The Tricycle Limo can hold up to 12 people, plus driver, the Tricycle Jeep can hold 5 people, plus driver. Both vehicles cost between 100-200k Naira ($600-1200) to rent for the day, and are often on call for weddings, carnivals and other events.
The Tricycle Limo takes about 1.5m Naira ($9,500) to make, and about 2 weeks to put together once they have the money. This is their first one to make, and they didn't have enough money to do it all at once, so it took them 3 weeks to create. It's a super-long vehicle, so I asked how they strengthen the chassis, and they do that with a very strong pipe.
The Tricycle Jeep is actually a stranger mod, using a tuktuk chassis and a cylinder engine from a vehicle. The front grill can hold 100 kilos of weight, which they use for carrying bags of rice, jerry cans of water, or for mounting speakers on at events.
Finally, the motorcycle is made from a bunch of other motorcycle parts that Ibrahim found. It's just his own personal bike, just for fun, with a 250cc engine and shade on the top for those hot days in the Lagos sun. I got to take this one for a little spin myself, and though nothing operates quite like you expect on a motorcycle, it was a lot of fun.
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