I first saw the trike and talked to the builder earlier this year on Hwy 74 at Hell's Kitchen [Southern California ] Last weekend I saw it again on Hwy 74. Having seen it in person,I must say very well built!
Great work. It's wonderful to see somebody take a desire and follow through to achieve completion. Just when I was starting to think that American ingenuity was dead and complacency a standard, I come across this video. Thank you Mr Yin.
love your use of extruded aluminum in the assembly,I always said,people are passing on a incredible building material,a erector set.The plus side is you can bolt it altogether ,then weld it after final fit.Great job.
i just re-looked at your front end you might want to change the 2 top frame segments for a front end collision, they look like they would go right through you, think this config over, triangulate straight portions of frame pieces etc so they aren't going through you rethink this over okay mike !!
He has built a street registered vehicle, Something Elio can't do and he did it for a lot less than $100 Million and didn't take 4 years to complete it. Good job Bro.
mike William It's just one handmade vehicle though. I know you weren't being completely serious about Elio. This is still impressive for one person to do nonetheless.
you can tell this man is very technically smart what a precise engineer all you have to do is put a nice fiberglass skin on that thing well-built well engineered with a very small amount of refinement that could be a production vehicle
a fantastic well built machine. You can see its been built with precision in mind rather than passion. A masterpiece normally starts life on the back of a napkin or notepad, not CAD. Kudos to the man and his engineering skills and no i haven't got one nor have i made one and yes I'm a bit jealous but if you're gonna put the money and time in why make something that looks like a car bolted to a storage rack bolted to a motorbike.
Very impressed with your ingenuity,very nice ride man... A bit of overkill but more is better then not enough so I'm on the same page as you as long as the weight is kept in check.
Nice Machine but please think of a rear impact your straight square frame can kill you like a spear through you, you need to figure a crumple zone or collapsible frame senerio, impact absorbing a square frame doesn't provide that safety just a point to think of on the next build, maybe angled frame config back end, nothing straight and horizontal thats facing your back, build in a fold breaking point when using square tubing or similar protection in designing this machine a point to think over okay !!!
Beautiful work. A fascinating vehicle. I wonder if he heat-treated the aluminum frame after welding it, and if so, where he could find a place with an oven big enough to do it. I am inspired!
Very interesting it looks like it would take a engineer to design and build I bet you have a ton of money and man hour's involved in this build I bet your wife was happy when you finished this project .
Pretty slick, a little boxy on the back end though, I'm sure it would be nice to have a reverse of some sort, the get out and push it backwards leaves a lot to be desired.
FUCKING HILARIOUS!!! I've seen 80/20 used for a lot of things, but never anything like this--probably because it's strong, but pretty heavy. It's still very cool.
markstoys11 lol I know, I clicked the video expecting to see the work or some expert welder/fabricator and then I was like "holy shit, he built that thing with 80/20!"A lot of our fixtures, and workstations at my work are built with that stuff.
Quite a beauty!!!! Is there any concern with the accelerator petal getting some sand or something in the sliding rail that would cause the sliding part to stick... thus making the acceleration to become stuck. That would be disastrous unless you have a kill switch.
Fully aware of 80/20 it used in my industry as well and it might have structural properties it is not meant for anything like this.Its actually meant to be bolted together. I see he welded it but if a weld doesn't break something will bend and if there is an accident he's a goner. PLEASE NO ONE TRY THIS! THIS IS NOT SAFE!!!
Very cool ride! The only thing thats bugging me, its the way the rear end of the frame looks. The front looks great, but the rear chassis by the swingarm looks like a Lego set. BUT, it looks great and very functional! I like how he incorporated the sportbike swing arm instead of designing some fancy suspension that probably wouldnt perform well.
if the back of the frame at the bottom wasn't so box like, it'd be the coolest thing around. i bet it cost sweet fuck all too. i mean the outside frame rails could go up and in to hug the vtwin and she'd be a beaut ahuh
Overall I am very impressed! Not bad for the type of metal it is built from. You can see that he put a lot of engineering into it. I am curious how many hours he put into it, starting with the design phase thru to the finish and the total cost? (I'm certain he continues to refine). I bet it is a load of fun!
I like it, its coming out of a huge knowledge and experience. I just wanna add my humble opinion regarding the frqme right angle where the engine sits, what if it was a curved instead of this right angle??
Looks great, technically very interesting. Do you have any bump steer? I am designing/building a three wheeler and checked it out for mine - pivot points on the same plane, I think.
its definitely a unique design, but is no short supply of sketch, Ive just wrapped up the finals on another robotics competition. we use this stuff all the time, but it is super flimsy. as in it starts acting up under 50kg's of stress. that being said. i did also see one robot lifting 2 other robots up off the ground putting a total load of 140kg's on just 3 of these struts.
some panels maybe?? it looks good naked but hey. if he could imagine a frame that's not half bad, I bet he could maybe think of some cool panels for it. carbon fiber or metalic.
BILL68116 No, although he didn't mention it in the video, the transmission is stock from the SV1000, which of course didn't have a reverse gear. So he's gotta get out and push it if he needs to back up.
I want it to see in f1 race .., .three wheel vehicles are much faster than four-wheel, less contact surface provides much faster ...such vehicle come with the brand manufactured, then we say that we also participate in the future for f1 ...best wishes for future ...design...🙃
This vehicle has a stock Suzuki SV1000 engine and transmission so it does not have a reverse gear. He has to get out and push it backwards to get it to back up.
pyro19077 Yeah, obviously he couldn't register it as a motorcycle, so after he finished it he took it to the CHP to pass some kind of a visual inspection (they didn't test drive it) as required by the DMV before they would issue him a title for it. Evidently a three wheeler is really easy to pass. Had it been a four wheeled vehicle he would have had to get it through some DOT crash tests (or so he said) which would have been prohibitively expensive.
I first saw the trike and talked to the builder earlier this year on Hwy 74 at Hell's Kitchen [Southern California ] Last weekend I saw it again on Hwy 74. Having seen it in person,I must say very well built!
Great work. It's wonderful to see somebody take a desire and follow through to achieve completion. Just when I was starting to think that American ingenuity was dead and complacency a standard, I come across this video. Thank you Mr Yin.
love your use of extruded aluminum in the assembly,I always said,people are passing on a incredible building material,a erector set.The plus side is you can bolt it altogether ,then weld it after final fit.Great job.
Very nice. Makes me want to get my old reverse trike going again.
i just re-looked at your front end you might want to change the 2 top frame segments
for a front end collision, they look like they would go right through you, think this config over, triangulate straight portions of frame pieces etc so they aren't going through you
rethink this over okay mike !!
He has built a street registered vehicle, Something Elio can't do and he did it for a lot less than $100 Million and didn't take 4 years to complete it. Good job Bro.
mike William It's just one handmade vehicle though. I know you weren't being completely serious about Elio. This is still impressive for one person to do nonetheless.
+Ron Wilson Can I see a source for the price?
Excellent piece of craftsmanship....You can be very proud of this creation!!!
Outstanding! Nice job all around !!
This is very cool project and the body just needs a shell to go over it .Very cool dude seems to be very intelligent thanks for video
Mr. Yin, you are the man! I love your ride. It is unique and well built. I only wish that I had half the skills you have. Great job!
What an awesome build. All that welding of AL must have been tough!
you can tell this man is very technically smart what a precise engineer all you have to do is put a nice fiberglass skin on that thing well-built well engineered with a very small amount of refinement that could be a production vehicle
a fantastic well built machine. You can see its been built with precision in mind rather than passion. A masterpiece normally starts life on the back of a napkin or notepad, not CAD. Kudos to the man and his engineering skills and no i haven't got one nor have i made one and yes I'm a bit jealous but if you're gonna put the money and time in why make something that looks like a car bolted to a storage rack bolted to a motorbike.
Awesome, Not many people go into those details!
Very impressed with your ingenuity,very nice ride man... A bit of overkill but more is better then not enough so I'm on the same page as you as long as the weight is kept in check.
Great work!
Simply and effective solutions
I would cover that thing in sheet metal and rivets, polish it up, make it look like a WWII fighter.
Life is great when you do what you love
now he just needs a designer to make a fiberglass body to put over the skeleton frame
Yeah put some clothes on her
Amazing work. Mad skills!!!
Impressive. I've seen the extruded aluminum you used in a lot of factory applications. Never would have thought of using it for a chassis.
very cool build brother..amazing
proud to be cambodian toi brother
Nice Machine but please think of a rear impact your straight square frame
can kill you like a spear through you, you need to figure a crumple zone or collapsible
frame senerio, impact absorbing a square frame doesn't provide that safety
just a point to think of on the next build, maybe angled frame config back end,
nothing straight and horizontal thats facing your back, build in a fold breaking point
when using square tubing or similar protection in designing this machine
a point to think over okay !!!
good idea brother i proud of you cambodian
fun future project idea !
thanks for sharing
Love the cambodian flag on the spoiler!
Astron -> AssTron -> AssTrone :)) . Nice build man very cool
that spoiler kills it......does it actually need that?
love your 3 wheels, you must spend a ton on time on it.
Beautiful work. A fascinating vehicle. I wonder if he heat-treated the aluminum frame after welding it, and if so, where he could find a place with an oven big enough to do it. I am inspired!
I love it!! You've really built something special, and I bet you probably don't have more than 3K into it. Very nice!
nice work
Very interesting it looks like it would take a engineer to design and build I bet you have a ton of money and man hour's involved in this build I bet your wife was happy when you finished this project .
beautiful job !!
Simply amazing and it looks fun
My gran son says Would be cool w a Fiberglass hood /Panels
Great effort and finished product! (Tips hat!)
AstroTrain maybe was the bot his boy was thinking of.. kewl rig, nice work!
Pretty slick, a little boxy on the back end though, I'm sure it would be nice to have a reverse of some sort, the get out and push it backwards leaves a lot to be desired.
FUCKING HILARIOUS!!! I've seen 80/20 used for a lot of things, but never anything like this--probably because it's strong, but pretty heavy. It's still very cool.
markstoys11 lol I know, I clicked the video expecting to see the work or some expert welder/fabricator and then I was like "holy shit, he built that thing with 80/20!"A lot of our fixtures, and workstations at my work are built with that stuff.
Looks like a fun toy. Like the whole machine, but the chassis/frame could do with a MKII revision.
Like your trike.. I'm building a reverse trike myself for the first time. The only thing is how do i mount a swing arm to the frame. Any thoughts?
Good job man!
I think, it's a litle ovebuild, but over all congratulations for build
Quite a beauty!!!! Is there any concern with the accelerator petal getting some sand or something in the sliding rail that would cause the sliding part to stick... thus making the acceleration to become stuck. That would be disastrous unless you have a kill switch.
Very cool how the human mind can think
Amazing work, and talent!! BRAVO !!! Gb bg
Fully aware of 80/20 it used in my industry as well and it might have structural properties it is not meant for anything like this.Its actually meant to be bolted together. I see he welded it but if a weld doesn't break something will bend and if there is an accident he's a goner. PLEASE NO ONE TRY THIS! THIS IS NOT SAFE!!!
Kevin Zack I mean its his 1st project
good job!
The guy who built this said, "I'm an engineer not a designer."
Paul Robert engineering takes into account aesthetics.... That's a lame excuse
Very cool ride! The only thing thats bugging me, its the way the rear end of the frame looks. The front looks great, but the rear chassis by the swingarm looks like a Lego set. BUT, it looks great and very functional! I like how he incorporated the sportbike swing arm instead of designing some fancy suspension that probably wouldnt perform well.
do you have plans,might be a nice project,sell full size plans,80/20 might be interested in your project for marketing.
Woo awesone!! I love it.
if the back of the frame at the bottom wasn't so box like, it'd be the coolest thing around. i bet it cost sweet fuck all too. i mean the outside frame rails could go up and in to hug the vtwin and she'd be a beaut ahuh
Somewere between lowes ebay and a touch of best-buy i found the parts in the returned item section
I'm going to make something like this one day
good job......nice machine......
Excellent work, you must open a school to teach others. I am dying to build one but don't have the technical know how
fortune tied up in it I bet
Any update on this vehicle and builder since its been 8 years
nice
Overall I am very impressed! Not bad for the type of metal it is built from. You can see that he put a lot of engineering into it. I am curious how many hours he put into it, starting with the design phase thru to the finish and the total cost? (I'm certain he continues to refine). I bet it is a load of fun!
I like it, its coming out of a huge knowledge and experience.
I just wanna add my humble opinion regarding the frqme right angle where the engine sits, what if it was a curved instead of this right angle??
No Prob. When you build YOUR'S, "Curve It"!
Looks great, technically very interesting. Do you have any bump steer?
I am designing/building a three wheeler and checked it out for mine - pivot points on the same plane, I think.
wow u r clever....pretty cool project
Glad you enjoyed the video Rob. This guy worked really hard to build this three Wheeler.
How does it handle?? good?, bad? scary?
Astron is Very cool
Frankenstein!!! genius!!!
magnificent!!
I wonder if this could be used for a Wikispeed chassis.
the car should be call ebay because olmost everything is from ebay lol great work men congrats
Need to add some body work on the front third to reduce drag - what say ye?
Its awesome. I am aslo a mechanical undergrad. Recently, I started a project regarding a trike. Can you help me on few things?
its definitely a unique design, but is no short supply of sketch,
Ive just wrapped up the finals on another robotics competition. we use this stuff all the time, but it is super flimsy. as in it starts acting up under 50kg's of stress.
that being said. i did also see one robot lifting 2 other robots up off the ground putting a total load of 140kg's on just 3 of these struts.
take it from work?
1 piece @ a time
looks great
good job
can anyone provide the information on what it took for him to be able to register his machine and make it street legal?
NICE JOB!!! Did you put a body on it?
Excelente 🇩🇴🇩🇴🌎
Awesome!!!
ខ្ញុំចង់រៀនធ្វើដែរបងប្រុស
Very nice. How did you get it to be street legal?
needs fairing -
body panels tho?
I may be wrong but the Hayabusa is a 4 cylinder bike.
In the video he explains that the engine is from a SV1000 and the swing arm is from a Hayabusa.
The Moto Channel
3 wheelers combine the disadvantages of cars with the disadvantages of motorcycles
some panels maybe?? it looks good naked but hey. if he could imagine a frame that's not half bad, I bet he could maybe think of some cool panels for it. carbon fiber or metalic.
Love everything except that rear wing. There has to be something a bit more discrete you can use
Does this machine have any kind of reverse?
BILL68116 No, although he didn't mention it in the video, the transmission is stock from the SV1000, which of course didn't have a reverse gear. So he's gotta get out and push it if he needs to back up.
damn impressve
I want it to see in f1 race .., .three wheel vehicles are much faster than four-wheel, less contact surface provides much faster ...such vehicle come with the brand manufactured, then we say that we also participate in the future for f1 ...best wishes for future ...design...🙃
What did it cost to build this thing?
you mentioned reverse, how did you gear it?
This vehicle has a stock Suzuki SV1000 engine and transmission so it does not have a reverse gear. He has to get out and push it backwards to get it to back up.
Not really sure how I feel about this. I love the idea of building your own vehicle, but some of the parts could've been better executed.
Looks heavy
Nice trike but would prefer a Polaris Slingshot, gliding through the twisties at 1g! and only $20K!
is it registered and street legal?
pyro19077 Yeah, obviously he couldn't register it as a motorcycle, so after he finished it he took it to the CHP to pass some kind of a visual inspection (they didn't test drive it) as required by the DMV before they would issue him a title for it. Evidently a three wheeler is really easy to pass. Had it been a four wheeled vehicle he would have had to get it through some DOT crash tests (or so he said) which would have been prohibitively expensive.
thank you. it give me idea of my own but no one one youtube talks about the legalizing for the street side they only show builds
All of them from ebay bro? Hahah.. but its cool, i like it
Could you make us one give me a price??
i cant till someone makes 3 wheeler to really compete with the trex style and price
that thing is really nice! u should build me one and I'll pay u for it later...lol!...nice piece of machine tho