Hot tyres thanks to reliable technology
norelem sponsors Munich Technical School’s trike project
It looks like a lowered motorbike with three wheels: the trike. A special form of trike, the drift trike, has now been constructed as part of a project at the Munich Technical School. Originally, drift trikes were developed to drift downhill through bends on a road. This “drifting” involves deliberately causing a loss of traction in the rear wheels. In other words, the vehicle is oversteered in a controlled manner in order to be able to drive curved lines at a constant high speed. This involves pressing hard plastic tubes, often PVC pipes, over the rear tyres. In order to be able to drive the drift trike on even roads, a 200 cc Honda engine with 6.5 hp power was installed in the project.
norelem supported the team with some components. The sliding system, consisting of a carriage and guide rail, enables a clean seat adjustment with very little play. This is in turn bolted to the frame and secured with ball lock pins for fixation. A rubber buffer ensures that vibrations are reduced and thus damage to the chain guard, engine or frame can be prevented.
![News-promotional-projects-DriftTrike-500x333-V2-07-2023-EN 3d schema von DriftTrike](https://norelem-academy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/News-Foerderprojekte-DriftTrike-500x333-V2-07-2023-DE.jpg)
A norelem rubber buffer was installed here to reduce the vibrations of the motor on the chain guard.
![News-promotional-projects-DriftTrike-500x333-V3-07-2023-EN 3d-Schema des DriftTrikes](https://norelem-academy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/News-Foerderprojekte-DriftTrike-500x333-V3-07-2023-DE.jpg)
The sliding system enables clean seat adjustment with very little play, secured and fixed with the norelem locking bolts.