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Post by edwinwl on Mar 15, 2013 12:12:14 GMT
Congratulations!
Perfect planning. Some weeks left for tweaks and fine tunes.
And with the better weather the driving fun starts.
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Post by roadtrackrace on Mar 15, 2013 13:49:06 GMT
Yes, congratulations are indeed in order.
Only minor tweaks were needed to Paul's excellent handiwork to get the pass this morning.
The VOSA tester commented several times on how nice the build was and couldn't find anything to complain about that wasn't instantly fixed with a cable tie or two and a turn of a spanner.
I will mention the spannering part purely because it's something that nearly everyone forgets to check (ourselves included today in fact) and that is to tighten up the locknuts on the mastercylinder pushrods.
Very minor, but worth mentioning nonetheless.
Once again, a fine example of a tR1ke build completed quickly and extremely nicely.
RTR
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2013 16:30:27 GMT
Well done indeed, it's the best news that phone call :-). Made my day, well made my year :-)
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Post by slugshot on Mar 15, 2013 18:11:05 GMT
Congratulations Paul, looking forward to seeing it at the shows if you come.
Did you get your insurance sorted for a better price than £220, it still seems a bit much to me.
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Post by paulh on Mar 16, 2013 0:26:31 GMT
thanks all.
no Kevin, best quote on insurance is still £220. Got a few more days to keep ringing and see if i can get any better deals
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Post by BobN on Mar 20, 2013 12:00:09 GMT
Late congrats Paul, saw your Trike yesterday at RTR and it looks sweeet  |
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Post by paulh on Apr 4, 2013 20:32:47 GMT
Finally got my toy back today. Got back from rtr at about 4 is and spent a couple of hours out playing. Few teething troubles to sort out, but great fun and fast as f**k
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Post by slugshot on Apr 4, 2013 22:16:27 GMT
Well done Paul,
There's not many things that beat the first drive in something you built yourself.
Be careful though with the salt on the road, lets hope the weather improves soon.
Cheers
Kevin
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2013 10:12:14 GMT
I'm seeing Sun Sun Sun for this weekend. I am hoping to get out on Saturday for at least an hour or two to get a good run, and some footage maybe. Might pop over to Sherburn if anyone fancies meeting up?
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Post by slugshot on Apr 5, 2013 12:12:09 GMT
I'm seeing Sun Sun Sun for this weekend. I am hoping to get out on Saturday for at least an hour or two to get a good run, and some footage maybe. Might pop over to Sherburn if anyone fancies meeting up? Ill re assemble my wishbones tonight so should be able to meet up at sherburn you will have to give me directions though as ive never been before...I think it might be a bit far for paul though  |
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Post by paulh on Apr 5, 2013 14:18:02 GMT
It is a bit far, probably take me 3 or 4 hours to get there. Just been out for a drive for an hour or so and had my first breakdown. Think I may have a fuel pressure problem keeps cutting out and won't tick over, then leave it for 10 minutes and its fine for a few more minutes. Any suggestions welcome
Cheers
Paul
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Post by edwinwl on Apr 5, 2013 14:58:57 GMT
(Looking into my crystal globe)
Your fuel tanks have under pressure? Is the air inlet ok?
Fool spark plugs?
Mine had similar issues, I think residue of the vaporized old fuel can be a cause. For my tR1ke carburetors cleaning and synchronizing did the job. Perhaps in your case injector cleaning?
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Post by paulh on Apr 8, 2013 8:48:45 GMT
Had a great weekend out playing around in the tr1ke. Slight adjustment to four screws on the throttle bodies, as suggested on you tube, seems to have cured the slow running problem. been busy driving everywhere over the weekend, and managed to use 2 tankfulls of petrol. May have to make some wind deflector screens as my helmet starts trying to lift at high speed. Somebody also recommended getting a power commander fitted to make it run a bit smoother. Will also get round to fitting the front (mevabusa style) winglets sometime in the week and taking some photos.
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Post by edwinwl on Apr 8, 2013 21:04:42 GMT
May have to make some wind deflector screens as my helmet starts trying to lift at high speed. Nice. Free facelift when driving a tR1ke!  |
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Post by erik on Apr 8, 2013 21:16:11 GMT
RTR sells them but they are handcut, not milled. Too bad they didn't raise the bar on this accesoirie. Nick made his own but i don't recall big improvements. I have them because the bonnet looks more finished as without them. Haven't been able to test these but it is a similar design like the Ariel Atom   |
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