The Slingshot Is Light, And Cleared For Flight..

"McMike" (mcmike)
11/16/2014 at 09:52 • Filed to: 3 wheeler, texas, morgan.polaris

Interesting bit of policy in TX regarding three wheeled vehicles.

Adding a wheel to a motorcycle (trike, Can-Am) makes it a motorcycle, but registering a three wheeled vehicle as a "motorcycle" has become a problem.

According to Texas....

I wonder what this means for the Morgan and the T-Rex?

http://www.slingshotforums.com/threads/texas-…

Note, I didn't mention Elios. They actually need to make some before we can discuss it.

DISCUSSION (6)

Rainbow > McMike
11/16/2014 at 10:29

This doesn't have anything to do with Texas, but could you technically get away with lane-splitting a T-Rex in California?

Also, what does this mean for scooters? They have a seat instead of a saddle, but they've always been registered as motorcycles.

McMike > Rainbow
11/16/2014 at 10:36

The lane splitting thing is an interesting discussion. Sure, it's probably legal, but you're going to piss a lot of people off.

I suppose they could change the law about lane splitting from "motorcycles" to "two wheeled vehicles" in the CA books to fix that.

Now, what about parking ? If you can't squeeze one of these into a dedicated motorcycle parking spot, are you still allowed to park there?

Rainbow > McMike
11/16/2014 at 10:47

I suppose you might be, technically. But it's like with my grandma and her handicap placard; she CAN park in the blue spaces, but she never does unless the rest of the lot is full. Other people need those spaces more than she does. Just like two-wheeled motorcycles fit better than trikes do.