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I got a call from Summit today, one of the wheels I ordered is no longer made, so I cancelled the other and went back to looking at my wheel options. It actually worked out in my favor. I found a set of nice Chrome wheels with a 3" difference in backset, so now I won't even need the spacer and ...

Got something of a response from the Trike company today. The owner kinda tried to belittle me and make it sound like I just didn't know what I was doing and that she wouldn't have the same problems if she had this in her shop, but in the end she did agree to refund the money for the fiberglass body...

I'm feeling better about all of it today, especially after I made my brackets and mounted the trunk on the bike. I ordered fenders today and once they come in I'll have some welding and bolting to do to get them ready for the paint shop but basically I'll be finished at that point. I even climbed up...

I finally got some replies from the company I bought the kit from. They basically admitted that they haven't put this kit on a Vulcan 900 before when they responded that they were going to "contact other trike builders to ask them how they handled these problems". They initially said they ...

I'm not really up to making my own fiberglass body for this baby. I talked with DNA again today. They were not able to find anyone willing to make me a one of a kind pulley. We also talked about the difference in offset side to side vs the Harley bikes this axle was designed for and when I measured ...

I would also prefer the smaller pulley. I sent a request for help to the company I got the kit from. I got a short reply from the company I purchased the kit from today. Basically, they are in Sturgis and they'll call me when they get back but they did not offer any real advice other than, "obv...

I ran into some fitment problems tonight getting the fiberglass body and everything to line up. Kinda looks like the axle needs to slide back a few inches and the only way that will happen is 1. Buy a longer drive belt, or 2. Replace the oversize pulley with one that matches the OEM diameter. I've s...

Glad you decided to chime in. Welcome to the forum.

Thanks Triangles, after tonight I have to start my last two classes for the Fall semester (my final semester) so things may go a little slower but I've gotten pretty far in the last couple of weeks. I'm heading out to the shop to see if I can get the support bracket installed for the fiberglass body...

Okay, I promised more pictures. Sunday I had to get the mono shock in place. It wasn't very difficult except that I just don't bend very well yet. Fortunately, the motorcycle lift made it possible to get everything in a place I could get to. Once I got that attached I felt like I was ready to start ...

The rear end is actually a limited slip differential. When I was putting the belt on last night I had it jacked up and you could spin one wheel forward and the other went backwards. I could see the differential when I had the casing apart, it's pretty small compared to the one I had in my old F-450 ...

Yeah, that is a nice big trunk and I like the luggage rack and backrest a lot. I spent about 5 hours earlier this week on two evenings working on stripping the items off the bike. I removed the seat and the backrest and saddle bags. http://s9.postimage.org/5ukqb0d0b/Trike_Conversion_Update_1_008.jpg...

Welcome to the forum S.E. Road King. It sounds like you have a lot of mechanical experience. I'm sure you will be a nice addition to our knowledge base around here. This is a good group, nobody ever has a cross word and lots of willingness to help someone if they are experiencing problems. I hope yo...

Here is the bike sitting in front of the assembled axle/swingarm. http://s13.postimage.org/w4i47vbdv/Trike_Converstion_Part_1_033.jpg I also ordered a "touring trunk with wrap around passenger backrest" to add to the fiberglass body. http://s11.postimage.org/mldh5956n/Trike_Converstion_Par...

I can't seem to add any more pictures right now, not sure why. Maybe I've uploaded my limit tonight.