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AndyMc I think has one....no doubt he'll defend it later. Me ? Not for me I'm afraid.
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i'm not hairy enough to have one........but i'm working on it
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I saw the other day, being towed behind a huge shiny new motorhome, was a very tidy 60's MG of some sort - very cool I thought! DB
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motorised; a bright yellow low swoopy thing - seen some before and they tend to have VW engines in the back. Very low, very long and very wide.
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Everyone to their own but as I say never for me I'm afraid....
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Worst of both worlds, all the disadvantages of a car and all the disadvantages of a bike.
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Motor tricycles... terminal understeer in the wet at 10mph? The only good three wheelers were Morgan and BSA, and they had the single wheel at the back where it belongs.
Had a ride on a vintage shaft-drive pedal tricycle once that belonged to a collector of chain-drive Frazer Nashes and VSCC stalwart. The thing looked harmless enough but was very heavy indeed to pedal and totally impossible to steer, being able under power to turn one way only, not the other. Couldn't work out why.
The owner was in fits of laughter. He got a lot of innocent pleasure out of watching people try to ride it. Very funny.
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I've always liked them, ever since I was a kid, and finally got one last year. It just feels great, that's all! But to go into more detail ...
I like the look of them (when they're the laid-back chopper type, as opposed to those with tiller steering or sports bikes with stabilizers). You can put much bigger engines in, or engines of any type if you want - mine's a diesel! - and obviously a car engine in a light chassis gives massive power-to-weight. Rover V8 engines are a popular choice, but I've sat on one with the engine of a TVR Tuscan and another powered by a unit out of a Honda NSX. I can go away on it and bring changes of clothes, tools, spare fuel (biodiesel) and 18 bottles of beer - the latter is particularly important to a real ale enthusiast in a land of Harp and Bud! All this plus helmets can be securely locked in a top box that isn't out of proportion to the trike body. The wife will come with me too, which is nice - she would never go on a bike. No filtering, sure, but no "Sorry, I didn't see you" either - in fact they're usually staring or waving as I go by. I can take younger nephews and nieces out on it too, without worrying that they'll fall off. Ultimately, they're not that common, and I know there isn't another machine like mine anywhere else in the world.
Hmm - bearded - yes, bald - no, fat - slightly, leather waistcoat - not yet, but riding on a warm day means you don't always want the full jacket on and it's amazing how much of a sting you can get when a stone hits your t-shirt at 70 mph. Sunglasses will usually be wraparound, for the same practical reasons as the ones worn when ski-ing. I always wear my helmet even though it's not a legal requirement - spent too long working with people recovering from brain injury to do any different. No issues with understeer, as long as it's set up right and you don't have ridiculously wide rear tyres.
Main thing though is that it puts a smile on my face that's hard to remove and that's all the reason I need!
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andymc
Vroom, vroom - mmm, doughnuts ...
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can't argue with any of andymc's points or the disabled ex-biker scenario then I came across this:
tinyurl.com/3ckyyl
and am left speechless... :)
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Wasn't me guv ... ;-)
I honestly don't get why people do this from time to time, and must admit I have seen worse, much worse! Thankfully these are rare, and at least it looks as though the rear windscreen has been removed to prevent the thing acting as a parachute. But not for me ta.
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andymc
Vroom, vroom - mmm, doughnuts ...
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Quote>The only good three wheelers were Morgan and BSA, and they had the single wheel at the back where it belongs. >>
If there was ever such a thing as a good 3-wheeler, there would be more of the type in production now!
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Such as Rewaco, Boom, TrikeTec ...
Ultimately it's a minority interest that appeals to enthusiasts. I'm not pretending any different but "if there was ever such a thing as a good 3-wheeler" sounds unnecessarily negative. Horses for courses etc. - I'm not trying to persuade anyone they should get one, just answering the question of why they appeal (to me). Anyway I'm off for a spin ...
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andymc
Vroom, vroom - mmm, doughnuts ...
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