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bike to trike no weld conversion? under $150?

can it be done just asking


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Jan 29, 2011. 10:53 AMQ5Quint says:
just use wood.... a 2x4 and some wagon axle/wheels from lowes or home depot....
Nov 30, 2010. 11:27 PMfreewheel says:
2 wheels in front or in back? If you had two wheels in front, i think it would be easier, because you would avoid the question of a differential. You would need something functioning as a tie rod to keep the wheels aligned properly.
Jun 28, 2010. 10:24 PMl8nite says:
some of the older trike axles bolted onto a frame just like a single rear wheel, 20yrs ago I bolted a stingray frame to a trike axle, hammered on 6sets of forks and made my boys the wheelie kings of the school
Jun 28, 2010. 5:29 AMTitanTechRobotics says:
You will have to add a differential, so that you can turn easily. I have converted a bike to a trike before(with welding), and it didn't turn well without a differential. AI
Jun 28, 2010. 9:19 AMrickharris says:
Might be a tadpole with 2 wheels at the front!
Jun 28, 2010. 8:19 AMonrust says:
For some reason I cannot upload........SO, http://www.flickr.com/photos/mronrust/4449696892/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mronrust/4448920575/ These are 2 pictures I took at a yard sale. The dude told me that it started off as a no- weld trike. You can see the nuts and bolts in the picture, but im thinking that it did not work too well since there is a bunch of iron added with plenty of welds.
Jun 27, 2010. 11:59 PMcaarntedd says:
Yes. If you do it, post an instructable.
Jun 27, 2010. 10:54 PMrickharris says:
We built an entire electric racing car without welding. you can do much with nuts and bolts and pop rivets
Jun 27, 2010. 7:38 PMRe-design says:
Probably, but you'll have to be able to drill metal for bolts if you can't weld.

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