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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/22/2008 4:19:26 PM
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omega5m14
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I have Roadhouse Dooleys on my trike with the Shark Fin
tips. The heat from the exhaust was messing with my paint
so I bought a couple 2 1/4 inch turn down chrome exhaust
tips, bolted them to the actual exhaust pipe inside my Dooleys,
slipped my Shark Fin tips overthem and screwed them on.
This is the result. It works great.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/22/2008 5:23:05 PM
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Spudster
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Nice looking setup.........
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/22/2008 5:39:49 PM
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To ride in Idaho, I bet Barbara has a heater on that bagger, I rode the tetons and yellow stone years and it was cold, but then i was young.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/23/2008 7:50:29 PM
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some pictures of my kit:
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/MT_Harley_UC/0423082004a.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/MT_Harley_UC/0423082004.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/MT_Harley_UC/0423082002.jpg
I want to redo the preload and attempt to get it to pull more even, it seems to pull ever so sligtly to the right. I have found the slow twisties to be a challenge but did take it up to 90 and found it to be pretty stable. Rough roads make for a rougher ride as you have to ride how ever the wheels decide. I had turnout exhaust pipes on my bike and was worried that they would be too long, but they worked out perfect. It seems to use more gas than usual as the gauge went to just over half with only 80 miles ridden but that doesn't mean anything. It is great not having to worry about falling anymore. On decent roads and smooth corners, it is a great ride and I am loving it. Can't wait to get it all painted in the same color.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/23/2008 8:26:11 PM
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Spudster
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dw...nice photos.
Grumpa...have heated vest and gloves. Haven't used them this year, noticed as I get older, can't take the cold weather anymore!
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/29/2008 8:51:01 AM
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Sorry I have not responded this past week. My daughter was married this weekend at Panama City Beach, Fl. Wonderful time and now have a great son-in-law. I have been gone since last Wednesday. My wife didn't let me take the bike to the beach this time. Still learning to handle it before getting into all the excitement. Thunder Beach is this weekend. I won't make this one. I will go down to their fall rally.
dw, the kit looks good. Post some more pics when the painting is finished. We are having similar driving experiences. I will check my preload. I just think I'm weak from laying around for a month with my bum leg in the air.
Barbara, you changed your sig? What have I missed? Did you get a new bike?
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/29/2008 11:48:08 AM
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Bryan, the Sportster was my winter project..bought it last September...everyone thinks I'm crazy!! Two bikes and one bu** (lol). Rode Blue this morning before the high wind advisory. Congratulations on the wedding and new SIL.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/29/2008 12:09:52 PM
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bdn56
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Now that is a nice looking sportster. I thought about buying a sportster after my accident. Might be a little easier to handle with the bad leg? Then my doctor says NO riding for 6 to 12 months. He meant no feet on the ground while riding.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/30/2008 5:50:15 PM
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Keep your feet planted....really have to concentrate when switching bikes! Can you just picture me pulling up to a stop sign and not putting my feet down on the Sportster? Yikes, perish the thought.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 4/30/2008 7:36:39 PM
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dw2169
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Thanks BDn, I am convinced that I want to go to a full trike now The Voyager makes me a little nervous as too how hard I dare ride into a corner with it. I am considered a hard rider by my friends cuz I usually push a bike to its full performance and I have not found a comfort level with the Voyager. As Barbara said, one had better be doing the speed limit in corners and I totally agree. I find I can push it about 5 miles over but I really have to hang on to the bike. My shoulders have both had torn rotator cuffs so I don't have a lot of arm strength and I get tired easy from the MD. I am sure that raking the front end would make it much easier to handle. I am trying to decide whether to go with a straight axle or independant suspension. I have ridden a Motor Trike (straight axle) on a Honda and it felt very solid other than the bike was very uncomfortable after riding an UC. I am going to the Harley dealer and try a Lehman out. The one I really want to try is a California Sidecar Trike but the closest dealer is in Rapid City, SD and he doesn't have one together at the moment to ride. I am also hoping to get some good input from some of the people on the forum. I have also played with the idea of just getting a whole new trike rather than triking my bike but I just put in gear cams and it is running really good and only has 45000 miles on it. Sheesh I guess I have gone on long enough. I will give the Voyager a few more miles as I don'treally think 300 miles is enough of a tryout. So please forum peoples, give me your opinions.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/1/2008 5:42:42 AM
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bdn56
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Putting your feet down? The first time I rode EG with the floor boards, I almost forgot to put my feet down at a light. I thought they were down. That was in 1983. I think of that every time I slow down now. I sure am getting used to leaving me feet up. I am beginning to like it a lot.
You all know how hot it can get down here in LA (lower Alabama), I don't have to worry about my kick stand sinking in the hot asphalt anymore.
dw, I need to ride some trikes to see how much different they are. I like the independent suspension on my kit. I think going into corners won't be to much different with a trike. I may be wrong. CF will push you in the opposite direction of the turn every time without leaning. My wife and I both started trying to lean into the turn. It's different, but it seems to feel better cornering. I have taken some sharp corners so far. I just need to hang on and go.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/1/2008 5:41:09 PM
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I rode a Motor Trike and it felt completely different than the Voyager. It was more stable and you didn't fight the steering nearly as much even though it was not raked. It is really hard to explain but I know you will fill the difference when you ride one. I just want to see the difference between solid and independant. Of course, the price is extremely hard on the budget. We are getting snow tonight so will wait to find out.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/1/2008 6:14:07 PM
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Give the Voyager Kit a chance....you don't need to 'speed' thru corners, leave that to the two-wheel buds..you'll get there! I haven't ridden a trike, but I'm very happy with the voyager kit.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/1/2008 6:41:36 PM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: omega5m14
I have Roadhouse Dooleys on my trike with the Shark Fin
tips. The heat from the exhaust was messing with my paint
so I bought a couple 2 1/4 inch turn down chrome exhaust
tips, bolted them to the actual exhaust pipe inside my Dooleys,
slipped my Shark Fin tips overthem and screwed them on.
This is the result. It works great.
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neat trick on the trike. thanks for your service, welcome home.
landed in the middle of tet 68 on the way back from R&R
5th Special Forces Group (ABN) RVN 66-68
whhoooooooora bro
any where near Williamson county Tnn ?
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/1/2008 8:20:20 PM
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My wife has a DFT kit with independent suspension. She didn't have the upper body strength to ride the Fat Boy before it was converted, she kept dropping it after she stopped the thing. Well, I had it modified in order to keep her on the road. Did it work, heck yes. She loves it. We ride in the mountains and she hasn't had it raked out yet. I believe it needs the rake because it scrubbs going around tight curves. On the open road it rides like a car. I truly believe that independent suspension is the way to go. Smoother ride and only one center brake to worry about--both rear wheels brake the same. Older Lehmans had individual brakes and if they weren't adjusted right then they will pull to one side.
For anyone considering a reverse kit---all I can say is go for it. The Champion geared kit is great. You do have to be careful though because it works off the main engine and it can get away from you. I use ours mostly to back the trike up into our enclosed trailer. You can't get into a place you can't back out of!
Enough of my blubbering on. Its great to have this forum to discuss the ins and outs of trikes. Three wheels are great. I still ride a two wheeler but it won't be long before I convert mine also.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 3:53:22 AM
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omega5m14
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Thanks Charles. Welcome home to you too Brother. Been a lot
of water under the bridge since TET. Somedays it feels like it was a past life experience and then others; it feels like it was
yesterday.
Ride safe Bro, not many of us left.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 6:48:17 AM
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madcritter
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quote:
ORIGINAL: omega5m14
Thanks Charles. Welcome home to you too Brother. Been a lot
of water under the bridge since TET. Somedays it feels like it was a past life experience and then others; it feels like it was
yesterday.
Ride safe Bro, not many of us left.
I know what you mean about being just yesterday. On another note I made 4 trips to Womack Army Hospital at Ft Bragg last month (pre fed job tests). Saw a bunch of hurt kids, but not a one complaining made me proud of them. made me wonder were we ever that young.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 6:49:27 AM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: kentuckydave
My wife has a DFT kit with independent suspension. She didn't have the upper body strength to ride the Fat Boy before it was converted, she kept dropping it after she stopped the thing. Well, I had it modified in order to keep her on the road. Did it work, heck yes. She loves it. We ride in the mountains and she hasn't had it raked out yet. I believe it needs the rake because it scrubbs going around tight curves. On the open road it rides like a car. I truly believe that independent suspension is the way to go. Smoother ride and only one center brake to worry about--both rear wheels brake the same. Older Lehmans had individual brakes and if they weren't adjusted right then they will pull to one side.
For anyone considering a reverse kit---all I can say is go for it. The Champion geared kit is great. You do have to be careful though because it works off the main engine and it can get away from you. I use ours mostly to back the trike up into our enclosed trailer. You can't get into a place you can't back out of!
Enough of my blubbering on. Its great to have this forum to discuss the ins and outs of trikes. Three wheels are great. I still ride a two wheeler but it won't be long before I convert mine also.
what type of price on the DFT kit ?
thanks
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 2:07:52 PM
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omega5m14
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Does make you wonder. Here's a pic of me after getting out of the hospital, I'd stepped on a spike during a more exciting exfil.
Got some form of blood infection. Spent 3 weeks with IV antibiotics, feeding tube in one end and a rectal tube in the other; along with a catheter. Lost a few pounds. The pic is
after I'd gained some of it back and all the bandages removed. Anyway, I have the pics to prove I was that young but it's hard to believe.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 2:27:29 PM
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Skinny little rascal back then weren't you.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 2:34:21 PM
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omega5m14
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Looks like I wasn't the only one Bro :-)
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 2:48:03 PM
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madcritter
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Ain't it amazing what long walks with heavy loads in the heat, monsoons, jungle rot, old Crat's(1954) and beer in rusty steel cans can do to you.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 4:01:35 PM
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omega5m14
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Accounts for my bad feet, enlarged liver, hyperfuctioning spleen
and piss poor attitude when it comes to anything connected with the V.A.. I asked the V.A. for 2 things and they failed
miserably on both. 1. Cure the jungle rot I came home with. Use to get up in the morning with the sheets soaked in blood from
scratching at night. It had taken over every dark moist area of
my body. I stunk like a piece of road kill. Took 3 years and before I found a doctor with the sense to do multiple biopsies. I was eat up with fungus, yeast, and staph. It was so bad that he
had to order the ingredients and get the hospital pharmicist to
compound a medication that would work on all of the different infections. 2. When I went to college my GI bill was denied. Honorable DS Vietnam Vet and my college benifits were denied.
Took a trip to Nashville to find out why. I'd been out over 10
years. Damn near got arrested when they told me that. Probably still have my pic posted at the entrance. No, I'll die before I ever darken the V.A.'s doors again for anything. When I graduated, I sent that little crippled traitor a copy of my diploma
with a short note telling him where he could put it.
Guess you can tell I this is a real sore topic with me so before
I say to much more, I'll stop. Still have a lot of anger in me.
Anyway, appreciate your service and glad you made it back.
Think I'll go take a ride and calm down  Take care Brother.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 4:07:56 PM
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Ride safe, at least there is no agent orange on our streets (that we know of). I am about as bad as you on VA. it sucks gave up on it years ago.
Just saw your occupation, close, retired local LEO, going to work next monday as a fed officer, see if I can't double my bank account every month for a few more years.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/2/2008 5:30:08 PM
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omega5m14
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When I came back in 69, I couldn't buy a job, tried. Just about ready to re-up and go back to what I knew when I saw an add for Metro DC Police Officers. Took the test, passed, went to work for the best Police Department I ever worked for. Been in Law Enforcement of one dimension or another ever since.
Good luck with the Feds. Got a good friend that works for ATF
stationed in Atlanta.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/3/2008 9:42:46 PM
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dw2169
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Well I went to the Harley dealer today and rode an 08 Lehman Trike. I found it was very solid and easy to steer. I was able to corner as fast as the two wheel bikes and could turn around in the middle of a two lane road with no problem. I talked with several trikers and they all liked the Lehman Trikes. I was surprised when the red one ended up following me home. I am really looking forward to riding again without having to worry and enjoy the ride. The 96 inch motor seemed to have plenty of get up and go. Can't wait to break it in tomorrow.
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RE: Voyager Trike Kit - 5/5/2008 7:22:52 AM
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Mad, Omega, I guess I was lucky. In 1969, I crashed going down a mountain on snow skis. Ruined my right knee. When I was for called for my physical, I was denied enlistment. I felt pretty useless. In 1978, I got laid off from my union machinist job, my wife left me so I figured I try enlisting again. I swam in the hotel pool in Detroit for 2 hours the night before the physical. My knee was good and tight that time and they took me. They were very short of guys at that time do to all the vets getting out. 20 years and 4 months later, I retired as a Senior Aviator.
I should have known the same knee would get me in trouble again. I am healing ok. I should be able to walk without crutches in another month. Thanks for your service for myself and my country.
dw, did you win the lottery? Just kidding, I hope you enjoy the Lehman trike. I am jealous. Send us some pics.
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