Trike assembled!
But not exactly functional… 
The new brakes are assembled and tuned (as well as possible), the batteries are charged (almost), the tyres are full, and the curiosity is unbearable: will it work? there’s only one way to know: throw that switch on.
Ok, you can stop laughing now. Seriously, that’s enough. Seriously. Last warning.
It’s running in circles because one of the accelerators is producing a bad signal. It’s the one with a new Hall sensor we replaced, so it’s expected to need some tweaking.
I didn’t shoot it with a rider yet because the batteries are not supplying enough power to run the motors. That’s a problem under investigation. They should have enough power; I suspect the controllers are at the source of the mischief. At least when I take them out of the loop, the motors seem to behave with enough torque and speed.
The shiny new brakes work well enough, but my first attempts at sliding down a ramp while using only the brakes to establish direction reminded me why cars and any other vehicles with parallel wheels always have interconnected brakes: it’s nearly impossible to steer the thing by braking, we humans just don’t have the reaction speed to do it. 10 out of 10 times I ended up facing the slope; the center of mass is too far back away from the axle. Plus, the whole braking system is very cheap and unresponsive (but still reliable). Hmm… I bet I could steer it if I put in those Magura hydraulic brakes from my mountain bike… naaah, leave it alone. 
If you notice the previous pictures, the frame has changed a bit; I had to replace the side boards with longer ones to accommodate the support bar for the horseshoe brakes. Now the trike weighs around 50kg with the batteries on. Talk about a heavyweight!
But before I go on with crazy tests, there’s a fundamental component still missing: the seat. Without something to press my back against, it’s almost suicidal to ride this thing. Although I haven’t managed to get past nauseated so far.
Ok, that’s just to give you a hint of what’s going on. Still a lot of work ahead, so stay tuned.
