If you have the dough, Lipo's produce quicker acceleration because they depress in voltage less under load.
Nice machine, & very good mechanical designs there, if you sort the diff out on it, & re-design the frame in a lighter material, you can patent it as your ow thing, as it looks & works great, one the best electric trikes I have seen. Good luck
Cool. I know there was a lot of work to build that. I'm building a pedal powered machine that's 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steer. It has Gokart disc brakes, sprockets and a Comet reverse gearbox. It will have multiple speeds. I'll also build a plow so I can plow the snow off the sidewalk with it.
Very nice build. Instead of buying a rear diff, you can just run one of the rear wheels and have the other wheel independent of the axle. That should help with your turns. If you do this you may want to have breaks on both wheels so you wont end up turning when you break.
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+BlvdMinSS I love the whole design. I was wondering if moving the forks forward about six inches, changing the fork angle more like a chopper as well as toe in back tires by three inches, would it create instability? I am epileptic and can not drive but, i have a stingray. I have no tools and was simply wondering how much would you charge to convert my stingray that way?
Hey, I have a few questions about how you build your trike. First off, are both of the wheels welded to the same axle, or is one not powered. What type of metal did you use for a body? and lastly, how much did it weigh?
BlvdMinSS 3:15 Reduce the length of the back axil or increase the diameter of the back wheels. This should significantly change the radius of the turning.
Lots of excellent craftsmanship. and plenty of systems. So a great test bed and tour de force of your skills. Not enough batteries, nor right type to go very far, but for a test bed doesn't matter. Letting one rear wheel free wheel will solve your "turning" problem with no differential, but a 3 wheel bicycle differential might take the torque from the electric motor. Get one from a Chinese 3 wheel bike.
Incredible build! But if I was going to sink the money into something like it I'd do a recumbent trike. It's more stable and more comfortable plus it has a fairly large DIY community on-line you can take your questions to.
COOL, how do I get a set of plans..??? I'm a disabled Vietnam Vet in a wheelchair, & 66yrs old, the kneeling feature would help me to slide on to it, I want to build one, & put an extra wheelchair seat I have on it, & I have an electric motor that I can use in place of your hydraulic cylinder to make it kneel.. do your plans also have all the info on the electronics/wiring also.??
Beautifully done. A few wire ties will solve the wire problems. You might think of narrowing the rear track and introducing leaning rear wheels. Google iLean. Very simple but the iLean system requires a bit wider track for stand alone balance and heavy weight carrying. The iLean system works best with two rear hub motors.
+Lawrence Rhodes I would have to agree with you about having 2 rear hub motors. That would solve the problem with having a differential, however would have to have a controller that slowed the speed of the inside wheel when making turns.
+Joel Hill Not needed. Ohm's Law will take care of it. However while working perfectly one person asked the question of "why". www.physicsforums.com/threads/rear-wheel-drive-with-separate-motors.833068/
Until you get that straight rear axle changed to a differencial, tip up on two wheels when you go around a corner. Heads up on a good source for a reasonably-priced differencial. A lot of older riding lawn mowers had chain drive to the rear axle with a small Peerless differencial which would be just the ticket for your appl. Oh, and I don't think that rear brake foot pedal setup looks bad! Good lookin trike!
I like your set up its basicly a electric golf car only probem is those batts probly won't last long especially with the amp output capability of that controller but its deff a great toy what motor u using? I would try runing it in series (batts) doubleing it if I had it if I planned to cruise it myself but as a toy its totally awsome congrats!
Very nice build well done your axle might be out a couple 1000s makes for a rough ride i could see it in the left tire and sprocket youll work out all the kinks im sure thats half the fun
You can find the wheels at wwwdotchoppersusdotcom 20" dia x4.25" wide. The tires are from wwwdotbikedirectdotcom (worm tread pattern???), sometimes they are in stock at choppersus. You may be able to find them at a pawn shop or on craig's list. They are off a Shwinn Stingray bicycle. However, for some reason those bikes are high dollor. I had to fab up the hubs to fit a 1" gokart drive shaft. I had a bike shop respoke the wheels for me. . .High Dollar! Thanks for watching.
I think its an awesome looking bike! And I myself love the old brake linkage rod you have. Wonder how much trouble it'd be to put a 5 HP engine on it? I know you'd almost have to have the differential for the rear end if a gas engine was used. It looks really good!!!
nice build, I personally would tidy up the cabling and especially cover the power contacts, don't want some short across that :P the Pedal cable shouldn't be stiff and be like bike cable so you can at least route it around. Does the controller provide charging should you go downhill, etc? so it charges back to the battery, I wouldn't thing it'd give much of a charge tbh. neat work regardless, almost a choppa.lol
Dude . . . . I love your trike . . . clean fab work . . . just one suggestion . . . .lean turn tech the sucker . . . other than that . . . badass . . . . I like it
Nice build brotherman. What is the designation of your electric motor? I am looking for a 24-48 volt motor in a build I am planning. Is your powerplant an electromotorsport 15Hp 48V 275A or something close? I would like to look up your engine on the web. Could you direct me to a website? . The size is right but could you give some info on horsepower amount, weight and diameter....if that is cool. Good luck rebuilding the rear end. Cheers!
very nice kind of a work..i am an automobile student and on my last year..we have to make a project and its a great luck i would say that i came to know about your innovative tricycle ..so i was wondering to ask you more details about this cycle..i want to make a handicap based cycles means no use of legs..is their any possibility of converting your innovation into a handicap one..please do reply. thanks
@alrdneck Thanks! 10-15 HP oh-yeah . . .Build it!!! and please post the build. I thought about building a gas powered trike too. As for the brakes, I look at doing this too. I thought that if I used another hand lever that was some way operated by the trike being in the dropped position. Give it a try man and please post, I'd like to see it work. Thanks for watching.
Wow! Nice work. I am thinking to to a project like this for some time, but i don't have all I need yet.. Can you make another video with a ride with it ? I'd like to see it in action. Cheers!
Im thinking of building a electric trike with pedals. Do you have any more advice for someone making their first vehicle, information resources etc. Please post again. I would love to see how your creation rides, and the finished product.
That's a sick little build man, looks like fun! Just curious, you said two 24V batteries, but it looks like they're wired in series. Are you running the motor at 48 volts or running two 12 volt batteries? Nice work!
why not make the rear end a 1 wheel setup and put the other 2 in the front for better steering? of course on the next project, because this looks to cool, whats your life span of the 48 volt battery setup before it needs to be recharged? also what motor size is that
It looks like you've done a great job (after you replace the rear axle), to me. I'll be building one much like it this summer. Thanks for the lead on the rear differential. Where did you get the motor and the small batteries? Ron
Did you ever think of putting a regenerative braking system on the trike? Is it possible to use the motor as a generator to provide the braking? That way you could extend the range by making the trike into a hybrid etc etc.
darkmath100 The use of Magnetic Regenerative Braking does not a hybrid vehicle make! Hybrids are a fusion of electric motor propulsion and internal combustion engine technology that compliment one another to increase the overall efficiency of the vehicle. The electric motor and IC engine supplement each other but don't replace one another.
a real quick fix for the turning problem would be to put a bearing in one rear wheel & let it free spin on the solid axle,it would only be one wheel drive but it would corner
Im very interesting about the air suspension is it for bikes or have you built it? Please guide me where to buy a kit or?? Nothing here in Sweden what I know
Thanks. There are several stores online that sell the motors and batteries. Surf a bit before you buy. I got mine from cloudelectric. Thanks again for watching. And to all its a new year and I will be back to work soon. I will be posting a new ride video soon as well. Thanks all for watching.
Nice work but don't use a differential! instead use 2x bicicle free-wheels for 5$ each,weld them together&mount them between the axle ,just keep them cool during welding, this would work just as well on a trike like this.
From: BLVDMINSS Sorry for not posting any updates as of late. As you all may know LIFE HAPPENS. I hope to get back to building in a couple of weeks. Thanks for watching.
Hey i Really love your videos and you seem to be verry good at building stuffs with motors on it. I Really like that cind of stuff to but im not that good as you. So i wonder if you could make more videos when you do something with a electric motor on it. For exemple a small pocketbike :) please comment back :).
saw a video on here guy took a electric motor hooked an generator from a car with a pulley gen to motor he plugged it in ,,,once the motor got going the gen kept it going till he shut off the switch ,,,you should try it ,,,just a thought ,,,
