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Tricycle Restoration? (my second project)


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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.  :rolleyes2:  

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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... IMG_2331.JPG.3464e816ee01e26ff118b213334b70e0.JPGIMG_2330.JPG.0c646da66dc1f4d98085dd5210063353.JPG

 

 

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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.)

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That is really nice.

Rohn

(John 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV)

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

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Most excellent

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

Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..

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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.

Kindest regards

Brian

 

"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right"  Henry Ford

Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy,  Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)

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Very cool!

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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!

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