Anyone know owt about trikes ?

[Jody]

I kinda fancy one, but the ones I see are all too long, is there a valid reason to lengthen the wheelbase when converting a bike to a trike ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-cx500- ... Sw2eFgVbut

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-virag ... SwKyNgaFMi

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

They've got 3 wheels

[Rockburner]

All the disadvantages of a bike with none of the advantages of a car.

Obviously I can see the appeal as a more interesting form of transport than a box on wheels, and obviously they're a very good solution for those unfortunately afflicted with mobility issues, but I can't personally get over the fact that it's as vulnerable to weather and conditions as a bike, but without the filtering/cornering ability that makes bikes fun to ride.

Has anyone ever made a leaning trike?? (apart from (iirc) the Honda scooter thing, that was (iirc again), based on an Arial scooter).

[KungFooBob]

Reverse trikes look loads cooler.

[Cousin Jack]

AFAIK most are built by back-street blokes, more or less as one-offs.
Most of them look great, some of them handle OK (for a trike). Some of them have serious and incurable design flaws and handle like pigs.

And, as has been said, all the problems of a bike without the advantages.

[cheb]

the only I know is I can't remember ever seeing one I thought didn't look terrible.

As said, they have their place for the mobility impaired.

[Yorick]

They all look shite.

[Tricky]

All the home-built ones I've seen have looked gash- the ones you can buy from a Harley dealer look better, but guessing they'll be waay out of budget for you ( they start at ~£30k... )



But if or when I want (or have to have) 3 wheels , I'll have something like this


or this

[Mr. Dazzle]

Yeah trikes are fucking pointless....but let's be honest, bikes are mostly pointless in general.

[Taipan]

Round here they are car based shitters ridden/driven by old Rocker/Greebo types with Mrs Rocker/Greebo looking equally ridiculous behind him.

[KungFooBob]

I wouldn't turn one of these down, I'd obviously fit the least grippy rear tyre I could find.

https://can-am.brp.com/on-road/gb/en/models/ryker.html

[DEADPOOL]

I have no answers, only question like, does it have a toilet?

And, why does it look like it has a toilet?

[David]

Reverse trikes look loads cooler.

And are more stable

[demographic]

Seen this fecker scrabbling for grip like a pitbull on a lino floor at Barbon.



In general I think three wheelers have all the problems with not much of the upsides but that thing was seriously fast and looked damned entertaining to me.

[DefTrap]

I rode a vw one. It was crap and I felt like a twat. The tiller handlebars were mental.

[Rockburner]

Still fancy one Jody?

[Horse]

I'd like a Carver One

[Taipan]

They do a Carver EV now!