many roundabouts while looking
for a suitable shoot location) and
while some ‘tribute’ machines can
sometimes come across as, well,
a bit cheesy, this Vulcan trike
remains striking but at the same
time understated, while also being
instantly familiar to all. We like it.
Roger and out.*Tickets are currently available
for the Yamaha Virago trike raffle.
The winner will be drawn on 29th
September 2019 at the Dubs of
Anarchy Bike and Bus Show and
you can still buy tickets, which
are just £2 each, up to the last
day. Fastrikes is hoping for 6000
tickets to be sold although, if that
figure isn’t reached, there will
be a cash prize of £5000 instead.
This year’s Fastrikes raffle is in
aid of the Royal British Legion
and Naomi House and Jacksplace.
You can buy tickets by contacting
Lee through http://www.facebook.com/
fastrikes or giving the shop a call
on 01264 366663.warning logos all around the trike.
Not obvious in the photos
is the amount of electrickery
incorporated in the build; the rear
wishbones feature white LEDs
built into the hazard circuit and
there are fog lights on the crash
bars, extra navigation lights and
a set of air horns. There is even
a genuine part from a Vulcan
included on the bike, a fire
suppression switch, mounted
on the custom panel to the right
of the tank. Its function? Well,
it will power up the four 12-volt
coils under the rear seat, which
will ignite the spark plugs in the
exhaust pipes and hopefully light
the ‘afterburners’... Lee just needs
to plumb in a small propane tank
before the fireworks begin. Crikey!
With a build time of just two
and a half months, Lee and
Craig have come up with a cool
and well-proportioned machine
with plenty of power and superb
handling (I know, I tried to keep
up with Lee through Andover’s
THE WISHBONES WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH A DISTINCT
DELTA SHAPE IN KEEPING WITH THE AERONAUTICAL THEME
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