Author: John Butcher

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2014 Triad Models get small upgrades

The Impact!

The demand for the Triad Underworld Drift Trike are still being felt with stocks running dry 5 months after its release and demand growing daily.

With new stock arriving there appears to be some small but valuable product tweaks to increase durability

Wheels changes are small but will be noticed
  • Machined side wall rim for increased brake capability
  • No more rim rubbed off paint look
  • low profile pedals
Remember!
  • Disc brake ready fork for future upgrades
  • 48 Spoke
  • Big fork bearings


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Seats even stronger
  • Webbing around the mounts to reduce stress
Best Low back seat on the market
  • Flexable
  • Durable
  • lightweight

Screen Shot 2014-06-10 at 8.56.28 pm_newThe Multi compound interchangeable Back wheels in stock and ready to GO!

  • Upgrade features include
  • Load bearing spoke  gives more supports for the slick wheel
  • Toque limiting spacers to reduce over tightening
  • Zinc coated bolts for ease of removal
  • Exposed Nylock nut for ease of removal


Screen Shot 2014-06-10 at 8.55.11 pm_newStubs also beefed up

 

  • Billet construction
  • 10mm Nylocks ( previous 8mm )

————- Orange Colour Subject to availability ——————

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Stepping up to the Plate!

Triad Drift Trikes have definitely stepped up the game with their top of the line performance Drift Trike with the name plate of Syndicate.

 

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This Trike has all the trimmings and options you have come to desire including:

  • Tektro twin piston Hydro Disc Brake with cable through stem
  • The all new Rigid Tri-Down tube design Frame made from 6061 alloy
  • Stop Flex Hi Tensile Fork design
  • Triad interchangeable Slick Wheels with ABEC 9 high-speed bearings
  • BMX industry standard: Tektro forged alloy U brake
  • BMX strong 36 Spoke alloy rim
  • Mega adjustable racing seat designed for the drift triker
  • Alloy stem with low bars
  • Lightweight 89mm Alloy Cranks and Hub
  • Again in 2 colours to meet the needs of all tastes and styles

 

Coming soon to Slide Star! Stay tuned.

 

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Notorious – Dropping some weight and breaking New Ground

Triad Drift Trikes have not just started building Trikes but have also started to take the industry to new heights with the first production alloy framed Drift Trike.

The NOTORIOUS  Drift Trike from  Triad Drift Trikes will stand out from the crowd.

This design, strong yet light, has been designed for rigidity to keep the feel of the trike nimble and flighty. Notorious gives the ultimate rush and predictability that Trikers are searching for.

This is a mid-range trike but it takes no prisoners, with all the necessities that you want on a trike like:

  • The all new Rigid Tri-Down tube design Frame made from 6061 alloy
  • Stop Flex Hi Tensile Fork design
  • Triad interchangeable Slick Wheels with ABEC 7 high-speed bearings
  • BMX industry standard: Tektro forged alloy U brake
  • BMX strong 36 Spoke alloy rim
  • Mega adjustable racing seat designed for the drift Triker
  • Alloy stem with through cable and low bars
  • Lightweight 89mm Alloy Cranks and Hub
  • Again in 2 colours to meet the needs of all tastes and styles

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Coming soon to Slide Star, stay tuned for updates!

 

 

 

 

 

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Triad Set To Go Global With New Entry Level Drift Trike UNDERWORLD


Designed from the ground up these trikes feature industry leading components. 

Entry level trike is the “Underworld” Drift Trike

with standard features including:

  • Hi Tensile steel frame
  • Stop flex Hi Ten forks
  • Alloy head set
  • Mega adjustable seat
  • Alloy U brake
  • 48 Spoke pedal wheel with alloy rim and 20 x 2.35 front tyre
  • All new Interchangeable Slick Drift wheels with ABEC 5 high speed bearing
  • 2 colours to choose from: Blue and Teal

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Coming soon to Slide Star, stay tuned for updates!

 

 

 

 

 

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Beat The Bastard Charity Ride 2013

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This year I will be travelling to compete in the BTB2013 Charity Ride.
This 3 day event will see one of Australia’s steepest lookout roads closed to traffic for the fifth straight year, all for a good cause. All money raised from the 3 day event is going to Camp Quality.
The Drift Trike scene is still young and closed road events are not easily done yet! This event will allow me to participate in the Gravity Bike discipline and see how an event is put together.
I can also meet lots of new people in the Gravity Sports world and hopefully gain some knowledge of how we can bring a Mega Slide weekend to the DT community.
I’d like to thank my family and friends for all their support and also to Moto Heaven for making it possible to enter this event, as full leathers were needed to ride the hill. I will be provided with a place to stay thanks to the hospitality of Unstable Drift Trikes #1 man Raymond who is kindly taking me under his wing for a thrill packed weekend of G-bikes and Drift Trikes in sunny Nth Queensland.

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JDMST 30 june 2012!! Just a Passing Shower!!

This was to be my first Jdm car meet fitting that it be a jdmst show in the raw industrial setting of Melbourne’s docklands , waist land on a weekend and a hive of activity the rest !

The old school gets rocked out with highly restored and modified classics amongst highly sophisticated new tech sports cars .

The atmosphere is chilled just as the air temperature but that dose not stop all that come to look at others hard work and cleanliness knowing that the drive home, may bring all that undone for some!

Show stopper this one everyone admired, This beast!!

Neat n tidy

This one always pulls a good crowd

Industrial setting

Subtle Bomb !!

Form and Function !

Red hot in the sun!!

Even a Hoe looking pretty…

Sleepy one out back…

Euro BAG

Is a pair of golfs a Gofer ?

A flowing GT

Angry teeth the barky noise this thing makes is fitting for the LOOK.

Tru Love !!

Quick release system highly sophisticated !!

There’s a first time for everything !!

Roll’n the old school Wagon

Considering its rained 3 weekends in a row the weather held off

Impressive Look !!

Arriving in style !!

Sitting tight !!

The one that got away!! Most of these end up as half cuts for re-powers good to see !!!

Style and Grace !!

Tidy some what cool CRX

Very nice and up for Grabs

Rainbows out

86 sunning itself !

Grip ,shift,slide with this white Lightning Number……

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VicDrift Calder practice 24/6/12

Drift6 blowing out the cobwebs !!! With manual 3rd gear gate holder riding 2 UP !! Nigal impressing the crowds with his Full Corner HOOK ups ! Rusty Bonnets are all the rage now balanced out with the boot lid!! 1j soarer internal skeleton cockpit Backing up last weekends effort at ADGP the fluro wheels are a great look I’m liking IT like a BOSS!! Apparently IT was going like a Boss before being restricted to the Pits with a engine mishap!! Matt black always does the trick but it can’t hide that camber with a side order of flair! Black wheels back on for photo’s Works wheels looking the part MX5 Miata softy! Was no slouch hooking up with some of the Big boys of drift! Looked good!! in the shot but come off second best by the end of the day!! Rear ended into a wall !Insane back after last weeks disappointing ADGP with nice moves! Looking good all day unfortunately was cought up in the pile up hope all involved where OK! The pits always has something going on! Down there,out of that cold wind! Sun shining on the outer Looks just as good on the track as in the garage at service time! Fun doesn’t always last forever this V8 monster didn’t waste any time! Just tyres! In front of the smoke screen!! This sleepy looking commodore when dosed erupts into a tyre frying animal it loves the Limiter too! Like a Kangaroo!! No black bonnet today! have to wait till Mackie opens the bonnet to see what lies beneath! Pure Aussie Ford Polished Power !!! Car park sleepers, With this White out Subie Certified ill subie ! White out will never grow old, NEVER!!! What Calder should look like on a Sunday!!! Thanks to all the VicDrift association for putting together a great event so quick the day was good and everyone had nothing but GOOD things to say about the DAY!! To all the Spectators and drivers looking on we can only hope that this will continue in the future. Slide On !!

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Slide Stars 1st Gravity Drift Trike !!

This trike build was to get my first Disc brake nailed  and use a 1 1/8 fork utilising the standard Huffy frame except for the “drop and stretch” .

Still utilising the Slide Star axle kit but this time I used a Aldi Green and Mean rear axle.

There is some bling on this trike including the Avid Elixir’3 fluid set up with Shimano quick release hub and Hayes 203mm stopper, Easton Vice headset and PRO frs bars with JetBlack blue grips, pegs are by G-sport and the self assembled blue alloy 20″rim is shod in a Maxxis Miracle 1.80″ for streamline low air drag as opposed to the 2.10″ I usually run.

This trike uses a 1″ 1/8 fork I grabbed off a BMX I had laying around, held in place with Slide Stars signature fork bearing mounts and deco bearings.

This was a late night project thought through and engineering elements from Steve K !!