Tricycle Talk

[JohnBM01]

This is a general thread on three-wheeled motorcycles. Riding on two wheels can be quite fun no matter what kind of bikes you're into. But adding one more wheel can make your bike more like a car. I've seen customs which have a custom rear to them that makes them half-car, half-bike. Post and talk about some of your favorite tricycles.

My all-time favorite trike is the T-Rex by Canada's Campagna Motorsports. Here is a bike that has a character imbalance- part of it is a Formula One race car for the road while the other part is a MotoGP race bike for the road. Read more about this awesome machine by visiting this link: < http://dgycom.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/t-rex-campagna-three-wheeled-motorcycle >. Should you manage to see one of these on the street, it is guaranteed to be a head-turner. The rear of the T-Rex isn't shown in the link I provide, but the back end of it is a motorcycle.

Now on to something that just crossed my eyes earlier Saturday. Thoroughbred Motorsports created a three-wheeler called the Stallion. T.M. is based in the city of Troup, Texas. Though I am a native of Texas, I have no idea where Troup is. What I'm hearing is that it's in the hills of eastern Texas. Anyhow, Thoroughbred Motorsports created a machine called the Stallion. The TM Stallion uses a lot of Ford parts to create a unique three-wheeler. It packs about 155 horsepower. The horsepower numbers put it on par with some of the more high-end motorcycles. It can seat two-people a bit like a touring bike. Find out more about the TM Stallion by visiting this link: < http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/14/thoroughbred-motorsports-stallion-trike >. This thing doesn't come cheap. The cost of this thing is expensive for motorcyclists. About $29,950 gets you this bad boy. It's a marriage of motorcycle and Ford parts.



You all can talk about your favorite three-wheelers. Three-wheelers are usually considered motorcycles, so I'm bringing them up here.

 

[Rykon Zero]

PEEL P50!

 

[daan]

PEEL P50!

Lets just keep the chat to Motorbikes with 3 wheels. The Peel is a 3 wheeled car.

 

[Rykon Zero]

Oh.

 

[vr6gti72]

Heres a couple I saw at the Harley Drags..

 

[Robin]

What would the Dodge Tomahawk be classed as then?

Classed as INSANE!

 

[JohnBM01]

You could say one specific motorbike is MP3 compatible. In fact, the Piaggio MP3 scooter ( http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/15/piaggio-mp3-three-wheel-scooter ) has three wheels to it. And if you ask me, they look like alien vehicles. They are more like aliens with big eyes and a large mouth ready to bite into anything it comes into contact with... or just to scare off children. I don't even think they can be "cute" if you colored these MP3's in pastel pink with a red bow stickered onto the lower portion of the windshield. A caption someone made was "for those afraid to ride on two wheels. Well if that's true, then explain the T-Rex three-wheeler. I hear these scooters could be capable of 170 miles per gallon. They may look like aliens or alien vehicles, but are rather unique scooters.

 

[Joey D]

I always think of these dirt tricycles that were stupidly unsafe.

But I haven't seen one, even at the sand dunes, for years now.

 

[wfooshee]

That's because they were stupidly unsafe, and we have quads now.

The liability issues being what they are, nobody sells them in the US, and haven't for quite a while.

 

[Metar]

And if you ask me, they look like alien vehicles. They are more like aliens with big eyes and a large mouth ready to bite into anything it comes into contact with... or just to scare off children.

But they look awesome, the Piaggios. I've seen a few, and they stand out of the regular scooter-crowd as much as a CBR or Ninja. Perhaps even more, because after realizing what it is, you realize just how weird it is.

Plus, reviews of them put their cornering in a league of it's own - logical, seeing as it's got twice the wheels up front. One reporter said: "most bikes have an easily-reachable maximum cornering-speed. This one probably has one, too, but it's further away from the limits of my driving, that's for sure."

 

[buickgnx88]

My favorite trikes are definitely the trikes with the rear VW engine, tranny, and suspension such as this: