Here's my Trike build

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Finally got a chance to work on my trike build again. One of the first things to do was to change the tone/pitch of the exhaust sound. Im running HP khrome werks 3 piece slip-on mufflers. The sound is awesome and is a real head turner. Unfortunately, at 70 mph continuously. There's a resonating sound that bothers Me and the Mrs. After a few hours of this, results in the next few days that anyone I listen too. Sounds like the munchkins on the wizard of oz!
Without changing the mufflers. I added a product called Quiet Riot. Their designed for straight pipes. But I didnt feel like gutting my mufflers. So I just added them anyways. What the quiet riots do to straight pipes. It adds torque and more HP to your mid range. Ive already 120lbs of torque and 125+ HP. So even if it didnt add anything to it. Im fine with the results. It did however do what I wanted. It toned it down to where it's not ear piercing. A long run will let me know if it stopped the resonation that seems to bother my ears. And NO, I refuse to wear ear plugs!

They are very easy to install and they fit perfectly within the exhaust pipe.

In the center there's a threaded rod with a compression spring and a nut on it's end. I didnt mess with the setting. On the end that faces that round section. There's a large steel ball that as you accelerate. That ball presses against that spring, coming away from the round disc. Looks like I can mess with the tension springs adjustment by loosening or tightening the nut at the end of the threaded rod. I'll check with the manufacturer just in case I decide to start experimenting with it.

There's a few more things that I will be doing to my build and adding to this thread. So needless to say,.... the build continues.

zoood/RJ

 

[zoood]

Finally got a chance to work on my trike build again. One of the first things to do was to change the tone/pitch of the exhaust sound. Im running HP khrome werks 3 piece slip-on mufflers. The sound is awesome and is a real head turner. Unfortunately, at 70 mph continuously. There's a resonating sound that bothers Me and the Mrs. After a few hours of this, results in the next few days that anyone I listen too. Sounds like the munchkins on the wizard of oz!
Without changing the mufflers. I added a product called Quiet Riot. Their designed for straight pipes. But I didnt feel like gutting my mufflers. So I just added them anyways. What the quiet riots do to straight pipes. It adds torque and more HP to your mid range. Ive already 120lbs of torque and 125+ HP. So even if it didnt add anything to it. Im fine with the results. It did however do what I wanted. It toned it down to where it's not ear piercing. A long run will let me know if it stopped the resonation that seems to bother my ears. And NO, I refuse to wear ear plugs!

They are very easy to install and they fit perfectly within the exhaust pipe.

In the center there's a threaded rod with a compression spring and a nut on it's end. I didnt mess with the setting. On the end that faces that round section. There's a large steel ball that as you accelerate. That ball presses against that spring, coming away from the round disc. Looks like I can mess with the tension springs adjustment by loosening or tightening the nut at the end of the threaded rod. I'll check with the manufacturer just in case I decide to start experimenting with it.

There's a few more things that I will be doing to my build and adding to this thread. So needless to say,.... the build continues.

zoood/RJ

Well I finally gave the new addition to the exhaust pipes a try. They seem to have added just the right back pressure and not only did it it tone the deafening resonating sound down. But it seemed to really give the ponies in my ride a kick! Im not exaggerating. Seems that I'll get longer life out of the front tire. As it seems that the trike would rather start out on two wheels instead of three. At 80MPH I can clearly hear my stereo. I did hear it before. But much more clearly now. In another forum I read something another added about the Quiet Riot exhaust system and they said they arent worth it. I'll have to alert that rider to the facts that I found. They work darn good in MHO. They did just what I wanted them to do and more. The sound of the trike is sweet too!

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I had obtained a product known as Freedom Wings. Again since my inner fairing is a 1993. These werent designed to mount. They are to mount to the existing holes on the inner fairing. My 93 hasn't any holes. The first thing I noticed about this product is their shape. I had to modify them to fit snugly along the bottom contour of the bat wing fairing. While doing so I also reshaped them. Making them flow more with the style of the fairing and to not look like an add-on.

When reshaping the wings. Where I had to remove larger portions. I used the stone wheel of a bench grinder. For smoothing and shaping at a closer tolerance I used this tool.

This is a very handy tool to have and I use it with a lot of my modifications.

The Freedom wings shown below. Take notice to the one on the right. marked with the red arrow. That's the original shape. For my tastes it just didnt blend with lines of the inner fairing. Compared to the one on the left. You can see how I reshaped it.

Using the belt table sander I was able to smooth out the rough cut edges after using a bench grinder.

The wing on the left is the finished shape that I will be mounting.
I had removed the plastic "U" channel that came on the product. The original "U" channel didnt extend the full length of that edge. This is the usual result when products are mass produced. Attention to detail is over-looked and the main priority is to get it out the door.

The brackets that will enable the wings to be mounted to my inner fairing had to be reversed. I will also have to make small spacers for mounting. Allowing a flawless movement of the wings adjustment when installed on the trike.

This work on the wings is part of a preparation Im gearing up to do on the trikes front end. Since I plan on disassembling my inner and outer fairing. Ill be taking just about everything apart. Allowing me to pull my fork tubes and sliders off. I need to adjust my pre-load pressure on the shock springs. I get approximately a 2" dive when I do a hard brake or panic stop.

I'll also be redoing my oil cooler set-up. I plan on removing the Ultra Cool oil cooler and replacing it with an American Made product by Jagg. They have a new design out and I for one am sick and tired of dealing with Chinese manufactured products. Either they dont work or fail to last. I'll be doing pictures of this as well.

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I started installing the Jagg 10 Row, Fan assisted oil cooler in my trike's chin spoiler. With this set-up. I'm aiming the fan so that it blows down underneath the engine. This way any heated air. Generated from being pulled through the oil cooler will not blow on the engine. Jagg is in the process of finishing up a bracket to mount this set-up in the newer bikes. Since my build is on an older model. I fabricated a shroud / bracket. Holding the Fan and oil cooler together.

To mount the cooler and fan downwards at a tilt. I reinforced it with a bottom brace.

With the Fan / Cooler mounted tilting back.

I fabricated two brackets. For each side of the cooler. As supports for the Voltage Regulator deck.

Though I started out using the Ultra Cool. I built this trike so I could design new ideas for Trike aftermarket products. This also meant finding what works for me and modifying products to better suit my trike. Ultra cool does work and it's a very good idea. However,... I personally prefer products that are made in the USA. Since I had both coolers here. I took some comparison shots. The following is the front view. Jagg is a much heavier build than Ultra Cool.

Looking at the side view, even though the fan is mounted to the Jagg oil cooler. One can still see the difference in widths.

After I finish mounting the brackets and such in the chin spoiler. I'll spray paint it all flat black. When the chin spoiler's grille is back on. Nothing will be seen behind it.

The build continues,...

Zoood

 

[Boom]

Looks good, RJ! I should have gone with that Jagg 10 row in the first place. Live and learn ( and lose money!)

 

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Front view with Regulator deck painted.

Rear View of Regulator deck.

I had mounted my Voltage Regulator directly above the cooler's position. With it mounted flat and not relocated like Ultra Cool. It allows air to flow right through it's fins while still allowing a much larger volume of air flow to the engine.

I have the Jagg cooler tilted back allowing the expelled air from the fan to exit out and underneath the trikes engine. With this set-up and not having the Ultra Cools flat panel insert. My air flow when riding should greatly increase and the engine will now get more air flow. Not relying on what you get just from what the Ultra Cool pushes back through its little opening. The reason I stated little opening.

This is Ultra Cools mounting panel. For my 113 and with lowers on. The panel blocks to much of the free flowing air.

The only air that contacts my engine through where this panel mounts. Is blown through with their fan through that square opening. I think their design works fine with bikes that dont have lowers.

In addition for cooling. I have installed a reusable billet aluminum 35 micron oil filter. It's diameter is a little smaller than a OEM oil filter. This in it's self allows for an easier removal of the filter. It even has a formed bolt head to aid in removal. The filter also has grooved fins on it just like the Voltage Regulator.

Though most of us use black oil lines. I used gray ones, even though they look a different color in this picture. With black lines its hard to see where an oil leak may be originating from. Ultra Cool's kit had supplied the typical hose clamps. I found that I usually over tighten the clamps, probably thinking since it clamps the life blood of my engine. I dont want any leaks. Unfortunately, the older style clamps tear into the hose.

I now use clamps that were made for fuel injected lines. These will not damage the oil lines.

And they hold much better!

Today I will be doing a road test of this updated install and I will be posting the results.

 

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When I did my trip to Daytona, it was 75 degrees out. Cruising at 70mph. My oil temp stayed at 230 with the Ultra Cool on. When ever I stopped for gas. If I shut the engine off and left the ignition on. The Ultra Cooler fan was still running. When I would ride around town at a slower speed. 35 to 45mph. The temp was around 215.

Now since I just installed the Jagg 10 row with their fan.
I didnt get to run 70 mph for a long length of time. My speed range was 60 to 65. But I rode it hard and the temperature of day is 85 degrees. On the highway my oil temp was 210 degrees. Around town it reached 190 When I pulled up to the house. I shut the engine off and then turned the ignition on. The jagg fan was not running. I have an over ride switch for my fan and switched it on to make sure the fan works. The extra air that flows at my engine now, coupled with a seriously made cooler and a fan pulling the air through has made one heck of a difference. Approximately 15 to 20 degrees cooler. Im running a 1851cc engine. Im also running with Amsoil 60wt.

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[zoood]

When I did my trip to Daytona, it was 75 degrees out. Cruising at 70mph. My oil temp stayed at 230 with the Ultra Cool on. When ever I stopped for gas. If I shut the engine off and left the ignition on. The Ultra Cooler fan was still running. When I would ride around town at a slower speed. 35 to 45mph. The temp was around 215.

Now since I just installed the Jagg 10 row with their fan.
I didnt get to run 70 mph for a long length of time. My speed range was 60 to 65. But I rode it hard and the temperature of day is 85 degrees. On the highway my oil temp was 210 degrees. Around town it reached 190 When I pulled up to the house. I shut the engine off and then turned the ignition on. The jagg fan was not running. I have an over ride switch for my fan and switched it on to make sure the fan works. The extra air that flows at my engine now, coupled with a seriously made cooler and a fan pulling the air through has made one heck of a difference. Approximately 15 to 20 degrees cooler. Im running a 1851cc engine. Im also running with Amsoil 60wt.

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Im in the process of removing my analog oil temperature gauge and replacing it with a Dakota Digital gauge. The analog (dial indicator) by HD needs to be redone. The segments or dots that are to correspond with the numerical readouts on the gauge are not correct. meaning there's 5 sets of numbers and 4 dots. Its very hard to read the correct temperature. I know that some riders swear by the digital gauges they have in their oil filler caps. But I find that when riding. Its actually dangerous to be looking down there while tooling down the road. I rather the read-out to be located in front of me, in my dash. I have yet to see someone use a thermometric tester to see just how accurate that oil filler digital gauge really is or even the analog one as well. Ive my trike apart and on my lift. Im doing all kinds of modifications to it at the present time. Even though the best time for this type of work would be during the cold riding months. But with temperatures at or above 100 degrees outside and having an air-conditioned shop. I took the time-out to do it now.

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New Updates

Ive presently been collecting different products to add to my trike build. I hadnt had the success I was looking for, for my trike's sound levels. Im now waiting on the glass packing material that I will be adding to the gutted Khrome Werks Mufflers I've been running all this time till now. I had removed the original baffle that comes with the Khrome Werks type slip on. Im adding the 1.75 louvered pipe by Fullsac. I will supply pictures of this modification in the near future. Fullsac only makes this setup for 4" dia. pipes. My Khrome Werks housing is 3" and thats the largest dia /slip on muffler that will pass through the DFT's Rear housing. The reason for this modification is that I want the sound when Im just riding at an event. But I dont need that hard sound while I'm on the highway for a constant 3+ hours. It get's to me after a while.

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Time to liven up this Trike Build thread. New modifications will soon be documented with pictures after Thanksgiving. My Trike Build continues,...