Trike may come my way

[milly]

Made with scrapyard part's a Reliant 850cc engined Trike with Atco lawn mower handlebars and many other related scrap parts.
Dated as a Historic Vehicle in the UK so is mot and tax exempt.
My mate offered it to me out the blue for £500 so when I get chance later will contact him.
He's had it years since he was in the Royal Marines as a diver but due to back and leg problems has given up with it.
Needs back brakes doing and has a weep on the front brake.

I need to find out where it is stored up north and go from there.

[sinfull]

I would seriously ride that, love it and can't wait for you to get it

[aeroxbud]

You're going to need a bigger trailer.

[milly]

That is the conundrum getting it back. Something that fits the towbar that lifts the front wheel off the ground me thinks 🤔

[FrankenMech]

I think you would enjoy it, but it will take a lot of work to get it going reliably. It may not be worth that £500. That radiator puke can may be cute but you can do much better. It may need a good roll bar installed. Trikes are inherently unstable. It will cost more money for a reliable machine. You might need the mechanics in the shop to look it over.

A bigger trailer AND a bigger tow vehicle may be needed. It won't be cheap to transport from up North.

[FrankenMech]

Lifting the front wheel of the ground may lift your car's front wheels off the ground. That machine is probably heavy. Towing safety is a concern.

[milly]

You are indeed correct on that point. I found out he has a thing to raise it off the ground on the front wheel but would need to check the nose weight as my towbar spec is about 60 kilo's whatever that is in pounds approx 130 lbs I would think.
Tomorrow I will get back in touch.

[oldgeek]

What a lovely death trap!

[milly]

Well against my better judgement I have decided against getting it. Must be getting sensible in my old age 😊

[jackrides]

Sometimes younger and dumber is more fun. Can you find out what your mate had for dinner before he designed that front end?

[FrankenMech]

2 liters of single malt.

After years of wear all those joints would be worn and the frame members cracked in many places. The thing probably vibrates so bad that it would explode at any speed over 40MPH.

[FrankenMech]

Mar 30, 2023 12:45:13 GMT -5 milly said:

Well against my better judgement I have decided against getting it. Must be getting sensible in my old age 😊

It IS your better judgement that has prevailed. Old age and experience has bettered youth and stupidity once again.