Magnum is growing on me.

[checker]

Anyone who browses through my recent threads about my Magnum knows I've had issues and with up's and down's abound. Started out as my wife's, then after some issues my wife got something new and the Magnum became my son's daily rider.

Well, now the Magnum is solely mine. My boy got him a Kia Sportage and no longer needed the trike so I took it back and have been using it for short errands and just putting around the neighborhood. I am REALLY beginning to like this rascal. Since I've nailed down and corrected the mechanical issues, it starts first time every time even after sitting for a day or two, the battery keeps charged and I have a lot of fun getting around on it. I get lots of conversation where ever I stop and it sure is a novelty around here. I only have one gripe left that I need to resolve and that is the rattling front end. I've tried everything, and I know the primary noise is coming from within the left headlight assembly, but there are numerous other rattles. When I remove all the front end covers and ride it all I hear is the the one rattle from the headlight assembly, but no matter what I do or use to dampen the rattles putting the covers back on, it always rattles just as bad if not worse. I'm beginning to think I ought to just remove the covers and leave them off. I've tried window sealing gaskets on all the contact points, but because the covers fit tightly to begin with it has caused me to break off a couple tabs making matters even worse.

Be that as it may, I love riding this trike now. It really has grown on me.

[leeinark]

Checker one thing to check (because I also had a minor rattle in mine). My left bulb was not seated properly in the headlight and it bounced around some and made noise. I took the headlight bucket out and reseated the bulb and haven't had a problem since. Good luck.

[edfr]

Know what you mean Checker about the rattles, I had one seemed to be coming from the instrument panel, I hate rattles. I would be riding and there was the little rattle i would push on the Instrument panel and it would go away. Well found out it was my windshield at the very tips of the cowl where a little screw on both sides clamp on the windshield. Put a piece of twosided tape along the plastic and WHOLA no rattle. They are hard to find .lol.. I am sure you will find it one of these days.
Lefty

[rapidjim]

Yep rattles can drive you batty. Two sided tape works well when you nail down where the rattle is. Since you have become a pro at removing panels, I would take it back off and locate where the rattle in the headlight is before reassembling. Like Lee said it could be a loose bulb socket. The problem come in now that you have broken a couple tabs. I would use double sided tape on the areas that touch and where the tabs are missing as you put it back together.

Good Luck

Jim/Owner
Rapid Repair