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Thanks for the great documentation of this Frankenstein Trike conversion!
This post is about a recent project I actually completed. I've always been into motorcycles - especially Harleys. But we're getting up in years and sometimes I lay the bike over when I'm jostling around in the driveway or parking lot while we are 2-up. So, I shopped around for Trike alternatives. I found this company out of Kansas called Frankenstein Trikes, and after a lot of studying, I decided to try and pull it off myself. I live in an old schoolhouse and I had lots of room downstairs to perform the conversion, so I got a couple buds together and we pulled it off in 2.5 hours. Here's the jist of it.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_1.jpg)
I started out by drawing up a design for a graphic to surprise my wife, and started a dialogue with Dev from Precision Vinyl Decals. Since I'm not an artist, I just copied and pasted things from the internet to get my point across.
http://www.precisionvinylgraphics.com
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/rosebud_1.jpg)
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/rosebud_2.jpg)
Here's what he came up with:
And this was the final product:
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/rosebud_3.jpg)
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_2.jpg)
Had to add a little Navy flair to the bike. This was a special order air cleaner cover from the HD catalog:
This was how the Frankenstein kit arrived:
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_3.jpg)
The help was cheap:
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_4.jpg)
This stuff was really packed. The parts were covered in plastic, and then the space around the parts was filled with some kind of spray foam. A pain to unwrap, but well protected for shipment.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_4a.jpg)
It's a real quality kit. Includes an billet aluminum Dana 30 rear axle with a mod that allows you to add your belt drive pulley from your bike. The tires are top quality and come already inflated. The fenders are fiberglass and primed; they arrive needing a little filler and sanding - to be expected.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_5.jpg)
The black parts are the new swingarm and fender support.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_7.jpg)
They should be proud to put their name on the kit. It's a quality product.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_8.jpg)
OK, I think we're committed.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_10.jpg)
All right, don't panic; I rode this in here, and I'm going to ride it out.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_11.jpg)
Axle going in:
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_12.jpg)
Tires are on. Hooking up belt, shocks, and misc.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_14.jpg)
Getting close.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_15.jpg)
Looking Rad! I actually rode it to work a few times like this. Notice that there are no fenders on it yet. Actually got more comments before I put the fenders on.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_15b.jpg)
I built a couple cradles for finishing up the fenders. 1st time I'd ever painted anything - let alone a metalflake. Ordered primer and suede blue pearl from Colorrite http://www.colorrite.com . Paint gun care of Harbor Freight.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_16.jpg)
I was really pleased with how they came out and how close they matched the OEM paint.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_17.jpg)
Air up the tires and mount the fenders.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_18.jpg)
Saving the triple-tree installation for a later date.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_20.jpg)
The finished project.
![](http://www.wingnuts-haven.com/images/trike/trike_21.jpg)
I waited a couple months and wet sanded the fenders with 1200 wet or dry paper, then rubbed them out with polishing compound. Turned out great. Cost me a few bottles of Gatorade and a Saturday afternoon. The guys I work with love doing this kind of thing. We had a good time building it, and I've been having a great time riding it. Hope someone gets something out of this post. ![Smile](http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)