The

Tiger Coloured Trike.

Here we are at John O' Groats.

Phil, Nicky and myself go touring Scotland.

    It hasn't always been tiger coloured.  When I built it in around 1990 it was sort of orange coloured.  Then it became green and black, then black, then blue, then blue with multi coloured spiders, and finally tiger coloured ( around 1998 ).  The original plan was a quick five week build, then sell it on.  Oh dear, that didn't go to plan now did it.  In 2003 the gearbox failed - this prompted me to do a bit of cosmetic work whilst I was at it.  Take a nose HERE, for the full details.

On the Sparkhayes campsite at Porlock - a site I've been using since the late 1970s

    My trailer, which was bought for pulling behind my Gold Wing, took on a few tiger stripes in order to match the trike.  Funnily enough it also ended up colour matched with multi coloured spiders too - in fact it's been painted to match a few vehicles of mine, but for now it stays paired up with the TCT.

Being cut in half at Pete's workshop.

    Oh dear - it's now 2009 and the TCT gets cut in half.  Why ?  When I built it the engine was sloping back too much.  Why I never changed this back in 2003 when I did the gearbox is beyond me.  Much cussing and welding later, and the TCT rolled back out of the workshop with the engine sitting almost level.  The footrests and mudguards had to be changed to suit, and a pair of new seats were also fitted.

Sitting above Porlock.

    Just for good measure I powder coated the wheels and fitted new tyres.  This is how the TCT looks as of 2009 - seen here down at Porlock, a place I seem to spend quite a few weekends at.