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Thread: KTM Three Wheeler Conversion - Done!!!

  1. #76
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldskool83 View Post
    Can't you rotate one 360 and it will look like the other side.
    If he does that, he will be right back where he started.
    Red Rider's Sand Machine Updated 07/23/14

  2. #77
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    Quote Originally Posted by Red Rider View Post
    If he does that, he will be right back where he started.
    Yep, that about sums it up

    These are directional and have scoops. No option to flip them around.
    It sucks to get old

  3. #78
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    I ment rotate the tire the direction it does not rotate like the way most stack them flat.

  4. #79
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldskool83 View Post
    I ment rotate the tire the direction it does not rotate like the way most stack them flat.
    I get you, but that’s 180 degrees. Unfortunately it’s not an option with these like it is on 4 Snows.
    It sucks to get old

  5. #80
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    Front axle arrived and it’s exactly what I wanted. Probably need to shorten one spacer (adjustments were always expected), but that’s it. Very impressed with Mr. Anonymous Machinist’s work.

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    Left side tire came in as well. Had our washing machine not crapped out yesterday I’d be living the dream.

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    It sucks to get old

  6. #81
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    Quote Originally Posted by El Camexican View Post
    Front axle arrived and it’s exactly what I wanted. Probably need to shorten one spacer (adjustments were always expected), but that’s it. Very impressed with Mr. Anonymous Machinist’s work.....
    His name is Brent... Coworker and good personal friend.

    He does all our shop's "one-off" lathe work... as in, where you get enough material to make one piece, so it has to be right the first time.

    All I did was mill the hex head on one end so he got the majority of the coin and credit

    I'll pass on your compliments, though.

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  7. #82
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    Using the latest in quantum red neck technology I’ve concluded that 11.875” fork centers and 2.5” of offset as at least one helpful member here is using will pretty much clear everything including rad guards. 2” might do it, but I’d likely need to loose the rad guards and reduce the turning radius as well as space the rad shrouds out a bit.

    I’m about to do some serious reading on this subject, but given the cost of a set of custom triple clamps I think I’m better off going with the 2.5 offsets rather than find out I pulled a Maxwell Smart and “missed it by that much” later on.

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    It sucks to get old

  8. #83
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    Your construction paper 2D modeling skills are phenomenal.



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  9. #84
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    Quote Originally Posted by ironchop View Post
    Your construction paper 2D modeling skills are phenomenal.



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    You should see what I can do with a napkin and a crayon
    It sucks to get old

  10. #85
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    Thanks to the moral support of a fellow member who we'll just call "Bob" I worked up the nerve to order the triple clamps from EMIG Racing. Gary knows the KTM clamps intimately, so all he needed was the distance between the fork tubes and the off-set in order to get started. I have a feeling they will be the focal point of the trike.

    Powder coater came through today and I got busy on the swing-arm a few nights back. What I wasn't able to do was get the tires to seat on the rims. Will try again tomorrow with a bigger compressor.

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    Messing with the spacers it looks like I can get the overall width down to 48.5" if I want, or out to 51". What I can't do is use the super trick Tusk hubs I picked up unless I want to be about 53" wide, so I opted for a set of Vito's forged hubs which are the fugliest looking forgings I've ever seen. Spent about 30 minutes on each removing slag and tooling marks prior to blasting and painting. The look ok, but stockers are much cleaner.

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    What I wasn't able to do was get the tires to seat on the rims. Will try again tomorrow with a bigger compressor.

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    It sucks to get old

  11. #86
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    Nice work.

    That axle makes your @$$ look fat.

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  12. #87
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    Quote Originally Posted by ironchop View Post
    That axle makes your @$$ look fat.
    So do my jeans and every mirror in the house, it’s a conspiracy!
    It sucks to get old

  13. #88
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    Everything is looking real nice so far.

    Quote Originally Posted by El Camexican View Post
    ...I opted for a set of Vito's forged hubs which are the fugliest looking forgings I've ever seen. Spent about 30 minutes on each removing slag and tooling marks prior to blasting and painting. The look ok, but stockers are much cleaner.
    Why not the oem hubs then?
    Red Rider's Sand Machine Updated 07/23/14

  14. #89
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    53: is wide. I thought 50" was wide in my toys. good progress so far.

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    Your welds make mine look like 3 year old built my swingarm. Nice job !
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