AmTryke HP1000 User manual

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AmTryke Adult Recumbent Model HP1000
#50-HC-1000
TOOLS Needed for Assembly
5 mm Allen Wrench
8 mm Socket or Wrench
10 mm Socket or Wrench
14 mm Socket or Wrench
15 mm Socket or Wrench
22 mm Socket or Adjustable Wrench
Needle Nose Pliers W/ Side Cutters
Phillips Screw Driver

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Table of Contents
Rear Deck Assembly Page 3
Front Tire Installation Page 5
Attaching Rear Deck to Main Frame Page 5
Leg Supports Page 7
Main Steering Installation Page 8
Attaching Seat Frame to Main Frame Page 10
Front Brake Page 12
Front Reflector Page 11
Cable Retainer Page 14
Wheel Reflectors Page 16
Maintenance Page 17
Parts Breakdown Page 20

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Rear Deck Assembly
6) Remove the 22mm nuts & flat washers from both ends of axle, slide wheel over each side, pay attention to tire
directional arrow.
2) Slide flat washer over each side and then thread a 22mm nut on each side. Tighten using a 22mm socket or
adjustable wrench, do not over tighten as wheel bearing we be damaged.
3) Install black round caps on each side, lightly tap to secure in place.

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4) Install red reflector on bracket for rear deck using Phillips screw driver, bracket will have B-2 stamped on it.
5) Using Phillips head screw driver remove clamping screw from bracket, open clamp and install on rear, thread
clamping screw and tighten.
Front Tire Installation
1) Remove two black thread protectors located on each
side, center of front rim.
2) Using the thin black quick release axle, remove the
thumb nut from one side and the spring.
3) Place front tire in front fork.
B –2
stamped
Clamping
Screw

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4) Slide shaft of quick release axle through center of
rim.
5) Install spring on other side with narrow end pointing inwards, thread thumb nut back on and tighten.

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Attaching Rear Deck to Main Frame
1) Slide rear deck into main frame.
2) Using four large lag bolts, 4 large flat washers and four large nuts attach rear deck to main frame, use a 15mm
socket or wrench to tighten nuts. Do not tighten up completely at this point.
3) Install chain from main hub to rear axle sprocket.
4) Using a pair of needle nose pliers snap the master link in place.
5) Pull back on the rear deck to tighten the chain, while pulling back tighten the four 15mm nuts using a 15mm
socket or wrench.
6) Install two upper support Allen bolts, washers and nuts using a 5mm Allen wrench & 13mm wrench. There is
one on each side of the rear deck.
Rear Deck
Main Frame
Master Link
Rear Axle
Sprocket
Main Hub
Upper Support
Allen Bolt

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Leg Supports
1) The leg supports are already attached. Due to constraints in packaging you will need to set them up.
2) Leg support on the right side will need to be repositioned, pull the lower bar out of the main piece, pivot the
main piece to stick out on the right side, insert bar back into main piece & tighten.
3) The left side will need to be pivoted to stick out like the right side & tightened down, do this after installing the
main steering.
Initial Appearance
Remove
Tube
Pivot
Downward
Insert Tube
Tighten

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Main Steering Installation
1) The main steering tube is pre-attached to the frame and is on a hinged point. Raise the main steering tube so that
the angle adjuster can be folded down.
2) Pre-installed in the frame is a long Allen head bolt. Remove the bolt but unscrewing the nut and align the angle
adjuster to the hole in the frame. Install the Allen bolt and nut and tighten.
3) The angle of the steering/crank can be adjusted to fit the rider by loosening up the two Allen head bolts located
on the collar.
Angle adjuster

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4) Install handgrips, shift/rear brake goes on the right, while the front brake is on the left, the right side threads in
clockwise while the left side threads in counter clockwise.
5) Install the steering linkage; remove the two nuts and flat washers already installed.
6) Using a 5mm Allen wrench thread the screw through the steering stem attachment, slide one flat washer over
the exposed thread and thread the 13mm nut, tighten.
7) Slide flat washer over front screw and thread 13mm nut, use a 5mm Allen wrench and 13mm wrench or socket
to tighten.
Steering
Stem
Stem
attachment
Steering Linkage
13mm nut and flat
washer
13mm nut and
flat washer

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Attach Seat Frame to Main Frame
1) Place the bottom seat frame on top of seat mounting plate. Use four Allen head bolts and washer to attach the
seat to the seat mounting frame.
2) Move seat sliding bracket forward all the way so that the two front holes are exposed. Install one Allen head
bolt in each hole and thread nut on from bottom.
3) Move seat forward as far as it will go to expose to rear mounting holes. Repeat same process as in previous step and
tighten nuts.
4) Insert seat back into seat bottom frame, use two black long Allen head bolts and two nuts to attach seat back to seat
bottom.
Seat sliding
bracket