Electric Warrior recumbent tadpole trike - Norway

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January 3, 2012
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Electric Warrior recumbent tadpole trike - Norway
"Hello!
AZTV
Some months ago, I purchased building
instructions for the "Warrior". Very good
and highly valuable, thank you very much!
Since I had no previous welding
experience, your "welding basics"
tutorial also helped me a lot.
I was "brave" enough to go for round
50mm/47mm tubing in place of the square
tube frame. It gave me grey hair before I
mastered welding round thin walled
tubing.
Very difficult for a beginner, but a lot of practice helps (and a good grinder). Your
instructions of how to make use of different existing bicycle parts were most welcome.
It saved me a lot of research work.
Since I live in a place with a lot of hills,
and almost no flat areas, an electric motor
is almost mandatory to get anywhere. So,
I purchased a "Golden Pie" and 38V LiPo
batteries.
The trike was finished and first test ride
was made today. It is NOT the right time
for bicycle trips in Norway at this time of
the year, but I cannot wait for the spring
to get this thing tested.
After some adjustments of the handlebars
to maximum comfort, it was ready for a
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ride. It rides
perfectly! Very
stable and easy to
handle.
Even on ice and
hard snow it was
no other
problems than
some painful
"bone rattling"
over some very
bumpy parts in
the road caused by poor clearing of the snow and ice. The motor really
does a great job to zoom up hills that otherwise would slow me to walking speed.
I hope this will be a great alternative to my car when commuting to my job, and for pure fun.
Thank you very much for your instructive web site! Regards, Bjørn Furuheim, NORWAY."
single machined part on the
entire trike, and everything can
be built using only a basic
welder, hand drill, and angle
grinder!
You can build your own
Warrior recumbent tadpole
trike just like Bjørn did.
With triple disc brakes,
under seat steering, and a
general racing attitude, the
Warrior would easily pass
for an expensive production
import.
Built using inexpensive
bicycle components and
steel tubing, the Warrior weighs in at only
43 pounds, and has perfect handling and
braking characteristics. There is not one
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The Warrior Racing Trike uses
commonly available 20mm
hubs, so there are no hard to
find or overly expensive
components needed. The frame
is completely made of square
steel tubing, and everything else on the
Warrior Trike can be found at bicycle shops
or hacked from scrap bicycles.
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South Carolina motorized bike
"The bike is a small dirt jumping frame
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is a same size rim hoop bonded and security
bolted to the spoked wheel.
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Separate brake lever throttles. Approx 8-9 hp
and 11000 rpms. Ridiculous acceleration from
a dead stop or roll on.
Located in Charleston, South Carolina.
Thanks, Alex (aka: lowracer)."
Custom SWB recumbent by Kevin
"My 1st bike project.
During the summer months, I ride it everyday
to the pool drawing many favorable comments!
Kevin Johnston."
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January 3, 2012
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Electric motorcycle in Cape Cod
"Well, I have a full sized Tadpole trike in my
head that is trying to get out. But first, I need
more data.
In the past I have used a 24 volt 300 watt assist motor - wimpy...wimpy...wimpy.
AZTV
I tried a 36 volt 450 watt hub motor. better
but still wimpy...wimpy. I over clocked it, to
48 volts 600 watts. even better but still
wimpy..
I need more power! More power Scotty! 72
volts 23,000 Watts sounds like it might be enough for the tadpole, but first I am going to try it in
a 2 wheeler. Here are some of the parts to make it
go." Read more and join the discussion in the
Builders Forum: More power Scotty!
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