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| Lykle:
This is a start of my second vehicle. After building One I feel the need to design and build the next one. It is to be called the Swift Flyer. It will be a tilting three wheeled vehicle. The seat and the rear wheel will tilt up till 45 degrees while the front wheels tilt a little. The tilt and steering will be done using feet. The hands will only be used for throttle and brake. Power is by electric hub motor. (for now) The tilt mechanism uses two foot pedals that control the tilt mechanically. By pushing the right foot forward, the main frame tilts counterclockwise (looking forwards). This also causes the steering to steer a little bit to the left. By pushing my toes on my right foot forward, I increase the steering angle to the left. In my mind it feels like skiing. So I hope I will be carving up the road. Because everything is controlled mechanically, I have direct feedback and my left foot is controlling. I am still very much in the design phase. Working out the various angles, connections and if I have enough tilt and steering angles. I also designed a scale model that I will print out, when my printer finally arrives. It is going to be a wild ride, not only the design and build phase, but also the ride itself. I hope you like it. |
| vtsteam:
I lykle very muchkle :clap: Now this ought to be an interesting thread! |
| Joe d:
This is intriguing. Looking forward to following along. Joe |
| Brass_Machine:
Awesome! I have been day dreaming of designing a trike for years now. I will be following this one closely! :beer: :beer: :beer: Eric |
| Brass_Machine:
I would like some more information about your first build. Do you have a build log anywhere? Eric |
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