Mini Drift Trike

I built a Mini Drift Trike as shown in this video:

I'm sharing the 3D models I used for this build, for you to build your own. I'm not going to provide a detailed build description, but hopefully the video describe the main steps to do.

DISCLAIMER: These motors are surprisingly strong, especially when used by kids - I strongly advise to do make a kids mode as I did to lower the power a bit. Please use with care and make sure the brakes work.

Parts needed:

• Kids bike (try to get one with brakes on front wheel)

• 9mm plywood

• Hoverboard

• Throttle handle

• 6mm Carriage bolts to sandwich the plates

• Various bolts/screws

• XIAO microcontroller

• DC-DC Traco Power TSR 1-2450

• Switch/pushbutton

• PVC pipe for drifting

• 608 bearings if you do wheelie wheel or printed rim

General Info / Tips:

• I printed all in PETG

• I have 48cm width on plywood, depends on your bike frame width

• Use drill template to cut and drill plywood

• PVC drifting is off course optional, it works nice as a regular trike aswell

• I used a PVC pipe with 20cm outer diameter

• The battery emg switch shown in video did not work long. Replaced with a main switch, see pictures

• Frame cover optional, depends on your battery cut off switch

• You need a battery cut off switch, as battery sometimes cuts on fuse and need a disconnect

• Reverse switch on handle is optional, not really in use

• Make sure to get correct hoverboard generation, as there is different mainboards out there. 

• Be very careful handling the mainboard, even when battery disconnected. I broke a mainboard by shorting when connecting the programming wires - I guess capacitor voltage alone was enough.

• I printed the seat on a Bambu Lab X1C (larger bed)

• SteerinStop is to mount on bike to stop steering to rotate and break wiring

• You need to drill some holes under seat to fit over the nuts (dependent of your bike size)

• You find wiring diagram and code here:  https://github.com/TheSkjegg/MiniDriftTrike

Would be awsome to see someone build this, its a lot of fun to drive!