VFR Reverse Trike Walk Around 

You go bro!

It should be in the video, but I just used rods with threaded connectors on the end to tighten and remove lash. I believe it was about four or five feet of just linkage with a fulcrum in the middle to change the direction. So it's nothing too fancy, just using a hand lever to operate the original shift lever on the bike transmission

Do you build for others?

Good thought. When I designed it, if you lay a flat bar from the top of the roll bar to the supporting frame of the front suspension, it was still about 3 to 4 in higher than the top of my helmet. Now if it were truly upside down, I'm sure there would be that much sag in the shoulder area so still a concern for a helmet to hit the pavement. My justification was based on the fact that it is safer than a motorcycle, haha 😂

@hacktical oh it's definitely a cool design. As you said it is safe lol

Same!

@@hacktical521 is this available for sale??? I could use this in music videos

@@hacktical521 .. In the end it is all about the shop. I kick myself for not building one of these when i could have, I had a GSXR that had neck damage from the last owner pulling wheeles every day and a huge shop with multiple welders and thousands of square feet of space. there was even a pile of steel pipe in one corner. I feel for you that you lost your shop, I know. I was thankful for the detailed descriptions of how you did the build. I think you might appreciate this ... www.alibaba.com/product-detail/top-quality-trike-car-ztr-trike_60568873201.html?spm=a2700.details.maylikehoz.5.700e372a47tPCO

It was a lot of fun, and I got many, many requests for me to build more for others. There are plans out there to make it easier to build so you don't have to start from scratch like I did. You can look up "Reverse trike owners and builders" on Facebook for a good group that are helpful and have done it. Lots of people want to criticize but have never truly built something themselves.

My buddy has it now

@@cjskylair Glad to hear it's still out in the wild! Got pics of what it looks like now?

How much are you asking?

I'm looking forward to seeing your trike Lenny, it has to be lighter, less boxy, less long and less wide than Kevin's. Let's see a video of your far superior machine.

Yeah lenny.... wheres yours? Lets see it.(crickets chirping) ok then i guess you dont have one, so quit criticizing and bashing this mans build especially since you dont even have one to show.

You dont need a blueprint just look at it. Simple design

Kevin Pitts trust me they said the same for my zx6 I got the same ones😂😂😂 btw very impressive love the sound

Ok, Thanks

@@starley1978 Thanks for the feedback. A lot of weight was added, and if I would have done it better or out of aluminum then it would have regained a lot of speed. It was a fun project though

@@hacktical521 рецепт давно известен: алюминий, 1 место, минимальная масса, спереди узкие мотоциклетные колёса, сзади максимально широкое колесо. Либо передний привод.

Sorry, no plans are available. But there are a lot of good resources at "Reverse Trike Owners and Builders" Facebook page!

You bet, good luck! I will say, the VFR frame is not as easy to fab around vs other bikes because of the engine configuration. But not impossible, and such a good sounding engine!

Did you not see the heavy plate from the head stock to the chassis ? In all honesty, it could be made out of lighter tubing, but understandably, Kevin has looked to safety. I am sure if Kevin built another trike, he would have modifications in mind. It's a nice exciting home build, and deserves the praise it is collecting.

Kevin Pitts I think it s bad ass!!

I don't follow. Reverting back to car controls? I just went with what was most efficient to do the job

@@hacktical521 I wasn't criticising, I love your work, but I think you're missing a trick, as are other builders. What I meant was, if I was building one, I'd keep the Bike Controls. Throttle on the Steering (I'd have a Yoke, or Bars, full-lock to full-lock in approx 240°), probably a Thumb Throttle. Left Foot Gearchange. Right Foot Brake (to all three Discs). Left Hand Clutch, with Quickshifter. Clutchless Down-Changes are easy and smooth with a Bike Gearbox, so there'd be no need to touch the clutch once you'd pulled away from a stop. Voila! Perfect control at all times without having to move you Feet or Hands, and you can cover the Brakes at all times, no matter what, so much safer, just like on a Bike.

@@Docv400 okay, I understand now. I really did not follow before. That's an interesting idea, but I feel like you would need some considerable steering assist to stop a potential "tank slapping" since you would have a lot more weight you are pushing against with the same arms that are controlling throttle. I'm sure somebody has done it outside of a leaning trike. I built this one at a shop where I had ample spare parts from cars so that's what I used to keep costs down. If you end up building one the way you described, let me know how it goes!

@@hacktical521 'Direct' Steering can work on a Reverse Trike (it's obviously normal on a 'conventional' Trike, as are Bike Control layouts), but I guess Bike Controls wouldn't be compatible with many Drivers, particularly if they've never ridden a Bike. I've got a few builds in my Head, been planning for years, and now I'm retired, I should hopefully be able to get started on something!

You would appreciate some of my fabrication and welding.My last construction job in 2008 was the entrance towers at Prudential Center in Newark,NJ.My first construction job survived hurricane Sandy the gates and railings for the bulkhead at Perth Amboy Marina always the lead man.I quit school at 14 and started working on cars.Should have stayed in school.Stay sharp.

It's YUGE!

@@hacktical521 5K that's good I wanna make a 2 seatter too. But yeah mostly build all the parts like the frame an junkyard parts

I can't anymore because I don't have the shop or space. And I can't sell blueprints. But if I could do it again, I would do it differently. There's plans out there for good starting points, but when we built this, it was of the first of it's kind to be on the road. Now there's a Slingshot as often as a Corvette where I live.

Wish could get this brought to my county. How much is it?