A top down shot showing the trimmed footrests.  Vacation starts Friday time to bring this Frankenbike to life!  Bent kingpin bolts to be replaced along with spacers and bushings to secure and stabilize the front end better.

Ride the crazy tandem

My Brave, Brilliant and Talent friend cesar At the tip of the spear while I provide the primary horsepower on the inaugural run.

I marked out the new shape for the footrests.  The rear edges stick out too far to permit the tightest turns.  Hoping to get them cut down and edged this week.

This is a different view of the tanktrike with my friend Cesar giving it a try.  Unfortunately, not much progress made since the last posting.  Look for new shots with updates in the new year.  Happy Holidays to all.

It LIVES!!!! The beast rode today! The tanktrike went on a series of test rides today!

Today, my youngest assistant, Seth Robert and I took the Tanktrike out to the big playground near our home and gave it a thorough test ride.  We took the most broken up sidewalk route there without incident, rode standing and sitting down, single and tandem and I feel very satisfied and a little tired.  We took it home on the road and it handled very well.  

The tank trike is almost ready!

The frame is complete!,  The wheels are on, The steering is ready!  Just need to mount the seat and finish installing the drive train.

The newest version of the Tanktrike front end.  Some custom fit square aluminum tubing and some scrap salvaged from a junked wheelchair will brace the new aluminum I-beam main tube extension. I am getting excited because I expect to have the frame reassembled shortly.