Building motorcycles is my choice of therapy too!
The Jappa in my garage.....
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Ok so its been a couple of years now. Ive been plodding away with this trike in fits and starts and finally the construction part is done. I have been test riding it, my girlfriend has been riding it and we are both happy with it. From here the certifier is going to go over it and all being well, I will then dismantle it down to the last nut and bolt, paint it in the Colour she wants, get some bits re chromed and then reassemble it ready for its final inspection (to make sure I haven't changed anything before painting). Once the inspection is complete and signed off, an electronic Q code tag is fixed to the chassis, which can be used by Police on the side of the road to check the details of the modifications etc. or a prospective buyer can check to make sure its actually what I say it is. It then will be registered at a cost of $550 a year (Number plate/ Vehicle Inspection Number on the National database) and a Warrant of Fitness issued ($45 once a year for the first 5 years and then six monthly after that to prove it has been checked and passed as safe for use on New Zealand roads) Once all that is done my GF can ride off into the sunset and I can get back to building my own toys......Like a turbo XB9R!!! or an XB powered ATV.
Modified Axles. Metric stud pattern to match the Mag Wheels she chose, and Splines to fit the Differential I modified. Daihatsu Terios flange and axles with Holden splines welded on. Different lengths because the Diff is slightly off center
Diveshaft: Rear Uni is Holden as is the Tube, mated to Suzuki shaft and Uni
Gratuitious Buell Shot
So while all this has been going on, my GF got bored waiting for me finish it. An oppurtunity to purchase an already road legal trike came about one drunken night.....with out seeing it and going by what I was told I randomly threw a low ball figure, like I dug a trench kinda low ball figure and he accepted. Said he just wanted it gone. So we took it. Needed alot of work to the carbs, and the cooling system but we got her done.
1985 VS750 Suzuki Intruder. Water cooled and a little bit angry. I introduce...........The Purple People Eater
Something for her to ride while the other is finished.
Modified Axles. Metric stud pattern to match the Mag Wheels she chose, and Splines to fit the Differential I modified. Daihatsu Terios flange and axles with Holden splines welded on. Different lengths because the Diff is slightly off center
Diveshaft: Rear Uni is Holden as is the Tube, mated to Suzuki shaft and Uni
Gratuitious Buell Shot
So while all this has been going on, my GF got bored waiting for me finish it. An oppurtunity to purchase an already road legal trike came about one drunken night.....with out seeing it and going by what I was told I randomly threw a low ball figure, like I dug a trench kinda low ball figure and he accepted. Said he just wanted it gone. So we took it. Needed alot of work to the carbs, and the cooling system but we got her done.
1985 VS750 Suzuki Intruder. Water cooled and a little bit angry. I introduce...........The Purple People Eater
Something for her to ride while the other is finished.
