Here's my Trike build
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Thank you,... Best thing I like is the ease of cleaning them. I use purple coastal spray on cleaner and and a pressure washer. never had to polish them.
zoood
I'm now redoing my tail lites with Ride Time technologies. Ive been using 1937 Ford Tail lites on my trike. Which uses 1157 bulbs. Very hard to see in the daytime.
The LED's are populated on a circular PC board that has a bayonet insert for the light socket. Since the LED layout is only 2" in diameter and the 37 ford tail lite housing is 3". Im making a housing that will fit snug and hold the LEDs in the center. I found that the plastic lid off a Hellmans mayonnaise jar fits perfectly. Im also cutting a diameter of mirror polished 18ga SS as a base within the housing around the LED array. For more reflective qualities. I will be posting pictures of this modification in a day or so. I have to make 4 set-ups so that I will also have the same bright tail lites for my trike's trailer as well.
zoood
I managed to get a little work done last night. Here's the inside of the 37 ford tail light housing I'll be working with.
The LED array that I have to work with. Had to be mounted in this larger diameter opening and needed to stay centered. I don't know where I come up with the ideas I have. But sometimes,... I amaze myself. The Hellman's mayonnaise plastic jar lid actually fits perfect inside the ford tail lite housing. I noticed that the LED's project or shine their light straight back, so there was no need for the polished SS backing plate as a base within the lid.
I'm using a rubber "U" channel around the LED array.
I used the adhesive pictured below to mount the LED array within the jar's lid. This glue is is the best I ever used. (4 years ago I glued new soles to my biker boots and never used tacks and their still holding) I also spray painted the inside of the lid black.
This is what the LED array looks like after I adhered it within the lid.
This next picture is the enclosed set-up.
The chrome edge that you see around the lid's diameter is the Ford tail light lens trim ring. It allows just enough clearance between the two diameters to mount this assembly back into the tail light housing. I'll finish this up tonight and post pictures of the 1157 lamp out-put compared to the finished LED out-put. I'm quite certain that anyone that doesnt see my tail lights during the day-time will probably be an individual that uses the braille that you find on an ATM machine.
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trike lady
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I like the body style on your trike.
I took a stab at trying to do a video. Ill get better at it eventually. This just shows the difference of intensity between an LED lighted tail lite verses a standard 1157 bulb.
Tail Lite Comparison
Tail Lite Comparison
Boom
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My 4th grade teacher used to tell me "where there's a will, there's a way". That's my philosophy when I come up with a project that I have to fabricate on my own. Probably the reason I have so much junk I won't throw away! (No, I'm not a hoarder, lol)
Well done, RJ!
P.S.
Don't forget to send a thank-you letter to Hellman's.
Well done, RJ!
P.S.
Don't forget to send a thank-you letter to Hellman's.
Zoood, really like the bare knuckles approach to design. Using " --Hellman's mayonnaise plastic jar lid"...and finding it "-- actually fits perfect..." is genius in my book.
Kinda adds new meaning to searching for that "free lunch" and the use of a mayonnaise jar...must have been fun emptying it over those long days working on your trike.
Reminds me the last time I was looking for a cover for my Sporty uncovered fuse block...used clear plastic off a "blister pack" of an HD accessory package...RESOURCES just lying around, how cool is that?
Kinda adds new meaning to searching for that "free lunch" and the use of a mayonnaise jar...must have been fun emptying it over those long days working on your trike.
Reminds me the last time I was looking for a cover for my Sporty uncovered fuse block...used clear plastic off a "blister pack" of an HD accessory package...RESOURCES just lying around, how cool is that?
trike lady
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This trike body look like it has a trunk that opens from the top. I remember when Lehman had a Rogue Trike kit where the door was hinged at the top. I liked that kit because of the top loading trunk.
Since I have the trike apart. I'm presently doing the wiring that hooks up to my trike trailer. Though I added LED lighting, replacing the 1157 bulbs in my trike and trailer. I figure while I have it apart. I would add in my Hog Tune speakers. The space for mounting the speakers is very limited. Actually their placement had to be right on the money or they wouldn't fit. Since I'm 6' in height. When sitting back in the seat. Even though I have fairing speakers and speakers in my lowers as well. I felt the need to place speakers in back of me.
After the hole was cut. I glue a rubber "U" channel around the opening. Though not shown,... this was needed to assure that no water would enter the cargo compartment. Typically, the speaker grill and the speaker it's self, when mounted together are suppose to sandwich the mounting wall in between. Since the space was so limited. This why I used the "U" channel as the seal.
After I have both speakers mounted. I will form an enclosure for the back of the speakers and their wiring. The enclosure will also house a dense foam for the speaker backs.
The mounting screws I used for the speakers. I kept their length. This will allow for the mounting of the cover.
zoood
After the hole was cut. I glue a rubber "U" channel around the opening. Though not shown,... this was needed to assure that no water would enter the cargo compartment. Typically, the speaker grill and the speaker it's self, when mounted together are suppose to sandwich the mounting wall in between. Since the space was so limited. This why I used the "U" channel as the seal.
After I have both speakers mounted. I will form an enclosure for the back of the speakers and their wiring. The enclosure will also house a dense foam for the speaker backs.
The mounting screws I used for the speakers. I kept their length. This will allow for the mounting of the cover.
zoood
I'm waiting on a shipment that should be here this week. I'll be changing out my front sliders. I presently have OEM front air shocks on the trike. Though I have no air leaks. If I adjust the air for a smooth ride. I found that when I apply my front brake hard and there's a bump in the road. The bottom of my triple trees dents my fender. If I stiffen the front end up. I feel the road through my handlebars and in a short time. The fatigue takes a toll on hands and arms. So I'm changing the front sliders out to these from Ultima. Their the Bullet Style with the hidden axle look.
Since my trike has the old school look to it. I had ordered the above with 2" over stock length tubes.
zoood
Since my trike has the old school look to it. I had ordered the above with 2" over stock length tubes.
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I have the Mustang Back Rest on my trike. It's nice to have something to lean against. But it just wasn't good enough for my taste. So I decide to make a better shaped back rest. In one of my shops. I had this old office chair.
I removed the back rest part and disassembled it. Fortunately I have a shrinker / stretcher tool here which helped me to add a curvature to the back rest. I made it fit my back as seen in the pictures below.
Though it's longer than the Mustang Back Rest. When I added to the curvature. It basically stayed the same length when viewed from over head.
When cornering on the trike. This will give me something to lean against while in a turn. I'll recover it like the OEM one and secure it to the existing Mustang mounting bracket.
zoood
I removed the back rest part and disassembled it. Fortunately I have a shrinker / stretcher tool here which helped me to add a curvature to the back rest. I made it fit my back as seen in the pictures below.
Though it's longer than the Mustang Back Rest. When I added to the curvature. It basically stayed the same length when viewed from over head.
When cornering on the trike. This will give me something to lean against while in a turn. I'll recover it like the OEM one and secure it to the existing Mustang mounting bracket.
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