We redesigned the kingpin and steering components as a result of our conversation with Bob Mighill of Tilting Motor Works. He has spent several years studying leaning motorcycles. He does not have to worry about weight but many of the concepts follow through. We were right on with several ideas. These are improvements he is looking into incorporating into his next designs. Lean on the traverse of a hill – the trike should lean to be plumb not perpendicular to the surface under the trike. King pins need to center on the tire patch not angle as the traditional trike designs. When you add leaning this makes the geometry extremely difficult and the steering unpredictable. We think this will be a huge benefit to our design. BJ fiberglass has agreed to spray the gel-coat as we do not have any spray equipment.
Lynden InvenTeam 2012
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- Harmeen Kaur
- Lynden, Washington, United States
- I loved documenting this entire experience of the Lynden InvenTeam. It was one crazy experience and I'm glad I had the opportunity to record each and almost every single one of our memorable moments!
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