“Hi Brad and Kat. Here’s a pic of my new Blue Bullet Warrior.
Thanks again for the great plans. This bike rides just as good as a store brand, actually better because I know who made it.
Keep up the great job you two do.”
Mr. Frugle, AZ forum
Florida
Build blog: http://forum.atomiczombie.com/showthread.php?5881-Getting-ready-to-build-a-warrior. Mr. Frugle started his build December, 2011.
“Hi guys finally finished my Warrior.
I’ll post a few pics one of the pics is of the speed-o-meter mount I added to the front pulley.
I think someone in the Warrior forum was asking for ideas on where to mount a speedo. It works well, easy to see and not in the way.
I’ve got about 45 hours of labor $375 to $400 dollars invested. The biggest expense was the wheels, tires, and disc brakes ($220 without shipping) and three free old doner bikes two of which I was able to ride.
It’s unreal what people throw out. It was 28F this morning so I thought my shake down run wasn’t going to happen, but in Florida if you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes.
Anyway, it warmed up to 70F by lunch so I took it to the local bike trail and put 20 miles on it. WOW! Kool ride. Just a few little adjustments, and I’ll take another ride Monday. Happy peddling.”
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| Build your own Warrior recumbent trike |
Warrior Racing Trike takes performance and looks to all new heights. With triple disc brakes, under seat steering, and a general racing attitude, the Warrior would easily pass for an expensive production import. Built using inexpensive bicycle components and steel tubing, the Warrior weighs in at only 43 pounds, and has perfect handling and braking characteristics. There is not one single machined part on the entire trike, and everything can be built using only a basic welder, hand drill, and angle grinder!
The Warrior Racing Trike uses commonly available 20mm hubs, so there are no hard to find or overly expensive components needed. The frame is completely made of square steel tubing,and everything else on the Warrior Trike can be found at bicycle shops or hacked from scrap bicycles. The building process is designed to allow anyone with a Do-It-Yourself desire to finish his or her own version of the Warrior Trike without requiring previous bike building experience or specialized tools and skills.
If you have been eyeing up those expensive imported recumbent trikes, but think $4,500 is a bit too steep of a price tag, then get out your tools and build it yourself! For thousands of dollars less than the price of a basic tadpole trike, you can create your very own racing trike that will rival many of the factory built machines available.
Take a look at our Builders Gallery to see other Warrior examples, including many creative modifications to the plan. Our international builders community ranges from students to retired engineers, but they all have one thing in common – the desire to build their own stuff!
“This is one of a series of homebuilt vehicles, thanks to AZ. Mr. McCullom is a fellow teacher at Salem County Votech, NJ. He teaches Welding (he has a 100% placement record).
I currently teach Computer Applications (mainly Web 2.0) and how to create a business plan.
On this particular project, I salvaged the parts and built the jigs, the students fabricated the trike. Special thanks to Mr. McCollum and his students, can’t wait to get it on the road.”
Bryan McPhee”
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| Bike builders rock! |
I just pulled a flash looking “QUAKE PROOF BIKE” out of a skip (dumpster). It’s got full suspension and really heavy duty motorcycle style forks (true triple tree). It’s just screaming to be fitted with a large hub motor.
I stripped it back and gave it a nice coat of matt black, fixed some bits and pieces then came up against something new – threadless forks! I’ve got the lower forks and a pressed steel top yoke and the stem. I’ve been looking around and found a handle bar mounting stem to fit, but…”
Read more and join the discussion: http://forum.atomiczombie.com/showthread.php?5959-thread-less-forks-quake-proof-bike
“Hello!
Some months ago, I purchased building instructions for the “Warrior”. Very good and highly valuable, thank you very much! Since I had no previous welding experience, your “welding basics” tutorial also helped me a lot.
I was “brave” enough to go for round 50mm/47mm tubing in place of the square tube frame. It gave me grey hair before I mastered welding round thin walled tubing. Very difficult for a beginner, but a lot of practice helps (and a good grinder). Your instructions of how to make use of different existing bicycle parts were most welcome. It saved me a lot of research work.
Since I live in a place with a lot of hills, and almost no flat areas, an electric motor is almost mandatory to get anywhere. So, I purchased a “Golden Pie” and 38V LiPo batteries.
The trike was finished and first test ride was made today. It is NOT the right time for bicycle trips in Norway at this time of the year, but I cannot wait for the spring to get this thing tested. After some adjustments of the handlebars to maximum comfort, it was ready for a ride. It rides perfectly! Very stable and easy to handle.
Even on ice and hard snow it was no other problems than some painful “bone rattling” over some very bumpy parts in the road caused by poor clearing of the snow and ice. The motor really does a great job to zoom up hills that otherwise would slow me to walking speed. I hope this will be a great alternative to my car when commuting to job, and for pure fun.
Thank you very much for your instructive web site!
Regards,
Bjørn Furuheim, NORWAY”
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| Build your own cool recumbent trike. |
“The bike is a small dirt jumping frame with (2) stage2 pocket bike engines rack mounted and V-belt driven. The wheel pulley is a same size rim hoop bonded and security bolted to the spoked wheel. Separate brake lever throttles. Approx 8-9 hp and 11000 rpms. Ridiculous acceleration from a dead stop or roll on.
Located in Charleston, South Carolina.
Thanks, Alex (aka: lowracer)”
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| Bike builders rock! |
“Attached is a picture of my recently completed tall bike for your consideration in adding to the gallery. Thanks. Dan.”
That’s a great looking tall bike, Dan. Thanks for sharing.
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