The follow are pictures of a prototype Brew Bike build that we completed.

This is the beginning frame we started with. It has a junk yard 1997 Jeep Cherokee rear end with 3.77 to 1 ratio. The front end is made of Chevy kingpins and GM brakes we got from Speedway Motors.  The frame has no suspension because we were trying to keep it low.  The frame is made of 2" x 6" x .187" wall tube.

The rear brakes are Jeep Cherokee's. We added new rotors and pads.  The fronts are GM's.  They came with the king pin front end from Speed Way Motors.  Some people thought having front and rear disc brakes would be overkill.  If you have 12 pedalers at 200 lbs, the driver and 2 freeloaders in the rear that's 3000 lbs plus the vehicle weight around 2000 lbs.  I think I'll stick with front and rear disc brakes.

The steering is a Mustang II with 32 Ford brake assembly.  The adjuster sleeves were fabricated, 5/8 on one end and 9/16 on the other.  Chevy kingpins were used as they are shorter and fatter then the Fords.  Heim joints were used as well.

These pictures show the rear end with the gear box I made from 0.500" aluminum.  The gear box has double sealed bearings with helical bronze gears.  With bronze gear you need to use Mobile Synthetic Gear Oil SHC 634.  If you use regular gear oil it will soften the bronze up and make them wear faster. Two motorcycle sprockets run to the outboard drive line to 2 more sprocket.  The aluminum block in between the gear box and rear end is a disconnect used for towing.  Next time I'll use a PTO Overrunning Coupler.  This way there is no need to pull the pin or loose it when pulled.

These pictures show the outboard drive line shaft supports and shaft couplers.  The bearings are held in with bearing retaining screws, stainless steel spacer and the shaft on which the bicycle free wheel is mounted.  The free wheel shaft has ISO 1.370" x 24 tpi therads. Next time I'll see about making the segments smaller.

This is the beginning of the nose section.  The steering column is made of three pieces with regular sealed bearings and a thrust bearing.  Steering wheel mount and center cap were fabricated as well.  Rolling the 1.500" aluminum square tube and making the tilted dash was interesting.  The nose section will be skinned with 0.040" aluminum.

The canopy was started by rolling the 1.500" aluminum tube into 24 foot arcs.  Cut segments from the rafters and 3 days worth of TIG welding.  The next one I'll use 1" square tube.  The last picture shows the storage shelves which should be made out of 1/4" square wire fencing.  This way you can see what is on the shelves and allows the L.E.D. lights to shine through.

These are the seat assemblies, 12 pedelers and 1 for the driver. Most bikes have 6 riders on a side with only 5 pedaling.  The entire assembley is TIG welded aluminum.  The only thing not fabracated is the crank, pedals, bearings and races.

Nearing completion.  The front of the vehicle has a tow bar.  All of the lights are L.E.D. so current draw should be very small. Under the canopy are white L.E.D.'s rope lights, the headlights are L.E.D. fog lights.  The stop, turn, brake and clearance light are all L.E.D.'s.  At this point we are being pushed by the company to complete it too soon.  Don't like being rushed.  No time for a shakedoun cruise or to fix small problems.  The bar top is Oak with a bull nose.  The sides are unfinished which are to be wrapped in vinyl for advertisement.

Almost out the door.  I'll try and get some outside picture to complete this.  From what I understand the customer wants somewhere between 4 and 10 of these.

Did some minor repairs and a test run on the prototype and it's off and running again.