CX500 / Trident Police Trike Rebuild

[scootsx2]

Over the weekend I contacted Whelen Engineering, the siren module vendor, for a diagram of the siren controller. They emailed me a PDF today and I fired up the siren at half volume (58 watts) in my shop. LOUD My wife had a hissy fit

Full power setting is 100 watts output. It will certainly wake the dead... as well as inattentive drivers on their cell phones.

[robin1731]

Over the weekend I contacted Whelen Engineering, the siren module vendor, for a diagram of the siren controller. They emailed me a PDF today and I fired up the siren at half volume (58 watts) in my shop. LOUD My wife had a hissy fit

Full power setting is 100 watts output. It will certainly wake the dead... as well as inattentive drivers on their cell phones.

Don't get caught using that.

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[salukispeed]

Looks like great progress and project. Have you heard the old girl run yet before putting all back together?

[scootsx2]

Looks like great progress and project. Have you heard the old girl run yet before putting all back together?

Getting the engine running was the first thing I did a couple of months ago. These videos are of the first startup. Even though it is up on jackstands at the moment, it shifts through all the gears smoothly.

[sunnbobb]

Everything looking real nice.

[scootsx2]

The rear brake parts came in. I worked on the right rear brakes this afternoon... new wheel cylinder, shoes, drum, springs, misc hardware bits. This was the first time I ever worked on automotive-type drum brakes. It wasn't bad at all. There were a couple of good videos on YouTube plus I had taken lots of photos during disassembly and kept the left side intact to use as a reference. Since the trike doesn't have an "emergency brake", the lower end of the emergency brake arm behind the trailing shoe doesn't connect to anything.

[Whiskerfish]

In the mid 70's when I worked in a gas station my Boss and one of my co-workers would compete against each other doing rear drums. They were good! I was OK at them but back then I did not have the physical strength to compete at their level. One guy on each side of the vehicle and they could remove the tire, remove the hub, replace the shoes, and reinstall the hub and tire in 2-3 minutes. Fun to watch!

[scootsx2]

This afternoon I disassembled the left rear brake and thoroughly cleaned the backing plate. I'll install the new brake parts most likely Tuesday evening.

The Pacifico fairing that came with the trike is a bit ratty with a cloudy windshield and early on I discovered a sizable crack in the fairing. Last November I stumbled across an Ebay listing for a "used" Pacifico fairing in good condition without windshield or keys for the storage pocket covers for $140. I bought it and when it arrived I only made a cursory inspection and put it back in the shipping box until I was ready for it. This afternoon I unpacked it in my shop and drilled out the lock cylinders in the pocket covers. New locks on order from Amazon for $15 for a pair. Turns out this is an NOS Pacifico Aero fairing and it had never been installed on a bike. All of the mounting hardware was still in a sealed envelope, the wiring harness has never been connected to a bike (virgin ends on the wires) and the original instruction sheet and warranty registration documents were all there. This fairing is spotless.

I will order a windshield from Gustafsson Plastics (https://bikescreen.com/products/fairing ... co-aero-xp).

[Toehead]

Score!

[Whiskerfish]

amazing find!

[desertrefugee]

I will order a windshield from Gustafsson Plastics (https://bikescreen.com/products/fairing ... co-aero-xp).

Wonderful project. Love watching this unfold.

I had a rather unpleasant transaction with Gustafsson last fall. They have a nice product line - with some offerings found almost nowhere else. But, their customer service is DECIDEDLY lacking. Trust me on that one.

[CYBORG]

I will order a windshield from Gustafsson Plastics (https://bikescreen.com/products/fairing ... co-aero-xp).

Wonderful project. Love watching this unfold.

I had a rather unpleasant transaction with Gustafsson last fall. They have a nice product line - with some offerings found almost nowhere else. But, their customer service is DECIDEDLY lacking. Trust me on that one.

I have used them on a couple of occasions. Never had to deal with customer service, but their products are first class.

[Whiskerfish]

Yea I have dealt with Gustafsson a couple times myself and always been very satisfied. Surprised to hear there was a issue.

[scootsx2]

I finally got time to get back to work on the trike. I had been traveling for work the past 3 weeks. While I was on the road, a shipment of electrical connectors arrived so I can finish cleaning up the wiring harness.

- Bled the front brake. Speed Bleeders sure make brake bleeding fast and easy. I'm using an eBay master cylinder similar to what jdvorchak uses.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301829587700?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

- Lubed the drive shaft and U-joints. There were zerk fittings so this only took a couple of minutes. The old grease that was pushed out was black/brown/gray yuck.

- Cut off the corroded mounting bolts that held the original rear master cylinder. The mounting bracket was apparently welded to the frame after the bolts were passed through the holes and there was insufficient clearance to simply back out the corroded bolts. I will source new bolts today and mount then in reverse so I only need to use washers and nuts between the bracket and frame rail.

I was originally planning to install new rigid brake lines for the rear brakes but I have found a source for relatively low cost DOT approved flexible brake lines with 3/16" reverse flare fittings, both stainless steel and rubber types. I'm leaning towards the stainless steel lines and will order them this week.

http://www.easternmarine.com/Brake-Line ... -Fittings/
http://www.boattrailerparts.com/Boat-Tr ... c_459.html


PLUMBING TO FRONT MASTER CYLINDER




Plumbing to Rebuilt Front Caliper



New Rear Master Cylinder - No Plumbing Attached Yet

[scootsx2]

I sourced a pair of replacement shock absorbers for the rear subframe that supports the box. I lucked out... inexpensive Chinese units from eBay that fit perfectly. These have much smoother action than the original corroded KYB shocks. The spring rate seems to be a bit lighter than the KYBs so I may crank up the preload a notch or two.

I also received one of the brake lines and some unions for the rear brakes. The rest of the brake lines are due to arrive on Tuesday so I plan to finish off the the rear brakes the next 6 - 7 days. Then change the lube in the rear end, adjust the valves and adjust the cam chain tensioner. Then finish cleaning up the wiring, put the box and fairing back on, get it inspected/licensed and ride