Homemade Recumbents
Why are there not more instructables about building homemade recumbent bicycles? I was only able to find 2 and one was not the type of recumbent bike I'm looking to build, the other had minimal pictures and text to describe the bike. I know more people have built/tried to build them so lets see some instructables about it!

















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I would prefer to have added more photos of the actual construction, but to be perfectly honest, I have limited project time and prefer to build and ride over document the process and not complete the project.
This type of bike is very uncommon, which is why I did my best to document it. There are plenty of short wheelbase bents and trike plans on the net. Google for 'home built bikes' or 'human powered vehicles' if you haven't already. If you are up for a fun read, find Atomic Zombies Bicycle Builder's Bonanza by Brad Graham. It has enough start to finish projects to get you going.
I'm willing to explain my design further or take specific photos and measurements if you like. I might be a little slow to get it done, but I won't ignore you.
Good luck!