Mark Moriarity's Trik in IRON HORSE magazine

Theres another post here with a few pics of Mark's trike, But there is an awsome feture of it in the new Iron Horse Magazine Nov/Dec 2007 issue
A Fantastic job by the new editor magnum T.I.
FRITZ

 

Was that built by Roth?

 

Dig it!!

Man - Mark is too damn cool.....

 

What engine resides in the trike?

 

I'm not a bike guy but I really like the proportions of that one.

Frank

 

I'm not a trike fan at all. That one reminds me of a Cox powered trike I had as a kid. Remember those, with the glow plug and great smelling can of fuel? Although I think mine was metalflake purple.

 

Crosley.

 

dang, you guys are livin' the dream...when can i ride it?

 

I had a crazy trike when I was a kid.
It had a seat like that, plastic 12" drag slicks, and the pedals went back and forth instead of round and round.
I put a lawn mower motor on it, almost met my maker.
This guy must have seen my trike and copied me man.
hahaha, realy cool

 

Hey Mark,

curiosity is killing the cat, just exactly what color is the trke painted?

Cheers,

Drewfus

 

I had a cox trike lke that also, Mine was purple flake, had a funny car too called "widowmaker"
FRITZ

 

It's beautiful Mr. Moriarity

 

Thanks for the quick response

Ditto,

Cheers,

Drewfus

 

Mark, the bike is BEEAUUTEEFUL.

Is it an old one with history, or a new creation?

 

i seem to have a thing for c-cab trikes. i really like roth's mailbox. i have been wanting to build one like that with this pinto motor i have. i know roth built his with a sold mounted rear end is that how this one is built too. i planned on using one of the independants from like a nisson 280 or something. this one reminds me of roth's candy man trike, which this one is unique all on it's own. those crosley motor are so small!! great bike.

 

Don't you ever sleep? Ruler

 

Neat.

Did you build the shell from scratch? I ***ume so, and if that's true, do you have any construction photos?

Is it all fibergl***, or is there a metal frame that defines the edges?

I would like to have a '60s-style trike one day.

Thanks!

 

Ahhh, That's it! Mine was purple, but that's it. Very cool to see it again.
And to see where the Crosley powered trike was inspired.

 

I had one of those when I was a kid (circa 1974). Orange plastic, pedal powered. Called a "Hot Seat".

Later, after we had graduated to bicycles I stole the long front forks from the Hot Seat and welded them to the forks on the Schwinn.

 

I did that, and with the same result too!