I wanna have something like this but with a lightweight aerodynamic partially or fully removable weather enclosure & some storage space for groceries...For heat you could use 12V dc car seat heater cover &/or route some engine heat inside. For air conditioning you could use a couple 12v cooling peltiers & fans. If it was built aerodynamic it'd get around 30% better mpgs more than in motorcycle poor aerodynamics form. So great mpgs & keeps you outta rain & cold. A Honda nc750x gets like 60-65 real world mpgs. In something like this u could squeeze out 30% more. I dunno why no motorcycle company hadn't built something similar yet. Like a fully enclosed Yamaha tricity with a lower seating position.
Every company that tries to produce a recumbent motorcycle generally doesn't end up being successful for some reason. I like building them because they're simple and are a lot of fun to drive. I have more of the same bikes on my CZcams channel if you have not seen them already yet. I am currently working on one right now and that you could watch the build progression videos on. I love using the harbor freight 420cc motors on my builds.
@@custombikesandtrikes4374 I notice they keep building stupid things that are destined to fail like the CanAm, Spyder, Polaris slingshot, the T-Rex & couple others I can't think of ( Harley trikes) They literally take away all the advantages of a car & motorcycle but keep all the disadvantages a car & motorcycle have to offer. Common sense 101 if the CanAm, T-,rex & Slingshot had a removable enclosure. It'd keep you out of the rain & cold... I don't see the logic of a fully open 3 wheel CanAm like vehicle. Other than for people who want a motorcycle but too scared to ride one & need a 3rd training wheel. 😂 If it can't keep you dry, warm or carry groceries or be aerodynamic, It's better off being a motorcycle so it's narrower, can lane split, corner better, etc...the Slingshot is a 3 wheel car with 4 cylinder car engine with no roof or doors to keep rain out 😂. I can't believe a team at Polaris looked at the Slingshot design plans & thought, "Wow, we should be able to sell a ton of these, everybody will want one.'" 😂......It needs to be fun, cheaper than average car, practical & good mpgs all which could easily be achieved. I could be wrong but think the design I have in my head would actually sell/ be profitable. ...,End of rant. Your bike here makes more sense than all brands listed above.
@@michaelbrinks8089 i think basically a lot of it comes down to market size, and legality... compliance. its a grey area in a lot of countries. which makes things difficult. all the companies that make them fail as they also dont have the backing. we get set in ways and stick to em. cars have coachwork, bikes dont. easy. dont confuse the matter by blurring lines! it IS a shame, if honda, yami or whoever with some financial clout and tooling actually took it on... as you say, the number of flops that have been built. you named successful ones! what bout zukis rotary? or maybe...was it honda? the "rune"? bmw's attempt at a cruiser, thats another one... everyones had a flop but it was only a small loss in capital if any as they werent fundamental changes requiring different techniques, different rules, different requirements... they just slapped an engine in a frame with some wheels and paint, slapped a name on it, some bodywork.. TADA! its easy. to do this is a risky venture with no sure success and a large outlay. the last thing... it has to be a trike. i cant ever feel safe on two wheels if i havent got weight distribution to control it. one front washout, gone. tilting, independent front end... sweet. 3 points just feels more secure. tadpole. you can actually push them. experience... and still narrow enough for lanesplittng. none of this canam stupidity of combining all the drawbacks of a car with all teh drawbacks of a bike... this approach combines all the BENEFITS...
Well, that would be hard to do because that bike no longer exists but I'm sure if I added wings and a frame I would be able to get it off the ground. The problem would be once the rear tire left the ground there wouldn't be anything to provide forward thrust to create the lift I would need to stay in the air 😂
Every recumbent motorcycle I build is street legal, this motorcycle no longer exists. Look at the newer videos on this channel to see some bikes that are still up and going.
@@custombikesandtrikes4374 it’s been a big dream to own the Akira bike since I was in highschool and college, something I’d love to figure out how to make
@@Adrians_Ideas the frame of the motorcycle would not be hard to build but trying to build the plastic pieces that would be a b**** for sure. I would have to do all of my body work out of sheet metal to achieve somewhat of the same look.
@@whitechrist8700 I wouldn't mind having a single saddle bag maybe on the other side, I definitely need some storage and a top box might make it too top heavy??
@@custombikesandtrikes4374 i see that you are in Nevada, I am as well. Also , in the build that I am involved with. Its a vegas carts 460, 55 lb springs, chrome molly push rods, 2:1 roller rockers, 34mm mikuni carb, a 356 cam, and header. The goal is to finish and register it.
Duel electric gas is nice approach. The novice hobbyist learns a lot of the fundamentals to even flight systems, free time stuff. Always a scholar!
Dude I love it. This is awesome. Put some good fairings on it!
Nice! Those abilities we develop and life skills part of the 1M lifestyle approach!
Awesome build, you should have fired it up and show a ride.👍🍻
There is a video of it driving down the highway on my channel.
eggscllent. u might want to have flags for visibility as do the bicycle recumbs do . fantastic job and unusual
No flags needed, you can't go anywhere without people staring at you including the cops LOL
Круто сделано, я бы сказал "по-русски", то есть "дёшево и сердито". Однозначно одобряю!!! Не хватило только видео, где он на ходу показан.
Всем мира!
I wanna have something like this but with a lightweight aerodynamic partially or fully removable weather enclosure & some storage space for groceries...For heat you could use 12V dc car seat heater cover &/or route some engine heat inside. For air conditioning you could use a couple 12v cooling peltiers & fans. If it was built aerodynamic it'd get around 30% better mpgs more than in motorcycle poor aerodynamics form. So great mpgs & keeps you outta rain & cold. A Honda nc750x gets like 60-65 real world mpgs. In something like this u could squeeze out 30% more. I dunno why no motorcycle company hadn't built something similar yet. Like a fully enclosed Yamaha tricity with a lower seating position.
Every company that tries to produce a recumbent motorcycle generally doesn't end up being successful for some reason. I like building them because they're simple and are a lot of fun to drive. I have more of the same bikes on my CZcams channel if you have not seen them already yet. I am currently working on one right now and that you could watch the build progression videos on. I love using the harbor freight 420cc motors on my builds.
@@custombikesandtrikes4374 I notice they keep building stupid things that are destined to fail like the CanAm, Spyder, Polaris slingshot, the T-Rex & couple others I can't think of ( Harley trikes) They literally take away all the advantages of a car & motorcycle but keep all the disadvantages a car & motorcycle have to offer. Common sense 101 if the CanAm, T-,rex & Slingshot had a removable enclosure. It'd keep you out of the rain & cold... I don't see the logic of a fully open 3 wheel CanAm like vehicle. Other than for people who want a motorcycle but too scared to ride one & need a 3rd training wheel. 😂 If it can't keep you dry, warm or carry groceries or be aerodynamic, It's better off being a motorcycle so it's narrower, can lane split, corner better, etc...the Slingshot is a 3 wheel car with 4 cylinder car engine with no roof or doors to keep rain out 😂. I can't believe a team at Polaris looked at the Slingshot design plans & thought, "Wow, we should be able to sell a ton of these, everybody will want one.'" 😂......It needs to be fun, cheaper than average car, practical & good mpgs all which could easily be achieved. I could be wrong but think the design I have in my head would actually sell/ be profitable. ...,End of rant. Your bike here makes more sense than all brands listed above.
@@michaelbrinks8089 i think basically a lot of it comes down to market size, and legality... compliance. its a grey area in a lot of countries. which makes things difficult. all the companies that make them fail as they also dont have the backing.
we get set in ways and stick to em. cars have coachwork, bikes dont. easy. dont confuse the matter by blurring lines!
it IS a shame, if honda, yami or whoever with some financial clout and tooling actually took it on... as you say, the number of flops that have been built. you named successful ones! what bout zukis rotary? or maybe...was it honda? the "rune"? bmw's attempt at a cruiser, thats another one... everyones had a flop but it was only a small loss in capital if any as they werent fundamental changes requiring different techniques, different rules, different requirements... they just slapped an engine in a frame with some wheels and paint, slapped a name on it, some bodywork.. TADA! its easy. to do this is a risky venture with no sure success and a large outlay.
the last thing... it has to be a trike. i cant ever feel safe on two wheels if i havent got weight distribution to control it. one front washout, gone. tilting, independent front end... sweet. 3 points just feels more secure. tadpole. you can actually push them.
experience...
and still narrow enough for lanesplittng. none of this canam stupidity of combining all the drawbacks of a car with all teh drawbacks of a bike...
this approach combines all the BENEFITS...
Add aluminum frame and clip on wings!
Well, that would be hard to do because that bike no longer exists but I'm sure if I added wings and a frame I would be able to get it off the ground. The problem would be once the rear tire left the ground there wouldn't be anything to provide forward thrust to create the lift I would need to stay in the air 😂
That's crazy this video actually has over 6,000 views, that's awesome.
My man I'm loving your work. You have Tennessee's respect.
I'm in the middle of building another recumbent motorcycle, it'll be my next video.
Awesome 👍
All the wiring crambed into the box!!! But this is damn cool. Is it registered?
Every recumbent motorcycle I build is street legal, this motorcycle no longer exists. Look at the newer videos on this channel to see some bikes that are still up and going.
@@custombikesandtrikes4374 wow cool. Seems easier in the states, more difficult in other countries. Well done, I'll check out the others.
how well does the recumbent motorcycle do in the twisties as compared to a regular motorcycle?
It's a whole different experience obviously. But the lower center of gravity makes you feel more planted to the road.
Awesome. 👍
“Abomination” nah bro you got a good concept idea. You’re onto something fr fr
I got another one currently in the works.
@@custombikesandtrikes4374 awesome! I love the simplicity of this one and the idea behind it! Totally wish more recumbent bikes were a thing
@@Adrians_Ideas I think it'd be cool to see some of the vintage ones in real life like the quasar or an Akira bike.
@@custombikesandtrikes4374 it’s been a big dream to own the Akira bike since I was in highschool and college, something I’d love to figure out how to make
@@Adrians_Ideas the frame of the motorcycle would not be hard to build but trying to build the plastic pieces that would be a b**** for sure. I would have to do all of my body work out of sheet metal to achieve somewhat of the same look.
Until you opened it up I always thought the box was for storage! Well I suppose it is-it stores all the wiring lol
There was just no way to hide all of the electronics cleanly it was really my only choice.
And yes the Box originally was for storage when I had the other motor
I probably knew that and that's where I got the idea I just forgot. Can you add another one on the other side?
@@whitechrist8700 I wouldn't mind having a single saddle bag maybe on the other side, I definitely need some storage and a top box might make it too top heavy??
This is the coolest thing. Ever. How can I do something like that?
Vagány, de itthon(HU) a rendőr azonnal agyonbírságolja..
If you could manufacture thıs, ı could be ınterested. Most bıkes are too hıgh and heavy for my body. Great ıdea.
Im under 6 foot and have the same issue, fitting taller bikes. i need a ladder for most of them
What do you think about using a cart racing engine, along the same lines as your bobber.
I got a honda gx630 coming for the newest bike build, 688cc vtwin
@@custombikesandtrikes4374 i see that you are in Nevada, I am as well. Also , in the build that I am involved with. Its a vegas carts 460, 55 lb springs, chrome molly push rods, 2:1 roller rockers, 34mm mikuni carb, a 356 cam, and header. The goal is to finish and register it.
@@nathanielfisher8829 are you in Vegas?
@@custombikesandtrikes4374 , no i am towards the reno area.
How it handles?
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