pros and cons of project trike

[cajun66]

In my experience, save your duckies, and go ahead and spring for a running rig. Every "project" I ever got left unfinished. All of them looked simple but became overwhelming money pits in the long run. Lost money on every one. But that's just my experience.

[4Q2]

Ok, heres what i want to do...
Get a trike that has all the working parts except for the motor. I will use the parts specified for that roller, brakes , forks, swinger, hubs, everything but the motor, no mixing and matching

I didnt think it would be that hard to put in new mounts for any motor, maybe a couple new braces for the pipes, Im not intending to build a crapper, BUT its not gonna be some insanely expensive trick trike, Just a driver i could race around,, learn on,, maybe flip a couple times, then repeat. seems like the rollers are easier to find,, thats what led me to getting a different motor.

So let me ask you guys this..
Whats harder to get for you bikes,, motor parts or mechanical parts ?
If someone gave you a cr500 motor and told you to put it in a trike, what make and year would you choose ?

[McDerry]

Ok, heres what i want to do...
Get a trike that has all the working parts except for the motor. I will use the parts specified for that roller, brakes , forks, swinger, hubs, everything but the motor, no mixing and matching

I didnt think it would be that hard to put in new mounts for any motor, maybe a couple new braces for the pipes, Im not intending to build a crapper, BUT its not gonna be some insanely expensive trick trike, Just a driver i could race around,, learn on,, maybe flip a couple times, then repeat. seems like the rollers are easier to find,, thats what led me to getting a different motor.

So let me ask you guys this..
Whats harder to get for you bikes,, motor parts or mechanical parts ?
If someone gave you a cr500 motor and told you to put it in a trike, what make and year would you choose ?

Its size constraints man. The frames are relatively compact round the initial motor.