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Well that takes the cake ! I've never seen an EV project start with the crown and pinion gear set for the diff !!!
This is going to be a must watch project ! Go for it EV2Go !
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...any chance of getting this beastie to lean?? like the Honda Gyro or Monkey Trike??
look at the Honda Gyro more closely - also the Carver - the motor and diff can stay fixed - with the front end tilting. Potentially having all weight over the fixed section, including batteries. The tilting section can be made quite light.
It can be achieved quite simply... bit of lateral thinking required.
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...say at 100MPH, would you want to attempt to take a corner with a rigid trike??
Body won't be doing it's own thing, it would not want to drop you on the pavement or do crazy unexpected things. When you give it power it would want to bring you upright again - same as a two wheeled motorbike.
...in the sketch - the pivot line is just above the footboards - hinged at two points. The footboards are part of the rear section, and remain level at all times. The front section could be spring loaded to help it return upright (gently) or hold it upright in a parked position.
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You know maybe that's not such a bad idea... since I am pretty much stuck with a bike front end (mostly tyre) I could get better millage out of the front tyre if it leaned.
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My friends GT40 replica uses a Porsche transaxle, anything wrong with the good old VW unit?
you don't really need IRS on a trike.
I probably still have an S13 rear suspension setup if you wanted to try one, but I think a normal solid diff would be the way to go.