The
Aero Trike
The Aero Trike is a light-weight open
sports car that is offered in either
kit form or fully-assembled and ready for the
road.
Goldwing 1200cc shown
The power-train is taken from a modern
touring motorcycle, utilizing the engine,
transmission, rear drive, rear
suspension, and electrical system.
The Aero Trike employs independent front
suspension with coil-over-shock struts,
McPherson-type front end geometry, and
hydraulic disc front brakes.
The result is a pleasantly driving
vehicle that handles like a sports car
and retains the
open-air experience of a motorcycle.
!! a show stopper !!
“A Thrill to drive”
The chassis is built from steel tube
that fully surrounds the cockpit, giving
a
very strong and very safe passenger compartment. Light weight body panels
are molded from fiberglass and are attached to
the steel structure.
The Aero Trike is roomy, comfortable,
and drives like a sports car.
“The Aero Sport”
The Aero Trike was designed and built by
M W Bourne of Marquez,
Texas.
Mr. Bourne is known to many motorcycle touring enthusiasts as
the designer/builder of the Aero Sport
motorcycle trailer. He is also the
designer/builder of the Texas Rocket, an
award-winning three-wheeled
prototype that incorporated many of the
design features of the Aero Trike.
The Texas Rocket, a prototype
In 2005 Mr. Bourne traveled to western
China with his design drawings of the Aero Trike.
He leased a small mountain factory on
the Jahling River, hired local craftsmen, and built the
steel jigs, the bending tables, and the assembly
fixtures required to fabricate the steel tube chassis.
He also built the full-size model from which
the seven body molds were taken. From
these
molds
fiberglass body panels were manufactured.
first prototype of the Aero Trike
From this tooling the first prototype
was built and tested extensively.
The first kits were built and shipped to
the M W Bourne warehouse in Texas.
The first of these kits to be assembled
(serial # AQK002) was completed in
November
2007 and first shown at the Houston Autorama over Thanksgiving, 2007.
That vehicle is featured in this
website.
The price of the Aero Trike kit is $5,000, fob
Marquez, Texas.
The kit includes:
1. complete steel-tube chassis, jig-welded,
cleaned, primed, and painted.
2. McPherson-type front
suspension with
coil-over-shock struts, control arms,
trailing
links, spindles, wheels, disc brakes,
and master brake cylinder.
3. all front steering
components,
including steering column,
steering wheel, steering rods
and steering gear-box.
4. the brake, clutch, and gas pedals are
installed.
5. two seats with 3-point
harness are installed
6. all fiberglass body
panels are included
7. the blank fiberglass
instrument panel is installed.
8. fiberglass side panels fitted to the interior walls.
9. left and right headlights
left and right front turn signal lights
10. auto safety glass
windshield installed.
The kit does not include:
the power
plant, which is the "donor" motorcycle.
no tires or wheels
no upholstery
no instruments
no
tail lights
The Aero Trike can also be
purchased as “chassis kit only.” The
chassis kit includes
everything listed above except for the fiberglass body
panels. For those who want
to develop their own body design the basic Aero Trike chassis gives an excellent
foundation on which to build. Cost of the
“chassis only” kit is $4,000.
The Aero Trike is defined as a 3-wheel
motorcycle. It is licensed
as a motorcycle, and retains the VIN number of the
donor bike.
Cost to convert your motorcycle to an Aero Trike will
depend on the motorcycle
to be
converted, desired instrumentation, desired upholstery, and your choice of
custom paint.
If interested in building an Aero Trike,
or having your present motorcycle converted into an
Aero Trike, contact:
or call 903 529 3491.
M W Bourne