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Trikke T5 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2 Important Must Read Warnings, Safety Information and Riding Tips This owner’s manual is designed to help you make the most of your Trikke™ cambering vehicle. Instructions and warnings have been carefully prepared to make your experience as safe and enjoyable as possible. Use common sense while riding and enjoy your new Trikke cambering vehicle.

  • Page 3: General Warnings

    Trikke dealer assemble the Trikke™ cambering vehicle for you. If a Trikke dealer assembles the vehicle for you, be sure to read the Riding and Safety sections of the owner’s manual and watch the Riding and Safety video manual before riding for the fi...
  • Page 4 T6, T7, T8, & T12, wheel attachment and brake adjustment for the T12, and a quick maintenance checklist before riding. All of the following information and more can be found on the www.trikke.com website. This owner’s manual is also supplemented by the video Owner’s manual with step-by-step instructions on the assembly process, how it works, and how to ride.
  • Page 5 Note that this folding system is to release the bolt. Note that this folding system is designed primarily to keep the Trikke frame rigid designed primarily to keep the Trikke frame rigid during riding. Ease of opening and closing is a during riding.
  • Page 6 To attach the handlebars to the Trikke 6, 7, 8 & 12, fi rst raise the steering column about 5 inches. When retightening, make sure that the quick release fi rmly locks the telescoping steering tube.

  • Page 7: Step 4: Attaching The Handlebars

    Step 6 on page 8. Note: For all Trikke 5 models there are only 2 bolts. For T12 owners, the four bolts are actually on the front Note: For all Trikke 5 models there are only 2 bolts. For T12 owners, the four bolts are actually on the front of the BMX style stem --- not on top.

  • Page 8: Step 5: Brake Tension Adjustment

    Trikke Owner’s Manual 4/05/05 Step 5: Brake Tension Adjustment Before turning the vehicle upside down to attach the front fork on T6, T7, T8 & T12 models, turn the brake tension adjustment screws as far in or towards the brake-handle as they will go. The brake tension adjusters can be found where the brake cables enter the brake levers on the handlebars.

  • Page 9: Step 7: Adjusting The Brakes

    Trikke Owner’s Manual 4/05/05 Step 6 (continued) Now all you need to do is use the 5mm Hex wrench to fi rmly tighten the two bolts (arrow right) Leave the vehicle upside down for the next step. Step 6a: Setting the front fender on the T12 The T12 Roadster has a plastic fender or water guard for the front wheel.
  • Page 10 Trikke Owner’s Manual 4/05/05 Step 8: Final Brake Cable Adjustment Return the vehicle to its upright position and depress the brakes fi rmly several times to stretch the cables. Properly adjusted in step 7, you will fi nd that the brakes are tight with little play.
  • Page 11 Trikke Owner’s Manual 4/05/05 6. The best way to align the bearing spacer is to push a Papermate ball point pen through the right side of the wheel. While moving the pen around, put pressure on the axle. when aligned, the axle will push right through the wheel and out through the right side bearing.
  • Page 12 5. Always check all of the bolts before riding to insure that the vehicle and all of its components are operating properly. Assembly Questions or Replacement Parts For any questions regarding your Trikke, replacement parts or accessories, please go to the www.trikke.com website for further details. er details.
  • Page 13 It is the painstaking research and development by Trikke Tech over a period of 12 years that has optimized the melding of this principle with a human powered vehicle.
  • Page 14 Just like inline skates or skateboard wheels, Trikke wheels become very slick when wet, and the vehicle can come right out from under you if you try to ride in wet conditions. If it’s raining or the pavement is wet from dew or drizzle we do not recommend that you ride until it has dried completely.
  • Page 15 First time riders have a tendency to muscle the handlebars and throw their weight from side to side. What propels the Trikke cambering vehicle forward is a combination of turning and leaning the steering column, not jerking or thrusting the handlebars from side to side.

  • Page 16: How To Ride

    No matter how bad you might be as a dancer, the Trikke experience is very rhythmic in movement and timing. Stick with it. You’ll get it. The beauty of what drives the Trikke cambering vehicle’s design forward is the addition of one fi...
  • Page 17 Trikke Owner’s Manual 4/05/05 When you add the rock to the roll you are essentially putting the rear wheels in a subtle yet responsive position to generate forward thrust. It will take a few minutes to catch on to a coordinated...

  • Page 18: Step 3: Weight Transfer

    You can try it, but you’ll probably frustrate yourself more than anything if you don’t fi rst learn and master the basic skills of riding on fl at ground. The Trikke™ cambering vehicle does slow down dramatically as you begin to climb a hill requiring a new and physically challenging technique to be added to your growing Trikke repertoire.
  • Page 19 Trikke Custom Handlebars: Because all Trikke riders are not the same, we offer a variety of custom handlebar accessory kits to suite your look and style. Most popular is the Trikke Chopper Handlebar Kit which features 20 inch chopper bars and all of the necessary tools and parts to convert your Trikke 6 or Trikke 8 into a cool cruiser.

  • Page 20: 12 Month Limited Warranty

    12 Month Limited Warranty Subject to the following limitations, terms and conditions, Trikke Tech, Inc. (“Company”) warrants to the original owner of each new Trikke™ cambering vehicle (“Vehicle”) that the Vehicle when new is free of defective materials and workmanship. This warranty...
  • Page 21 Trikke cambering vehicle is subject to. The Trikke cambering vehicle should be checked periodically for indicators of stress and any other indicators of potential problems.

  • Page 22: Contact Information

    Original version 1 model. There is a separate manual for the Original version 1 models. Contact Trikke Tech to get the correct manual or download it as a PDF fi le from the www.trikke.com website. Patent & Trademark Information The Trikke cambering vehicle and mechanisms are protected by Trikke Tech, Inc.’s US...
  • Page 23 Trikke Owner’s Manual 4/05/05...
  • Page 24 FOOTWARE AND SECURE LACES BEFORE RIDING. • AVOID WATER, BUMPS, GRAVEL, SAND, CRACKS, UNEVEN SURFACES OR OBSTACLES THAT MAY STOP YOU SUDDENLY OR CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRIKKE CAMBERING VEHICLE IS NOT INTENDED FOR OFF- ROAD USE, AND AVOID RIDING AT NIGHT.
  • Page 25 Trikke Owner’s Manual 4/05/05 This manual and its contents are the property of Trikke Tech, Inc. No portion of the text or images in this manual can be reproduced without the prior written permission of Trikke Tech, Inc. Copyright © 2005 Trikke Tech, Inc.

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