Simple trike idea

Here it goes.

This is actually a 2 part bike, the drive part and the frontaxle part, possible fairing.

Drive part.
Just take some old bikeparts untill you would get a long chaneline bikeframe,
with some nice seat. Place a steeringaxle at such an angle that when steering the bike, it falls sideward into the curve. The angle would be a compromise for low and highspeed curves. The frontpart is attached to this axle, when braking, the frontpart wants to turn foreward, straightening the steering.

Frontaxle part.
i know that you should seperate the steeringmechanism, placing the pivot pionts for the frontwheels ass close to the wheel as possible, for as little steeringinterference as possible.
Not here. Solve it with some trail and a hydraulic damper. one would need a mechanism that damps more in the small steeringangles than the larger. this for driving straight lines at high speed. maybe with a spring holding the bike up and straight.
The frontaxle together with the top bar serves as rollcage and side impact protection.

Possible fairing.
As the frontwheels dont stay in one position, i guess a 2 part fairing for the aerodynamics.
when the front is turning it greates a gap to the side between the front and back part, convenient for getting in the vehicle. otherwise stick with just one fairing trom front to back, attached to the drive part.

2006-05-01