Who has the most $$$ into a single trike???

**AirManCam** · 11-18-2003, 09:38 PM

You made a raptor street leagle.....So does that meany you can make a trike street leagle? What exactly did you do?

**ATC crazy** · 11-18-2003, 10:12 PM

Most states consider it a motorcycle if it has 3 wheels or less...

**legaleagle** · 11-18-2003, 10:17 PM

Airmancam - I just followed the statute/vehicle cod for a motorcycle and no problem... :-D Check your vehicle code, the biggest problem will probable be DOT tires and in some states, a differential.

If you need me to point you in the right direction for statutes/code, let me know and I will do what I can.

**HemiChallenger71** · 11-18-2003, 11:32 PM

Ya in MI quads can't be made road legal but 3 wheelers can, and it relates to the differential. But you could probably swing it with a 3 wheeler and had all the other stuff you need.

**sportvette** · 11-19-2003, 09:17 AM

those tires dont look like dot certified. are they? or your state doesnt require that?

**ATC crazy** · 11-19-2003, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by sportvette

those tires dont look like dot certified. are they? or your state doesnt require that?

They're Super Swampers....and they are DOT approved.

**legaleagle** · 11-19-2003, 02:14 PM

Thanks ATC, you are correct. 14" Super Swamper (27"dia), DOT approved. The dealership that did the required safety inspection struggled with the same thing, took him 20 min. to find the DOT stamp...LOL! The service manager was so concerned about reprisals from the DMV that he spent over an hour going over the Rappy with a fine tooth comb. In the end, he had no reason not to sign so he reluctantly did so. :-D He was way more difficult than the DMV and CHP combined! LOL! As they say, all is well that ends well...

**roofinggun** · 11-19-2003, 07:47 PM

Hey Legaleagle,

That is a sweet trike. I was just thinking that my parents bought there house in 1990 for $20,000 with two lots and all it needed was carpet and siding. What cost the most?

**legaleagle** · 11-19-2003, 08:11 PM

roofingun - It's a toss up between poor judgement and low I.Q.. LOL! In all seriousness, $7k for the new Raptor, $5k for production tooling(casting patterns), the balance in raw material, machining, bearings etc... It adds up quick!

**roofinggun** · 11-19-2003, 08:38 PM

Hey Legaleagle,

I bet those tires really howl going down the highway about 70mph. Did you have to redesign the brakes to accomodate for the weight of the tires and rims?

**legaleagle** · 11-19-2003, 09:17 PM

I can't hear any tire noise on the freeway, due in part to the wind, and also due I believe to the light loading on the tires compared to what they are designde for... Just a guess, but for whatever reason, they are quiet as a mouse. I have a set of street tread tire.wheels on it today, and I don't like them any better than the Super Swampers. I'll try different pressure settings and see if there is an improvement before I give up on them.

As for brakes, bigger would be better. But I didn't want to make the change to stock config any harder than necessary so I left them stock. They do work well as is, but I am going to look into better calipers when I get a chance. :-D

**CHAINSAW** · 11-19-2003, 09:38 PM

Hey Darius..

honeslty man.. dont go with black plastic. It looks good for about 5 minutes. It gets dusty, first time you wash it, it scratches up. Not deep, but on black the scratches stick out big time. Sitting outside or riding, man the thing will look filthy just sitting there. I will never put black plastic on anything of mine again...
Just incase you were thinking of that on your raptor theme one.

**MR ATC** · 11-19-2003, 10:48 PM

[quote="airmancam"
Mr atc. What did you sell out of them? And I thought your wife had the 350x??[/quote]

i still have most of the 400x and 250r left. yes my soon to be ex wife stole my 85 350X but i still put over 8000.00 into it

**Darius1502** · 11-20-2003, 01:08 AM

thanks Chainsaw...

Nothing against black plistic but I don't like it. I was going to keep the white fenders but paint the airbox cap and frame from a fade of black to white. The only black would be the shouds on the radiator.

But you know what? Screw the craptor theme....I am going with the Silver and white frame. Silver at the neck and covering most of the airbox cap and the shouds. Then white where the shrouds end and the rest of the frame.

A silver/grey seat, white fenders, raptor or banshee chrome rims and gold acceents like hubs and sprocket hubs...plus the 'Z''s and accnets in flouresent orange/red....kinda like the Z400 color of teh Z.

I know how to make things look good and this one will be awesome.

**Darius1502** · 11-20-2003, 01:12 AM

not to tip my hand but a cross between these two in color:

and its going to be antoher 86 Z so the fenders will be white

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