"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
08/26/2016 at 15:25 • Filed to: None
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"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
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Not sure what it is about trikes, but I’ve always liked them, from 3 wheelers all the way up to big Goldwing and Harley touring trikes. I understand some of the distaste, and how some view it as the worst of both worlds, ie. you loose the fun and sensation of leaning and balance of a motorcycle, while not getting the benefit of having all the space and weather protection of a car. On the other hand though, trikes look bad ass (well most of them) and if you have the right mindset from the beginning, knowing that it wont ride like a motorcycle, I think they could be a ton of fun, and great to tour on. That doesn’t mean I would want to give up my motorcycle, but I would love to add a road trike to my collection, on top of my off road “death machine”
Lately I’ve been dreaming up a trike I want to build. It would be a 70's style chopper bike, but with a lot of modernness to it. Start with a Yamaha Raptor 700 fuel injected thumper (because reverse, and I really want it to be a thumper) Use USD forks from something like the Yamaha Warrior/ Victory Hammer (because longer forks, and good dual disks), an independent rear end off some ATV, a digital dash, all housed in a raked out frame topped with a king and queen seat, and a classic “peanut” tank, painted with lots of metal flake, but simple graphics. I think that would make an awesome touring machine.
Long live the trikes!
bob and john
> Pickup_man
08/26/2016 at 15:40 |
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1 wheel up front is INCREDBILY unstable....2 wheels up front, one out back IF YOU MUST. otherwise, just get a bike
Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Pickup_man
08/26/2016 at 15:46 |
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Yes they sure are!
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Pickup_man
> bob and john
08/26/2016 at 15:50 |
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Short and skinny wheelbase is incredibly unstable. Longer, wider, and lower helps out immensely, meaning that most road trikes are actually pretty stable, not as stable as 2 wheels up front granted, but remarkably more stable than you would think. Also, learn how to ride it, it’s not a bike, it’s not a quad, they have their own completely unique riding style. 2 wheels up front is ugly, at that point buy an ATV or a car.
CobraJoe
> bob and john
08/26/2016 at 15:55 |
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One wheel up front is not inherently unstable, it’s just that trikes built that way often have too high of a center of gravity or the center of gravity placed too close to the front wheel.
Keep the weight low and closer to the rear wheels and you’re nearly as stable as a 4 wheeled car.
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CobraJoe
> Pickup_man
08/26/2016 at 16:04 |
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Cool trikes are cool.
The factory 3 wheel Goldwings and Harleys seem to be more popular among old guys who want to look cool but never learned to ride a motorcycle. (Personal opinion there).
But any trike built to look cool or to be fun to ride, yes, I’m all for them.