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Last Updated 7 Jan 08

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Step 5

Gearbox

The Gearbox has been to Leon and is now back. Nice and shiny. The most important changes have been made inside the gearbox.

Leon changed the ratio in fourth gear to make the trike rev lower while cruising, specially with the motor getting a few more horses under its belt. All the gears have been back cut so it doesn’t jump out of gear, which is a problem we had in the early days. New wheel cylinders and new wheel bearings have been fitted, new axle boots and a fresh powder-coat on the axle-tubes make it all look like new. 

At least we know now Ollie will have no gearbox trouble in the future.

Tank

The tank has been repaired too and has had the other bracket welded to it so it won't break on the top again. With a fresh coat of paint the tank looks like a new one and will do its job from now on without any more problems.

Motor

The motor has been out and I pulled all bits and pieces off it so it can go to Leon as well. This motor is a 1916cc but with the wrong Carburettor and the cheap Brazil Valves in the heads. Leon is going to make this one go the way it should.

When finished the motor will have a Kedron single carbie and the heads get worked on too so the motor can breathe and do its job much more easy. Because the heads are off anyway we are going to fit stainless steel pushrod tubes; the standard ones rust easily and look terrible after a few weeks. The tubes don't cost much and will always look good, but this is a job only worth doing if you are going to take the heads off anyway... otherwise it would be a costly exercise. 

Leon has done a few motors now with this set-up and they do work. Barry and Max rang me a few weeks back and told me they towed trailers on the way home from Mudgee and the Harley's couldn't catch them going uphill or anywhere . That sounds ok to me, you try that with a standard Brazil 1600!

Anyway here are some photos of the motor complete and the other one with all bits removed.

Step 6

All the fibre glass parts have gone to the painter and I had a look at them yesterday. They have all been 2 pak undercoated and ready for the finish coat in Saffron yellow, which should look fantastic.

Here's a little tip regarding painting a trike body. 

• Make sure you undercoat in 2 pak before painting the top coat in 2 pak, because if you don't, you will get stone chips very easily with the original colour showing trough. The undercoat is the bridge between the old and new look.

It all has to be done in a spray booth at the right temperature and in the right air humidity. Don't cut corners here because in a few years time you will be able to tell the difference and the body is what you see most on your trike and it is what people admire first.

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