Trikes are not bikes

[Belzybob]

Riding home tonight, splitting long lines of traffic and passed one of those Can-am trike thingies. I bet he was pissed sitting in the queue behind all those cars.

[Kendo]

That sounds like one of the things Hell may have in store for me when I get there.
That and being forced to ride one of them 3 wheeled scooters

[Aussie Steve]

all the disadvantages of a bike without the +'s

[shorty]

all the disadvantages of a bike without the +'s

Just like a three wheeled Zimmer frame.....

[Belzybob]

all the disadvantages of a bike without the +'s

Just like a three wheeled Zimmer frame.....

That would describe the Reliant Robin....you'll probably have to Google it.

[PostmanPete]

Speaking to a guy today who's building a street legal 3.5lt Magna engined trike. It'll end up a little like a Bon trike. Good for a blast! As long as you don't have to turn........ or stop.........

[Stuntrider666]

Or be seen

[Stuntrider666]

Or be seen

[storm]

Well they are called trikes not bikes lol

[Camel]

Reliant Robin? Didn't Mr Bean have a special thing for those?

[A^K^T]

Reliant Robin? Didn't Mr Bean have a special thing for those?

[Kendo]

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[Batfink]

aahh the poor ole Reliant

A perfect example of how designers have NO clue about physics LOL while yes it is a trike unfortunatley they forgot all about the physics of triangles when putting it together.
To create a perfect triangle force you need the mass centered in the center of the triangle, in a moving vehicle that mass should be moved slightly back towards the "rear" perpendicular "line". As you can see in the above pic teh driver (about 1/3 of the mass) was right on one of the forward "lines" thus creating a very unstable vehicle on left hand corning.
A motorbike trike is another animal where most of the weight (with rear mounted engines) is at the center rear of the triangle thus making a stable craft even on corners. A more stable craft is a reverse trike with 2 fronts and 1 rear.....

[Kendo]

And for a display of instability for those who haven't seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8

[Batfink]

Is a bike with a sidecar now a trike or a bike????