What have you done to your Trike today... (2024)

[1130cc]

A new year means a new thread

[Barneyb]

Changed gearbox oil, water getting in via rubber gaiter on gearstick, fitted condom underneath, took 3 goes, hope that stops it.

[Toastie]

Got it out of storage fully expecting to have to charge the battery after 2.5 months of alarm and immobiliser.

11.8v, started first time. Result!

Thought “nuts to it, a quick spin, why not?” and was halfway through getting my clobber on when the rain started. Not a result.

[ratwing]

New battery time. The price of a replacement Exide 053 (54Ah/530A) seemed steep but a bit of searching found a Varta 052 - a lot cheaper, easier to fit being 30mm shorter yet similarly rated at 52Ah/520A and a 5 year guarantee too.

[Deep Diver]

Well new battery, new rear lights, got some front lights issues to sort out, new mirrors

[Skidmark]

cleaned, and made ready for MOT, insurance renewal £170 compared to £163 last year with Bikesure

[old cruiser]

Made a new cover for my trike . weather cooling down now. 22*c

[old git]

fitted a new battery

[lepchaun]

Fitted some mirrows so i can see down the side of the wheels when reversing

[ratwing]

I changed the old squealing fan belt yesterday, a 10 minute job that ended up taking a couple of hours...
I couldn't get the new one between the crankshaft pulley and the remote oil filter and despite crawling over and underneath my hands just wouldn't fit so I ended up squeezing it through with a long screwdriver. I also had to move the alternator in so much that the end of the slotted strap touched the fan and had to grind a few mm off the end to get clearance.
The new one's about half a mm narrower (which I thought down to the old one being very worn) and's got a deeper section too - even though the markings are the same on both belts they obviously aren't. If I'd bought them locally (one to use, one for a spare) I would have swapped them but it's a risk you take when buying on line I suppose.