[todayican]

Ok, this idea got its start over at ES but I wanted to post it here as well to get ideas / feedback.

The idea is to build a mostly enclosed recumbent motorcycle capable of highway speeds (70 to 80mph)

Something with a lightweight steel frame, purpose built, room for lots of batteries for a long range version with the "main pack" being carried low in the frame.

The way I have it drawn now it will have room for 172 headways with room for another 172 in an upper compartment.

The plan is to use one of marks motors running at 96 to 108 volts.

Please take a look at my absurdly bad pencil drawing and let me know what you think, with any luck we can get some guys together and build an "open source" solution to going far and fast (and in comfort) on 2 wheels :-)

p.s. photoshop enhancements would be most welcomed :-)

[todayican]

Got the frame started :-)
tshtrikes.com

[john818]

Love your projects! I've been thinking about recumbent motorcycles myself lately. Can't wait to see how this turns out.

One thing I wonder about with your frame is that there seems to be no triangulation under the seat. Is the tube stiff enough? Won't it flex a lot? I don't know. I'm just asking.

[Woodsmith]

Reminds me of the Quasar from the 1970's. I really fancied one of them.

[todayican]

Ill do some triangulated cross members under the seat and forward frame.

Curious, if this bike were sitting on the pavement today, and had a top speed of 100mph with a 200 mile range, what would it fetch?

[kek_63]

Well, I know, It would fetch a couple of big speeding tickets for me