vicco27
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I remember recently reading threads that talked about computers crashing and people losing all kinds of stored info pictures, files, folders, etc. We had our computer crash on the Th to the point it wouldn't even restart, all we were getting was a blue screen.
We had knowledge of a small computer shop locally (Practical Computers Inc.) a husband & wife with a couple of employees, anyway they have been around for a long time. We took seven years of our life to them in a dead tin can on Monday the Th and and got it back on the RD with a like new hard drive, double the memory and all of our stuff we thought was lost is still there, and we have the old hard drive if they missed anything (they said bring in the old hard drive and they would find it). Yes it cost $150,00 to have it fixed. If I would have installed the new $45.00 CD writer two weeks before the computer crashed (it crashed while putting the CD writer in) we would have had the capability to save things to disc so we wouldn't have been taking a chance on losing them later. Live and learn. Put a disc writer in your computer so you can download your memory's.
I hope this will give some of you a reason to smile as I'm sure there is a computer repair shop that can save your memory's too.
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I'm not absolutely positive but I don't think you can install the Hannagin kit yourself, It has to be installed by one of there dealers or by Hannagin them self, which makes it very expensive. Buzz should be able to answer that Question
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My son thinks I'm nuts not going with the InstaTrike or the Voyager kit but my ego wants me to build a Trike, so a Trike it is, by spring the other ideas may be looking pretty good.
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I was up front with them about buying a salvaged 1st gen TriWing trike!
Frank. Was the trike under warranty when you had the axle problem.
Since I'm going to go ahead and build a IRS trike, the worst thing that can happen is it won't work and I'll have to install the TriWing kit with the new Cruiser DX body. Best scenario is that there are enough replacement parts with the $500.00 salvage 1st gen trike (frame, radiator, front forks, front wheel etc) and what I take off Charlize that I can build a nice bike to sell, or rebuild the original TriWing (we don't like the classic style body that's why we got the DX Cruiser) classic body and build up a TriWing-ed 1st gen to sell. Know matter how things work out I don't think We can loose.
I just think TriWing will be hard to deal with if you were not the one who originally lined there pockets.
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Jim. (no last name given) called at a little after 10:00 am this morning and seemed quite nice, we talked about this that and the other thing including gear ratios, it seems that a 3.08.1 gear is actually the correct direct equivalent for a 1st gen to bring the gearing out right, (RSV and newer use 3.45.1 because of the overdrive 5th gear) but with the extra weight of a trike he said that they recommend 3.27.1 but has seen people use as low as a 3.73.1 for special application. I'm going to use 3.27.1 with P195X50X15" tires which will actually lower the gearing to wards 3.45.1 and then go up in tire size if I feel I need to.
The conversation also delved into the earlier negative responses I had received from them and I was told that they had made an exception in selling me the body and would likely not do it again. I asked him what would happen if someone needed a replacement body due to a wreck and he evaded the issue and went on to say that if I needed parts it sounded like I could build any of the steel fabricated parts, and the bearings bushings bolts & diff parts etc, could be gotten from my local suppliers, Auto parts houses or from ford. (to my knowledge ford does not make custom shortened axles) He blew the axle question off. All in all he tried to make nice but unless you are a Professional mechanic, steel fabricator, mechanist, and welder in my opinion if you need something from TriWing after you by there product your screwed.
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I worked the County - State election today and when I got home tonight there were two messages from a Jim at TriWing, we should be able to get together tomarow on the phone and talk. I may have misjudged them. I will keep all of you posted.
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The rest of the story!
I didn't want to tell the whole story until I had to. About 3 months ago I asked my grandson to find TriWings location in the hopes to find a fiberglass builder in the area that built there body's, the hope was they were not under contract to TriWing and they would build a body of some sort for me. Well bored 15 year olds are not the best help. He also sent an Email to find out if TriWing built there own body's which they did, not what I wanted but it got me off my butt and I contacted TriWing myself ( the grandson had used his own Email and said that the body was needed for a wrecked trike) but the coincidence of two inquires so close together raised suspicion in ******* the woman who does the Emails and phone at TriWing, So I told her that we were one in the same and that we needed the body for a 1st gen that had rear ended something, and then been rear ended that we had purchased through salvage, I told her I was going to put the kit with a needed new body on our own 89 Venture royal. They agreed to sell me the body after a couple more Email conversations and were very cordial and friendly until after I had received the body and questioned the extra freight charges. Now you know the rest of the story.
:bang head: :bang head: :bang head: :think: :think: :think: :confused24: :confused24: :confused24:. PS. A couple of other trike builders were willing to sell me a body no questions asked, TriWing did not want to sell me the body even if I owned the TriWing kit saying they did not sell parts and pieces. I had to claim Disability (which I am) before they agreed to sell me the body.
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Just to let everyone know Jerry has been a big help!
:) :) :).For the record I have decided to go with independent rear suspension. I settled on 89 - 94 Tbird - Cougar IRS 7.5 rear end with 3.27.1 gear ratio. The 1st Gen has a little lower transmission final ratio than the RSV which uses a 3.45.1 rear end. Now we own a TriWing DX Cruiser body and a whole pile of used 91 Cougar IRS parts Wow.
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In the past few months I have been dealing with TriWing Trikes to obtain a DX Cruiser body. After selling us the body they have become rude. The only thing we have done is to question an EXTRA $125.00 shipping charge, and ask them which gear ratio they would recommend a 3.45.1 or a 3.27.1, oh I also asked if they had a tech line if ******* was not available. Hear is some of the negative correspondence. I hope this will give someone a heads up before they deal with them.
:mad: :mad: :mad:It costs us $75.00 to ship to Vancouver, and the Vancouver to your residence was $350.00 as the below message I received states. That is a total of $425.00. As you paid $300.00, you still owe $125.00,
I was not aware that we put the gear ratio in our instructions.
I don’t see how I can assist you. This was a project you decided to take on instead of purchasing a proper kit, so I would say you are on your own. I don’t have a tech person sitting here to ask your questions to and I don’t put kits together.
I have a manual courtesy of Jerry-M and it does give gear ratio and recommended tire size
PS. I went and picked the body up at the trucking company it was not delivered to our shop.
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Good luck! you can do it! The wife and I quit at the same time , that was over 11 years ago and counting our blessings.
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A Road Atlas at a coffee stop with a friend.
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Yo Condor! All of my pseudonyms got together and decided that Vic just wanted 1 pair of mufflers for Charlize.
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Wow were up to 8 or 9 for the Mac mufflers already. How cool is that? It shouldn't be all that long before we can start paying and get our order started being built.
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vicco27...Paladin...Vic...All three of ME is in. Put me on the list for the MAC mufflers. Those guys on eBay are crazy! Condor, let me know when to pay and how. PayPal, I hope....
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Harbor Freight Lift
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I bought Item # 94813-OVGA Lift from Harbor Freight, Which is a 1200 Lb lift. It is 79.5" long 24" wide and is 7'' high when down and 33" high when up.
I'm going to be building our trike on it.
I'm installing 2 -16" X 16" wings to the outside rear corners plus adding 6" to the overall length also at the rear making it 85.5" long overall and 56" wide where the rear trike tires will set.
I ordered it through a store but from the on line catalog #94813-OVGA and it was shipped to the store and I picked it up there and the total cost was $379.95 NO FREIGHT charges.
I belive it is well worth the money.
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