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Post by FrankenMech on Jan 24, 2014 19:34:47 GMT -5
I was modifying mine as soon as it came out of the crate. Friends call what I do to everything 'Nerdizing' and I am the 'Nerdizer' and a genuine 'NERD'. Back in the 80's I had a pocket protector, but I skipped the black plastic frame glasses. Mine were silver metal frame. I did pick up the nickname 'SIR Dirty Nerd' from Dirty Harry for my skills with a .44 Mag. My shakes have taken all my skills now but my son has them. My Ruckus style R-trike grocery getter is strictly utilitarian festooned with folding baskets and all. I keep them all folded up until I put groceries in them.
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oldschoo1
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I have scooters....
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Location: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
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Post by oldschoo1 on Jan 24, 2014 22:37:05 GMT -5
Not to hijack this, but how do you like the Ruckus-clone trike?
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Post by FrankenMech on Jan 24, 2014 23:11:26 GMT -5
I like it but then I have close to zero experience with motorcycles and scoots. My automotive experience has been with 50-2001 automobiles and trucks with some 2T gocart and 4t small engine work.
With two front wheels one can not turn loose of the handlebars. Any difference in the drag from one side to the other will turn the scoot. Even on smooth pavement it is much like driving a full size vehicle on sand or gravel roads. One must 'let it float' and just point it in the direction you want to go. The three wheels have advantages in snow. Parking is easy, just lock the suspension and parking brakes. I only have 330kM on the trike so time will tell. Some people have noted that it is just an ATV front end grafted on a scooter rear. It is open and easy to work on. It was easy to add baskets to the open frame. At this point I can fix darn near anything that might go wrong or break.
Check my sig for the mods I have made. Some mods are made the hard way because I have no idea what is available in aftermarket parts. I am sure some things I did have names but I don't know them.
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