vw trike

[stug 85]

hi all as promised on another post here are some piks of my trike the engine and gearbox are from a 1971 vw beetle it was originally built by pheonix trikes but was written off it was bought by a friend of a friend who couldnt fix it so he sold it to my friend who used to build these
and he rebuilt the whole chassis and modyfied the body extending it at the back to cover the engine and hinging it at the front so the whole thing tilts to work on the engine it then sat for about three years before i got it i have owned it since may i had to wire the whole thing
ang get it running she is still not finished but she is on the road and she is great fun

[Andy in Cheltenham]

Good excuse to wear a German helmet in public...

[oldfeller]

Hi

Nice vw trike Mate .

The bike I use to ride was a 250cc matchless.

" in those good old days " of mods and rockers .

Gerwyn

[stug 85]

my dad neary got a matchless a few years back it was sat rusting in someones garden but they wouldnt sell it to him they told him it was worth thousands my dad said not like that its not he offered to get it going sell it and give them half they still said no so as far as we know its still there or scrap
its a shame really
my grandad had a gold 250 bsa.
and my uncle had a black one that my grandad built for him.
my other grandad had a bsa too.
it must be in the blood

[oldfeller]

Hi

One went on ebay for £1000.00. looked good.

You cant beat the old ones the bikes
I mean .

Gerwyn

[Saxondog]

Now why would a person install small wheels to the rear frame? Wheelies are an art, skill and just plain fun. But I understand some call it reckless driving, dangerous, and unsafe.

Well I really like your ride, would be fun to take on a road trip. Saxondog

[Zen Badger]

Sweet ride mate.

A friend has a Bon Trike which is very similar(he also has TWO boss hosses)

He let me have a go of it once, very strange compared to a normal bike.

[oldfeller]

In my day ( get the violin out ) a few of the guys use to make
Tritons, Triumph engine with a Norton frame.

Gerwyn

[Wolftone]

Nice job on trike. I used to build those things for a living and your's looks good. It may suprise many people as to how well the suckers corner. Oh & Wheelie bars's. Essential on a VW trike if you dont want to find yourself underneath looking backwards lol.

[stug 85]

hi all glad you like it yes the wheely bar has come in VERY handy when i first got it i got a bit of a go round a private car park.
when i took it for its mot it was my first time on the road with it. as i was pulling out of the mot station i thougt thats a big enough
gap and went for it. i went flying across the road on two wheels luckiy there was another turning oposite and i managed to bring the front down go home and change my underwear

also has anyone noticed i only have a speedo and no fuel guage it only holds about 3gallons aswell
so regular fuel stops are a must