Thanks for sharing. I purchased the Monarch for my project. If I have problems with the rockers do sell the heavier duty ones?
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Are your drop in's aimed upwards? If it is they won't last very long. I had to trace the monarch pattern, except cut the drop-ins aimed downward.
If you zoom in you should be able to see them, I sold the trike last year, later I can dig up the photo of the rocker pattern, after I changed them, the bike did really well, with no problems.
If you zoom in you should be able to see them, I sold the trike last year, later I can dig up the photo of the rocker pattern, after I changed them, the bike did really well, with no problems.
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Yesterday I was able to install the new rockers, so far so good. These hub motors have a lot of torque.
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This is the Rockers I made for the monarch springer forks.
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No they don't, you'll have to make them yourself, I went with 1/4" steel and left the disc brake off.
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I used a front hub motor on a commuter bike for years. I wouldn't use a hub motor on a springer- they need to be really torqued down and will loosen themselves very quickly even on a rigid fork. And bicycle springer forks were designed for <100 pound teenagers, not old fat guys on a heavy machine. For a trike, I'd go for a mid motor set up, which you can do with a hub motor like StokeMonkey did, or just use rigid fork. And really cinch down the axle nuts and re-torque every time you think about it. For looks, there are plenty of ways to lock up or rigidize a springer, or look for something like a Humber Duplex or Schwinn Double Duty.
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Sounds like the hell I went through, but eventually I was able to ride the bike everywhere for about a year with no issues, the old fat guy that bought it,is still riding it, but it requires a person to check it once in a while to make sure it was okay.
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Springer forks are tougher than folks think.
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I build my own frames and sometimes My own forks.
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