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Started by orange-appeal , Jun 27 2006 05:37 PM

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#1 orange-appeal

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 05:37 PM

I just join'd the forums and wanted to say Hi.

I was in a very bad motorcycle crash back on July 23, 2003 when a van ran me off the road, I am now a T-12 para compleate. I have a wife of 15 years and a 13 year old girl, right now I'm building a 2000 Kawasaki ZRX 1100 Trike, hope to have it up and running befor summer is over.

Here are a few pics for you to see and get to know me a little bit better.

Me on the ZRX with my chair hiding behind it.
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The bike ready to work on.
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The bike being worked on.
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#2 orange-appeal

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 05:41 PM

Me welding. Thats what I did before...
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The Trike with upgraded forks and rear end ready.
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The rear axle I made. With help from friends that did the milling for me.
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#3 Joed

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 06:27 PM

Welcome orange-appeal!

I hope to have a trike by this time next year. I won't be building it myself, though, so I'm putting the word out now, hoping to find one for sale.

Let us know when you get on the road. :)
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Posted 27 June 2006 - 07:55 PM

Hi! Welcome to the forum! :)
Paraplegic with Spina Bifida. Sensory and function level is T8. T11-L5 fusion 1993. Laminectomy and decompression T10 2006. Spinal fusion T8-T12 with instrumentation Feb 2007. Moderate kyphoscoliosis. Taking 75mg Lyrica 3xday for neuropathic pain.

#5 mttb14

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 12:06 AM

Hi,

Welcome,

A friend of ours, many years ago built a trike out of a V/W beatle, he was a para and he used the trike in the summer and a Jaguar XJS, when Jaguar's were really fast, big engined machines. I think Vaughan had a thing about speed, his w/chair was pretty fast too.

Can you still ride trikes without a helmet?

Good luck with the build and many happy hours of motoring on it.

Maria
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Never say never, and definately do not quit, its usually worth the trying in the end.

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 12:30 AM

 mttb14, on Jun 28 2006, 12:06 AM, said:

A friend of ours, many years ago built a trike out of a V/W beatle

I saw one made from a VW just this past Sat. I really liked it too, but this one wasn't for sale.

Here in Indiana, we have no helmet law at all...I've heard that the governor has been...um, persuaded by the biker groups not to enact one. :)
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#7 orange-appeal

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 03:00 PM

Well no matter what I will have a helmet on :ranting: as thats the only reason why I'm still here today !!!

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 03:30 PM

Hi ya orrange appeal, My boyfriend is also re-building his kawasaki but is all ongoing at the moment due to him being in hospital on and off most of the time lately.The plan is to sell it eventually when its up and running. I must say your bike looks very impressive, just wondered about your chair though,wont you need a place to put it when your out and about? Sorry if that sounds a bit daft :scooter:
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Posted 03 September 2006 - 11:30 PM

Yo Orange!

Good to see you at the keyboard again. Haven't heard from you since I was on Wheelchairjunkie. Trikke looks good so far - ... I don't see any orange paint! :scooter:

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 03:32 PM

Holy cow....

Dude, NICE RIDE!!!!!!!

and you do welding...amazing...

Dude, you are way too cool.
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Posted 04 September 2006 - 06:18 PM

Okie Rick I was ban'd for a simple little vid clip that was funny...... but the powers to be didnt think so.

And thanks guys as I have been working on this Trike for a year now and she's about ready to hit the roads.

Orange paint is on the way, well Tangerine Candy anyway.

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 10:00 PM

 orange-appeal, on Sep 4 2006, 11:18 AM, said:

Okie Rick I was ban'd for a simple little vid clip that was funny...... but the powers to be didnt think so.

And thanks guys as I have been working on this Trike for a year now and she's about ready to hit the roads.

Orange paint is on the way, well Tangerine Candy anyway.

:clap: man, that's nuts...

:yikes: They are so beautiful...I need me one of those! :lol:
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#13 Okie Rick

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 01:47 AM

 orange-appeal, on Sep 4 2006, 01:18 PM, said:

Okie Rick I was ban'd for a simple little vid clip that was funny...... but the powers to be didnt think so.

And thanks guys as I have been working on this Trike for a year now and she's about ready to hit the roads.

Orange paint is on the way, well Tangerine Candy anyway.


Ayep...I got canned also. The boss and some kids there just can't take a joke.

How much faring are you going to put on, any? Ya look good on 3 wheels - git 'er finished before cold weather set in.

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