I built a trike back in the early 70's, I used a servi-car rear, use a custom made frame and a 1964 HD panhead engine and transmission/ no reverse. I'll dig around and fund a couple of photo's. HRP
there is an elec fan and the rad is kinda in line with the grill area in the back. I honestly have not riden it much farther than 15 miles from home. The fuel tank is fairly close to the radiator and I didn't want to find out what would happen if it got hot. It is all a compromise that I knew about when I was building it. I really did not want to put a motorcycle fuel tank on it. The look was more important than function to me and I am happy to just putt around town on it
The old saying goes: "He who dies with the most toys wins"! You sir, are definitely a contender! Lots of guys have bigger car collections, but you have an incredible variety of finished cars and that makes it awesome. Here is a picture of the trike I owned when I stationed in San Diego in the early '80s. Servicar rear welded to a Triumph Trophy frame from the seat post forward.
Going through this thread again . Did you save anything from the original Harley frame ? looks like you built a new frame for it . This thing is sweet . Can I ask why the Crosley ? you have it dressed up nicely , not knocking it , just asking why that and not something with a bit more … oomph ?
I used the Crosley because that is what Roth used in the Mailbox trike. It is a Servicar frame, I added double down tubes in the front and made the curved supports on the sides of the frame just behind the engine because I had to remove the seatpost because it was in the way and without it there was not much rigidity. There really is not enough room for a "big" car engine in it. I think too large an engine would have completely thrown off the look I was going for....
Makes sense, the bike has a killer flow to it . looks like you modified wayy more on the frame then you did . Killer , thanks for the explanation.
Whenever I start thinking that I have a cool collection of toys, I think about your pile, and I am humbled! That is a great addition to an awesome collection.
I heated and bent the shift lever so it would stick through an opening in the side of the body, I then cut it off and made flanges so I could bolt it back on
The name is awesome. I actually came across a 50s newspaper article from our small town paper about hot rodders and how they are a nuisance... Lol Such a cool bike Mark.
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