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     Mountainstorm |
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Buell-Cyclone-Trike -Buell-Cyclone-Custom-Trike-frankenstein-trikes-_W 0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27bbed2ed9QQitemZ1706566 07961QQptZUSQ5fmotorcycles#v4-44 It's a frigging Cyclone Trike Conversion. I don't even know what to think. | ||
| Danger_dave |
Most of the people I've talked to who have an 'abomination' thing haven't actually ridden a modern trike. They are great fun. Not as much as a bike, but much more than a sports car. There a lot of people who can't ride a two-wheeler, disability, syndromes, frailty or downright klutziness, and a third wheel at least gets them a ride. That looks like a nicely executed example. (Message edited by danger_dave on June 23, 2011) | ||
| Sifo |
I like it... For a trike.  | ||
| Ezblast |
Hey - he has the cool snake skin seat - just like my Blast - lol - Nice Trike! EZ | ||
| 5liter |
That's an A-7 sitting behind that thing. My old plane in the Navy, a LONG time ago. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
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| Mountainstorm |
Nice find on the video. Of course it sounds great...it's a Thunderstorm. Still not sure what I think. What's cool is it can go back to stock. It's a neat piece of engineering and machining...that conversion piece. | ||
| Guell |
i think thats pretty sweet, i think someone on here did a s3 like that | ||
| Kyrocket |
I agree with DD, someone may HAVE to have a trike, like my wife because of the klutz factor and it's reversible. At least he used the best looking color scheme for an M2 and it doesn't make a bad looking trike. I think I'd rather see this than a chopper, just in case anyone building one would want my .02  | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
i like it | ||
| Leftcoastal |
I'm not a fan of trikes. They don't lean worth a shit. I'm mainly dismayed over the fact that at my age, I'm rapidly entering the target demographic for those purveying such machinery. Many of the magazines I've gotten recently have loads of trike ads. I've even built one, once, from a 1945 or so Indian Chief. Still don't like them and resent what they represent for us that are of the baby boomer generation. I'm gonna have to look into sidecars, when I get "too old to ride" whatever the hell that means. This one's pretty cool, despite that fact that it's a trike. We've been over this before on another thread, same bike. Probably in "Old School Buell" area. Maybe not, can't remember - cause I'm almost trike age. Al | ||
| Whisperstealth |
I love it. I have told people if I couldn't ride a bike because of injury / age ect, I'd want a Buell trike. Or take a look at the can-am's. An S3T would be kick ass. Plus the one on ebay is reversible! | ||
| Froggy |
I'd keep my dignity and get something with 2wd and a sidecar. | ||
| Whisperstealth |
WOW Froggy. And here I thought you were a function oriented guy. Your diginty wouldn't allow you to get a trike, even if there was a trike that was a superior machine? | ||
| Danger_dave |
You don't often hear 'Ural' and 'dignity ' in the same sentence. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
I'm sure I saw somewhere a kit to bolt on the front of your bike with 2 wheels that lean. Somewhat like the Piaggio MP3 system. Damned if I find the page now. The 2wd Ural sidecar outfit is extremely functional. Newfie has one & says it keeps up with his snowmobiling friends in all but the deepest snow. | ||
| Blake |
If I tried to ride a conventional trike, I'm afraid I'd forget about the rear wheels and crash into stuff. The Spyder I could rider safely; the two wheels in front are easy to see and thus remember. | ||
| Blake |
As to abomination or innovation, I'd say there is little innovation; it's more creativity and craftsmanship. | ||
| Jpgrego |
Blake, I used to think the same thing, but I got to test ride one of the CanAm Spyders up at the bike festival in Asheville a month or two ago. The front wheels are actually low enough as to not be in your line of vision unless you consciously look down. I found myself crossing the front left tire over the yellow line in corners... maybe some more time in the saddle of one would get me used to it, but I will definitely not be getting anything with three wheels unless it's a last resort. | ||
| 99savage |
Serious Question Guys: Am getting up in years & sooner or later 2 wheels will be too much for me. Pick one - * Trike or * Side Car Side car appeals to me cause can take a dog w/ along but trikes seem the rage for reasons I do not understand. - The only advantage I see is that you can pull a trailer w/ a trike. OPINIONS! | ||
| Kyrocket |
My wife and I have discussed that same scenario although we're years away from trike life. I know that there are those who just have to have their knees in the breeze but a trike is the worst of both worlds. You're open to the elements, just like a motorcycle and you're big just like a car. And have you seen the price tags on some of these trikes? Yikes. When I get to where I can't handle two wheels I think I'd like to have a nice convertible. I know, I know, it's not the same but then again I won't be either. But of the two I think the side car looks much cooler. Especially if your dog will wear the cool aviator goggles. (Message edited by Kyrocket on June 24, 2011) | ||
| Andymnelson |
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| Xl1200r |
They are great fun. Not as much as a bike, but much more than a sports car. I don't know man, I disagree. With only the single wheel in the front, there's only so much you can do before your face is in the dirt. Yes, I've ridden one. A cheap sports car, a la Miata, would be more fun for me. It'd be more comfortable, safer, get just as good gas milage, be just as fast, handle better, more luggage space, better rain protection... I could on and on. For me, if I couldn't do 2 wheels anymore, it'd be a sidecar setup. (Message edited by xl1200r on June 24, 2011) | ||
| Sifo |
I had some interesting trike discussions on my vacation trip last week. An old guy was checking out my Buell and we struck up a conversation. Typical story of too old for a bike and got a HD trike. He said he hates it because of how much effort it takes on the bars to make it turn. It may seem like a minor bitch, but if you are getting to frail to handle a bike, can you still muscle the bars on a trike? I really don't know as I've never even sat on one. The other thing he mentioned is you have to retrain yourself to not put your feet down. Sounds like a minor thing until you run over your feet and slide to a stop on what used to be your ankles. I do know the stability of a single front wheel is far from ideal. The Can Am trike seems to be taking off, at least in my area. They were also having an even at Deals Gap when I was down there. I gather the stability is better, but still no on par with a Miata for example. It would be fun hanging off in fast corners like you would on a snowmobile, but if I have that level of athletic ability I'm going to be on 2 wheels. I think these are probably the best handling of 3 wheel vehicles to date. A side car is just a whole boat load of unbalanced forces. Probably the worst manners of 3 wheeled vehicles. I can see an appeal to mastering that. It would be cool with a pup in the side car too, but I think the pup would dig the Miata too. The Miata would be nice to put the top up on when it rains though as well as handle better than any 3 wheel option. | ||
| Dannyd |
Put a 70 tooth pulley on the back of that thing and I bet it would be the most fun wheelie machine ever made! | ||
| Danger_dave |
>>I don't know man, I disagree. << I've lived with two for over a month each and had a great time on them. One was even a (shock horror) Harley-Davidson and I couldn't keep off the thing. They take me day or two to get the mojo. Then it's 1 in the air or find a wet patch to cross it up on time. What I think 3 wheelers are horrible for is pillion passengers. Very violent ride on the back - even a low speeds. | ||
| Danger_dave |
>> It would be fun hanging off in fast corners like you would on a snowmobile<< You don't hang off - you hang on. Weight all goes to the opposite foot peg to a bike. It's more of a counter-steer to get them cooking. But that's more about staying aboard the thing. Over slippery roads and unreliable surfaces I can ride a Spyder quicker than my Buell. (Message edited by danger_dave on June 24, 2011) | ||
| Danger_dave |
>> but if I have that level of athletic ability I'm going to be on 2 wheels.<< Yeah - I agree that they do take more upper body strength - until you become really proficient at riding them. Eventually you stop fighting the vehicle and just turn the handlebars. It takes a lot of 'un-ingraining' for a motorcycle rider to get past the 'conditioned reflex' of using body english. It's just wasted effort on a trike, all you have to really do is pull/push the handlebars like a steering wheel - but it's quite hard not to use the rest of your body when subject to the exaggerated G-forces the no leaning creates. People who have never ridden a motorcycle find it much easier to ride a Spyder - or so Can-Am told me. |
