chriszz1
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posted on 1/6/08 at 09:46 AM |
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T-rex/G2 (or similar) in UK?
Hi guys,
I'm a browser who's just discovered the 3-wheel section of this awesome site!
I'd really like to own a T-rex style car one day, but seems they are only available in the US and Canada... Is there anyone in the UK that can
supply one, or even a similar kit?
Some links for people who don't know what I'm talking about:
http://www.g2cycles.com/
http://www.go-t-rex.com/
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trikerneil
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posted on 1/6/08 at 10:00 AM |
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Hi Chrizz1
There's the Grinnal Scorpion LINKY
Neil
ACE Cafe - Just say No.
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joneh
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posted on 1/6/08 at 12:39 PM |
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I don't mean to offend, but those top two are hideous.
Like a C5 on steroids.
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chriszz1
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posted on 9/6/08 at 10:33 AM |
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Cheers for the link Neil.
It's the obscene look of the T-rex and G2 that I actually like
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T-rod
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posted on 5/6/09 at 09:23 AM |
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Like T-Rex
Yes, there is one.
Not in UK but in Germany.
Check www.threewheelfactory.com
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designer
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posted on 5/6/09 at 12:21 PM |
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The problem with these now is fitting a reverse, now a requirement under IVA.
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coozer
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posted on 5/6/09 at 12:52 PM |
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£ wheelers have the same requirement for reverse under IVA? Or is there a different test seeing as its classed as a motorcycle?
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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Vindi_andy
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posted on 2/7/09 at 12:08 PM |
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I quite like them
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CD-5
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posted on 27/7/09 at 02:06 AM |
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T-rex comes with a reverse...G2 is a copy of an old version of the t-rex but available as a kit...
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stig mills
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posted on 29/7/09 at 01:59 PM |
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I am working on an R1 powered trike at the moment. 320kgs. 150 bhp. 2.5m wheel base. To be sold in kit form, probably £4k
To be launched at the Stafford show Sept.
Trikes are covered by MSVA not BIVA.
Fee is £104 and £17 retest. Far less strict than BIVA/SVA and no reverse required.
You can even just have one headlight if you prefer. That could help stylists create something unusual.
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Peteff
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posted on 29/7/09 at 04:16 PM |
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What's the point of a roof but no windscreen ? It will be like driving a parachute into the wind.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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smart51
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posted on 30/7/09 at 02:12 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by coozer
£ wheelers have the same requirement for reverse under IVA? Or is there a different test seeing as its classed as a motorcycle?
3 wheelers do MSVA not IVA. No reverse required.
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Chet
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posted on 3/10/09 at 11:17 PM |
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There was a T Rex lookalike kit at the Carlisle PA USA Kit car show in May. It was very inexpensive compared to the original T Rex cars. Google ?
Chet
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The Venom Project
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posted on 17/5/10 at 08:09 PM |
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Trex
quote: Originally posted by designer
The problem with these now is fitting a reverse, now a requirement under IVA.
The Trex is one of the fastest Trikes I have ever been in, its powered by a ZZR1400 engine, Campagna who make it have a custom in house cable operated
reverse system, it works very well, so no problem with IVA at all. it uses a massive 335 rear tyre for superior grip and is one of the nicest reverse
trikes on the market.
Grinnall are no way any comparison to a T-Rex or G2.
It's not that i'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.....
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scootz
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posted on 17/5/10 at 08:38 PM |
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The G2 can generate 2G (funnily enough)... I would have thought that the back end would have started sliding long before then???
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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posted on 17/5/10 at 09:08 PM |
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... and another thing! How do the swing-arms stand-up to the extra torsional forces applied by having two-wheels at the front? I would have thought
it would be twisting like a right sod under the 'un-natural' cornering stress.
Obviously, they do work or they wouldn't be in production, but how... ???
It's Evolution Baby!
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The Venom Project
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posted on 17/5/10 at 09:13 PM |
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Swing Arm
The Campagna ones are using double shockers, I know some of the copies use monoshock, the Campagna trike is very well made, but at $58,000 it bloody
well should be
I was on with designing, fabricating and building one when my MNR kit came along, so until I get bored with that, it will have to stay on my back
burner
Its an awesome experience in a T-Rex though, check my linky
I managed to turn the camcorder off just as he opened it up on the freeway LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUFoZVbcRRU
It's not that i'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.....
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iank
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posted on 26/5/10 at 07:11 AM |
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Nippy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzhTjRzWiPg
There is no need (currently) for a reverse as 3 wheelers do MSVA not IVA.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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The Venom Project
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posted on 26/5/10 at 11:40 AM |
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Reverse
Its not about needing a reverse to me, why would you ever buy such a huge vehicle like this and not have a reverse?
How stupid do you look when you have to get out / off to push or pull it backwards. I know because it passes for MSVA and not IVA it is not needed, I
just think if you are building a trike, make some modification or effort to fit a reverse system.
MEV at first impression is quite good, but after a look around it, its pretty over priced rubbish to me. Lot's of better models at similar
prices are available.
And filming on an open road without a fully road registered vehicle just says COWBOYS to me.
It's not that i'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.....
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