Tricycle Restoration? (my second project)

[joelpete]

Quick background; my ex-wife remarried and lives in an area where they don't get garbage pick-up so they haul their own garbage to the dump.  One day whilst hauling said garbage my sons discovered a treasure.   

[joelpete]

The kids' step-dad said there really wasn't anything they could do with it, so their mother's response was to send it with the kids to my house, as a "Project."  Just so happens I recently developed an interest in leatherwork so... 

 

 

Edited August 20, 2018 by joelpete
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[stelmackr]

Cool...

 

[joelpete]

The trunk is a pattern I bought off of Tandy's Leathercraft Library.  The seat I purchased off of Amazon, disassembled and reverse engineered.  The fender and get-back whip were my creations.  The hand grips are straight outta China (Amazon.)

[Rohn]

That is really nice.

[rodneywt1180b]

I think that's the coolest trike I've seen.  Great job!

[fredk]

Most excellent

The kid wot rides that will need a leather jacket and cap. ala Marlon Brando in 'The Wild One'

[Rockoboy]

2 hours ago, joelpete said:

The kids' step-dad said there really wasn't anything they could do with it

Nope. Repairs not possible. Just chuck it away.

[ScoobyNewbie]

Very cool!

[Stetson912]

This is awesome. I thought you meant motorcycle trikem this I think is cooler. Good looking work on the seats and bag. And that whip is a quirky touch. That's probably my favorite part. I can see little biker kids peddlin down the street haha. 

Just needs a little two stroke hehe!

[Alisdair]

This is so cool! I've done a few bike seats in my time, too.

[porcupine]

That makes my day! That's so cool

[kgg]

Damn nice job, great restoration. This proves that one person's garbage can be another's treasure.

kgg

[joelpete]

Thank you all for the kind words!  I'm a semi-avid biker (Mountain bike, Road bike, part-time triathlete), so this was a fun project where I was able to incorporate several hobby skills (welding, mechanical, leatherwork, bike maintenance, etc.).  

I just wish I could afford to do more of these... I probably paid for five new trikes restoring this one.

[blink1688]

That's awesome!

[plinkercases]

That is now a real keeper... generations of riders to come.

[Sporty1]

Wow! That is very nice. 

[ComputerDoctor]

Very cool!

Some local kid will have to join the 'HOG' chapter with that nice scoot! 

Sam:)

[rodneywt1180b]

I forgot to mention in my first comment.  Those slicks are a nice touch, so is the wide whitewalls on the front.  Where did you find them?

 

Edited August 25, 2018 by rodneywt1180b

[buzzardbait]

Very nice. I would be proud to ride that, if I wasn't so old and fat!

[bikermutt07]

That is a badass tricycle.

Will you be selling it or saving it for a future grandson?

You really did a great job.

[joelpete]

On 8/25/2018 at 5:22 PM, rodneywt1180b said:

I forgot to mention in my first comment.  Those slicks are a nice touch, so is the wide whitewalls on the front.  Where did you find them?

 

All the purchased items (hand grips, seat (before I tore it apart and rebuilt it), headset, etc.) I bought off of Amazon.  

The parts I needed were too specific to try to find them all "locally."

On 8/26/2018 at 8:27 AM, bikermutt07 said:

That is a badass tricycle.

Will you be selling it or saving it for a future grandson?

You really did a great job.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with it. I could never get out of it the money I put into it, not to mention any of the craftwork.  I'll probably just hang onto it until my kids loose all interest, then give it to someone that I think MIGHT take care of it for awhile.  My kids will probably dig it for another year or so...

[bikermutt07]

Well, then I say keep it for the future grandkids. They will love it. 

[Albob]

That is simply amazing work, thank you for sharing and motivating.

 

[RegisD]

Great imagination and great job!