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Seen at ACE Cafe today- how can this be legal?
Steve Lovelock - 1/3/09 at 08:06 PM

As per title, I was at the ACE Cafe this morning and saw this wonderful trike. It looked absolutely fantastic. But how can it be road legal? Rescued attachment DSC04957a.JPG
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Steve Lovelock - 1/3/09 at 08:08 PM

And another view Rescued attachment DSC04958a.JPG
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Mark G - 1/3/09 at 08:08 PM

I don't know but it looks awsome!

This is really sad but they look like the same tyres as on a Ferrari F40


hellbent345 - 1/3/09 at 08:08 PM

i think the simple answer is, in that state its probably not! a few bits may well have fallen off officer looks brilliant though! certainly the numberplate is a little less than legal..

edit to say, love the exhaust in the second pic! lol

[Edited on 1/3/09 by hellbent345]


meany - 1/3/09 at 08:09 PM

maybe he had mudgaurds built into his pants


trikerneil - 1/3/09 at 08:18 PM

Her - that's Helen's Trike - nice innit.

Neil


b16mts - 1/3/09 at 08:22 PM

who cares if its legal or not. I WANT IT!!!!

that's fricking cool!


coozer - 1/3/09 at 08:24 PM

Its not legal but looks the dogs bollocks


jacko - 1/3/09 at 08:30 PM

Looks like the one of biker build off that's on sky tv
I cant remember the blokes name
may be Billy Lane
no it was Russell Mitchell

[Edited on 1/3/09 by jacko]


smart51 - 1/3/09 at 08:37 PM

That is a nice looking trike. There are wing stays for the rear arches and you'd probably find some for the front too. Maybe he even has a yellow number plate for the rear, all removable for show.


roadrunner - 1/3/09 at 08:47 PM

And its got the same cheap nasty wing mirrors that i have just bought off Fleebay. Well you get what you pay for.


Peteff - 1/3/09 at 08:48 PM

It's definitely not legal in that state. Did it ride there like that? I wouldn't spend all that time and effort and risk having it impounded for the sake of looks.

[Edited on 1/3/09 by Peteff]


Danozeman - 1/3/09 at 09:08 PM

That looks awesome. Probably looks just as good with the rear mud gaurds on..

The rims look like banded steels aswell which are band over here.

[Edited on 1/3/09 by Danozeman]


trikerneil - 1/3/09 at 09:24 PM

Yours for £13.5k

GTR TRIKE LINKY

HTH

Neil


Hellfire - 1/3/09 at 09:43 PM

Is that Helen standing behind it?

Phil


locoR1 - 1/3/09 at 09:59 PM

For £13.5k if Helen comes with it "first dibs to me"


Canada EH! - 1/3/09 at 10:19 PM

Watch your elbows!


Canada EH! - 1/3/09 at 10:19 PM

Watch your elbows!


JamJah - 2/3/09 at 12:43 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Is that Helen standing behind it?


In which photo? The 2nd one on thread or the one on Urban Xtreme Bikes?


Peteff - 2/3/09 at 08:37 AM

Probably this one.


iiyama - 2/3/09 at 09:01 AM

Ive suddenly lost any interest that I may or may not have had in the trike!


Steve Lovelock - 2/3/09 at 11:12 AM

Well I did see a blonde lady near the bike talking about the diference between MOT and SVA requirements so that could have been Helen. Wish I had known it was her trike as I would have asked her a few questions like:

Where do you get those wheels from?

Where do you get a rear axel that narrow from?

Did the gearbox come with the engine (it was shaft drive output) or was it grafted on.

I really liked that trike. My Luego is finished and I am about to start on my next project, Austin Healey restoration, but I am definitely keen to line one of these trikes up for the project afterwards.