I built this trike for my son's 7th birthday. I don't trust him with drift pvc on the tires. But I still want him to be able to steer. What I did is built it at a downward angle at the front. It's going to be equipped with a 36v 500w motor on the rear. I put the bigger sprocket on the back so he would not achieve max speed potential.. plus I'm hiding a governor on the underside so I don't have to change his batteries so often lol. This will be something he can supe up in the future if he wants once he is older. He already zips around on his razor mini bike I souped up for him.. he tows the neighborhood kids around in a wagon behind it lol. This will be a better safer upgrade lol.

FIIK Drifter original design usually goes for around $3000 USD.

This has a 48V 1000W hub motor with 10AH battery.

Top speed of 25mph (40kmph)

First Trike named the Beach bomb named after my buddy crashed it into a street lamp going around 35mph (he’s ok). There is a partial video of the crash but I think it might violate TOS 😂.

V2 is nearly done!!

Making my first drift trike, haven't got slicks on yet, tested it out today and it will not turn at all.

There is a lot of weight on the rear, and I'm still waiting on the pvc to turn up.

The trike wouldn't turn at all, when I turned the BMX handlebars, the trike just pushed forwards.

Do i need to change the rake angle, or would just adding the pvc slicks, sort the issue?

I need front wheel with pedals But I don't want them to spin while driving, When I pedal, I want the wheel to move, but when I stop, I want me to keep going but the pedals don't spin Idk if you know what I mean

i just post my video about my drift trike, if you want some tips about how i made it ask
https://youtu.be/ahA_9cHE25o?si=7BK45g9pgQ1RkjUu

When I got this frame from the online classifieds the battery was bad, one dual rear drive motor was missing (basically impossible to find these parts in the USA), and there were University of Utah logos stuck all over it.

A new 44.4V battery would have been $1300 from FIIK. So I opted to convert to a 48V 1000W front hub motor with which I'm pretty familiar. Hiding the wiring and motor control unit were difficult but obviously not impossible. And the U of U stickers obviously came off on day 1.

Because the aluminum alloy frame was already built the only welding required was for mounting the front foot pegs without disturbing the hub motor.

And here we are.

Still waiting on the plastic top cover for the original battery box and have yet to decide what to do with the original 1000w motor, belt-drive assembly and control unit.

Picked up a frame of a FIIK drifter in Utah. Included a bad battery ($1295 replacement value), one working motor (other missing) a straight frame and everything else you can see here. I paid $200 based on what I felt the the wheels hubs and rolling frame are worth and plan on converting it to a 48V 1000w front hub electric drifter. Id like to find the top cap for the battery pack box as its one of the only pieces i really would like to have in order to do what I have planned. I can make due without it but I thought Id check here to see if anyone has a broken FIIK battery pack laying around. Ill obviously pay for shipping and handling for the small piece.

Thanks for reading this far. Comment or message if you are the needle in the haystack Im looking for.. or if you have a 3D printer..?

Ive been here a few times and you all have seen it, and now It should be better

Is this legit?

https://citytrikes.net/product/black-jack-mini-trike-platinum-edition-lead-time-applies/

i know it may sound foreign to even hear something like that be done at all, but I've never seen one, especially a 50cc one.

technically, it has the power to have a decent speed and lots of torque, considering it has a cvt, but why does no one make them?

I have been using 1x1 mild steel tubing for a trike I'm building. I've tried so many different to hold the 45 degree angle that goes to the fork. and I even tried welding and the metal bent and broke the welds. I need to find a better way to do this joint.

CAD

The part where the yellow and blue meet is where the issues are

Found a business parking lot and took a spin.

hey i had recently built a drift trike and im having problems with it being under speed. Avg mph being 4 and top speed being 14mph

specs ‐ 48v 1800w motor (11t sprocket) - stock controller -48 14ah battery - axle 20t sprocket

What are you guys doing for front forks? I'm trying to get something in that has mounts for a disc brake. Trike frame I used is a 30mm head tube with the press in bearing cups. 1 inch threaded tube on fork itself. Not necessarily going for drift trike, but this is the best place to ask so far.

Im looking to build a cheap drift trike over the summer. I'm not looking for anything that'll be good for thousands of laps around a track, just something for some good fun. I was looking for an engine under $200 usd and with under $100 shipping to washington. ANYWAYS, enough with the rambling, this is what I found.

https://www.amazon.com/Youxvan-Electric-Start-Engine-Motor/dp/B0CQZKW5RX/ref=sr_1_8?crid=16X5F1NU6VVGE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N_QDapYGUtphg5e8ST1UCmhN_mWaJXXw7lcuJUkxVKXjPgMZngReKQ1HSIED8n_3sF-8-3egm75Iaf2nCkUTCz24Rcl7QF7z3rVZPdAoQeBc3qVVU525VkDyFRmuEehnrma_pUAjF3k9WXrsA0Swf1YdGZrN4S9ag-02740nqnUOmPDreGUkAWxSyMT12zLDp-jS3RA0zLKOboQDInjN-QEvaLR-RLBGX8CKX5x5M4JONj0i8zXY3KGV1Y2eR2ugzbQOvD_D-QjB0lq6nH5gRRwFOZUe1COmFD2DvJBU8lI.UVou2sul29WYWRSWeOuQ9DafniX1U6NgPjjsU1gfB6s&dib_tag=se&keywords=110cc+engine&qid=1718160861&sprefix=110cc+engine%2Caps%2C318&sr=8-8

https://www.amazon.com/Windance-Performance-Rectifier-Ignition-Starting/dp/B0CSVGQ3B3/ref=sr_1_4?crid=GYQMB0UYAPCX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kKY8LVIeM5NaoyyDbFvWw2XYxIILEIojdLZ0gM6-I8CE_wf8fBdt-4Ov5UC_WCl1Q4t3aYpFJqqccy4CjpAGGDZhdRq_mgonsp2S9hLmdMImLAlpKWjcDoP7IbgMMLxlsArNhW43JEQSfzWwqfYSCoqw-3GkGrFDAY-fFmuv_R5LpCdK6XG6KG_WusWebz1dWxw4RBBjyguz2ni2jyzIF1bDRhT-WGBAXHvFWH8iAZiXqGt3Vl4yjB-QyM8YanBlwG40tiHwJf376O2eoyF97sqUnIGQ9RFSOg_R42EG4Yw.rARUTUoVnbpjq9C3wvwVkK5-KeEX9OBJt7UzwVHaRdc&dib_tag=se&keywords=Voltage+Stabilizer+for+110cc+Engine&qid=1718035872&s=automotive&sprefix=voltage+stabilizer+for+110cc+engine%2Cautomotive%2C155&sr=1-4

Now, im prepared to get completely flamed for some obvious problems with this, but I am very inexperienced in this department, so i do apologize.

Still some odds and ins but it is done. Learned a lot through this project. This was the most welding I have done so far. Proud of what I was able to accomplish with a 179$ welder. Thanks for the encouragement.

Wasnt sure what it would look like. I actually like it

Rear brake installed. Always fun taking things back apart haha. Painting now then back together. Hope it turns out good.

where is everyone getting HDPE sleeve's now day 85 bucks for a pair is the best deal ive been able to find

So I was drifting in shorts on a motor cycle style seat when I slipped off and got my leg pinned under trike. Was going about 30 mph and it pulled me under the trike and away from the brakes it took me a minute to get it stopped as I was half on it and half under it