Mission complete, trike moves on

Photo by Stephen Jaquiery
Photo by Stephen Jaquiery

Motorcycle mechanic Iain Kelly, of Dunedin, with the handbuilt trike he sold on New Year's Eve following successful surgery on a herniated disc in his back.

''I couldn't hold a two-wheeler [motorcycle] up so I bought the trike ... now my back is back to perfect and I can ride my two-wheeler again.''

He bought the ''stable'' trike about two years ago and spent a year stripping it down and rebuilding it.

A trike rebuild was like a getting a tattoo, he said.

''It is never finished.''

The trike had a 1800cc Subaru motor and a five-speed manual gearbox.

The 1sq m tray on the back was made from heart rimu flooring he salvaged from a ''tinny house'' in Mataura.

''The house blew up, for one reason or another, and I was one of the demolition crew who pulled the house down.''

He and his wife, Leanne, were sad to see the trike go.

''We have had a lot of fun on it - it is a cool toy.''

Now they ride a 1200cc Buell Ulysses motorcycle.

''It's a cool toy too.''

 

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