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OK, I waited long enough to respond. Just wanted to see what people would say about Trikes. It's really interesting to see some really unfounded remarks, more of the feeling about it as opposed to facts. First if you are getting "head shaking" it ain't set up right. Secondly, "Triking is an altogether different experience and can't really be compared to biking even if it is the same machine" I disagree, it is not a different experience, you are in the open perhaps a windshield (but I had that on the two wheel version) I still sit on one seat, use controls as any other bike, feel the same as I had did with almost 300,000 miles before the conversion, wind in my face, smile on my face, just a great feeling of being free. Thirdly, "To me it's the difference between flying on the ground and riding an amusement ride." I never heard it put that way, I was a circus and amusement rider from way back. I think I have road most of all the giant rolorcoasters, no - it don't compare to that at all. Fourth, "Voyager" was brought up, it is not the same ride. I rode one (Voyager) on several occasions, the drive wheel is still under center and the width is narrower. And as for riding the "oil track" I don't. It is wide enough to put your front wheel on one side and the rear on the other still. Fifth, "cornering" OK no one said anything about this but I will. It is a very stable unit. It is more of a adrenaline rush running through your veins when you come into mountain twisties. How fast should I take this, should I lean, oh man, I'm going for it. Yep, it was darn right scary when I first starting riding mountains after riding two wheels for so long, I'm thinking, oh crap, I'm going to eat that tree. It will turn and hold the road more than you will believe it can. I hit some twisties so fast the rear started to brake loose, now that is an adrenaline rush. Who said you can't compare a trike to a bike. Wow, my hands are shacking right now after feeling myself out there riding while writing this. Sixth, "A sidecar", best of both worlds if you can do both. Good for, as was said, riding three and more space. Truly if you are going to talk different feeling this is. I have also road a side car, it calls for a different expertise than both two wheel and trike. I love them, they look good, ride well as long as you accept the different approach to riding. It was a tuff decision on my account to either go side car or trike. But I new I would never take the side car off so the decision got easier as I thought about it. Seventh, "I won't ever do it to a bike I like again opting instead for a small two seater convertible car instead. It will get better fuel mileage!" Not so, my mileage dropped from 40 - 42, to 38 constant with my style of riding. Ninth, now come on, you can't compare a car to any of the other options even with a soft top. Tenth, OK, so I know you have read enough of my ranting so in conclusion itwas well put by one person better than others in saying
"My advise would be ride it like it is until it becomes that last resort between keeping something you love to do, or selling your Wing....."
I'm not going to go into why I had to make a decision as I did in triking, but as was said I love to do more than not. I can not stop.
Sorry if I hurt some feelings my intention was not to do so, but to help a fellow member make a serious decision.
Spider :action:
I missed number eight, oh well.