Hi Folks

[sheepster]

Hope this is the right place to post this admin , i have given up bikes due to a Parkinsons style illness and now looking at building myself a Yam xs1100 trike has anyone got any hints , tips , suggestions with regards to the Yam xs , also does anyone know what axle is best for these and where i can or may be able to get a plan for the swinging arm end of things.

thnx in advance folks , site looks well spot on with loadsa info and reads....cheers :thumbsu:

[John Hopkins]

Hi sheepster,

Welcome to the forum..

Sorry to hear you are having a shitty time of it..

I can't help with the trike but why not fill in the UserCP up there on the left so that someone who may be able to help will know how far away you are..

We have quite a few people who will be able to help.

John

[kidhaf]

All right welcome to the forum I know nuthing about trikes ...and have zero mechanical aptitude. If you want a perfectly good engine buggered beyond repair leave me alone for 30 seconds with yer tools. Gauranteed it will commit suicide in 5 seconds rather than let me touch it.

As for a helpful people ...what John forgot to say was there are more pisstakers on here than folk who will be able to help ...so sort out the wheat from the shit and you will be laffin.

[Grav]

There's plenty of excellent advice in the Workshop forum and the Trike forum from some very talented engineers.

Welcome to the forum, Sheepster.

[sheepster]

Hi folks many thnx for yer welcomes and directions its much appreciated :thumbsu::thumbsu:

lol :D @ kidhaf

@ John many thnx and yep will do mate :thumbu:

[John Hopkins]

Sorry Kid,

You know I would never knowingly offend anyone, And I realise that if you look at the map of Great Britain and think of a bottle of milk, Scotland would be the cream...





Also the thickest part...

John

[kidhaf]

Sorry Kid,

You know I would never knowingly offend anyone, And I realise that if you look at the map of Great Britain and think of a bottle of milk, Scotland would be the cream...

Also the thickest part...

John

Cheeky bugger LOL:beer1:

[devon-tony]

Greetings,

sorry but the wording with regards to a swingarm conversion just fills me with fear, I dont like them, and Im yet to see one that works properly and would give me any confidence

in my honest opinion, the simplest and safest way to build a trike for the first time is a rigid, with sprung seat if you so require.

reliant axles are tried and proven, although not the easiest of things to find these days, unless you look behind the shed at my dads house LOL

[biggus mickus]

An MG Midget axle is very simmilar in terms of size and weight and also cheap and available parts.

Cheers, Mick.:thumbu:

[sheepster]

Thnx guys yep going for the rigid style now as the swinging arm ones ive now managed to see look a bit thin for my liking , they prob okay but i want more under me , also i got an Reliant axle with wheels and all the bits unmolested offered to me at £40 which i am thinking i will get for £30 , would this be a good buy ? is there anything with these axles i need to watch or look for ?

Again thnx in advance :thumbsu:

[biggus mickus]

They fetch over £100 on ebay!!!!!!!!!!

Grab it. Don't piss about, buy new shoes, springs and wheel cylinders for it, should be less than £50 for them.
Just remember that you'll need to turn it upside down to get it driving the right way (depending on which side your driveshaft is). You'll also need to relocate the breather to the other side of the diff.

Cheers, Mick.:thumbu:

[devon-tony]

good find that!

I built a yam hardtail trike some time back, very cheap, but I really liked it

the MSVA manual is online free download, worth going through and just printing off the pages that are relevant, its nothing to worry about, simple common sense and rules.

most important of all is to have fun and enjoy it

[biggus mickus]

I've got some Unit leading link forks for an XS1100, currently on my outfit, but I've just bought an FJ1200 to replace it, so they are for sale.
Same as these. Might be able to do a deal with your standard forks!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Leading-Link-Forks-Unit-Forks-Manufactured-order-/270721480629?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3f0841f7b5

Cheers, Mick.:thumbu:

[harry]

Thnx guys yep going for the rigid style now as the swinging arm ones ive now managed to see look a bit thin for my liking , they prob okay but i want more under me , also i got an Reliant axle with wheels and all the bits unmolested offered to me at £40 which i am thinking i will get for £30 , would this be a good buy ? is there anything with these axles i need to watch or look for ?

Again thnx in advance :thumbsu:

Reliant axles are pretty robust and come as standard with shit brakes.

Robin type are geared to suit 10" rims so bigger rims help sort the gearing to suit a bike engine. The regal type had 13" rims and so are geared lower, this can lead to very big rear wheels.

Midget / Sprite axles are also designed for 13" rims have the same shit brakes,
and are known for breaking half shafts. This is only likely to get worse wiv bigger wheels. However the wheels don't come off when the shaft breaks so it's only inconvenient rather than life threatening.

[Pablo]

Try to avoid Reliant axles, Go for Sierra, Escort, Cortina or even BMW.
The gearing on the latter will be better for cruising and rev less at higher speeds.