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  1. FlyingTrike

    Overrunning wheel hubs?

    Well, the axle is connected to a Honda 750 that makes about 70 hp and the gross weight of the rig will be approx. 1300 pounds.
  2. FlyingTrike

    Overrunning wheel hubs?

    That is why I was asking about some sort of ratcheting or overrun mechanism, maybe built into a hub, that I might be able to buy off the shelf. The trike kit manufacturer says that on a standard trike, which has a much narrower rear axle, there is no problem running with one wheel spinning...
  3. FlyingTrike

    Overrunning wheel hubs?

    But, when one of those race cars are "flying" they are doing so because they left the ground at a high speed with the wheels already rolling, right? When I land I will be starting with the wheels stationary and they will spool up as they make contact with the ground. The trike kit manufacturer...
  4. FlyingTrike

    Overrunning wheel hubs?

    I wasn''t going to mention it, but I cannot use a regular differential. This is going to sound wierd to most, but this trike also flies through the air with a parachute wing. I will be landing at approximately 45 mph and normally on one wheel first, then the other. With a regular differential...
  5. FlyingTrike

    Overrunning wheel hubs?

    I am trying to work out a problem with a direct drive setup on a motorcycle trike. It has a solid 2" axle that is very wide for a trike. I tried it with both wheels locked to the shaft and I could not takeoff from a stop and turn. It goes straight. Then I made the right wheel turn free on the...

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