Acceptable reasons to ride a trike??? [Archive]

tached1000rr

11-17-2009, 11:17 AM

CrazyKell

11-17-2009, 11:20 AM

I never really considered them....always thought they were a bit hokey.

But a couple of years ago I met a couple while on vacation with my father. They had this crazy trike with a trailer. Sure it may seem hokey now but they were in their 70's and still riding. That's cool!

My father is 61 and he's already said he'll get a trike if it means he gets to keep riding.

Trip

11-17-2009, 11:22 AM

none, get a convertible, trikes are a hazard.

You are no longer riding, you are driving.

marko138

11-17-2009, 11:22 AM

No acceptable reasons. They are teh gheyz.

pauldun170

11-17-2009, 11:23 AM

I guess trikes are like motorcycles with a cane.

marko138

11-17-2009, 11:24 AM

Theres a one-legged scooter rider in my town. He sits on his crutch. Looks hilarious, actually. He don't need no stinking trike.

Trip

11-17-2009, 11:26 AM

Ever since that couple impaled themselves on a boat at the dragon on a trike, those things have been written off by me as useless. They handle like shit. A car will be much more fun and you can have climate control by putting up the top.

tached1000rr

11-17-2009, 11:28 AM

Rider

11-17-2009, 11:39 AM

none, get a convertible, trikes are a hazard.

You are no longer riding, you are driving.

Unless you are the paraplegic from Indy. Remember that dudes bike?

z06boy

11-17-2009, 11:55 AM

They are not for me but to each their own.

The only reasons I see are if you have a disability or are just too old (whatever that is) to ride a motorcycle. :idk:

If I get to that point...I'll just cage in in a vert I guess.

Trip

11-17-2009, 11:57 AM

Unless you are the paraplegic from Indy. Remember that dudes bike?

Didn't he have more of a side car to keep his wheelchair more than a trike. Side cars are something different altogether.

Homeslice

11-17-2009, 12:14 PM

I fail to see how age would motivate someone to switch from 2 wheels to 3.

Disability, sure, but not age.

My guess is most 3-wheelers never rode a bike before.

z06boy

11-17-2009, 12:16 PM

I fail to see how age would motivate someone to switch from 2 wheels to 3.

Disability, sure, but not age.

My guess is most 3-wheelers never rode a bike before.

Afraid if they fall over they may break a hip ? :idk:

Maybe they look at a trike sort of like a bike with training wheels. :lol

AquaPython

11-17-2009, 12:38 PM

trip - what happened at the gap exactly? are there pics?

what about the T-rex? that shit is cool.
aprillia magnet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBkIc89gd5U

http://reversetrike.com/evo.html

the benz leaner
http://www.gizmag.com/go/3628/

http://www.gizmag.com/go/1477/

brudeli leanster
http://reversetrike.com/brudeli.html

neebelung

11-17-2009, 12:43 PM

My Dad's got a Goldwing Trike. Thing is as big as a car (it's the ONLY one of their vehicles that lives in the garage :lol: ). He rode regular bikes when he was younger, then got the Trike a couple years ago; he's got medical issues, which can leave him tired more than anything. But it's perfect for my parents; my Mom rides 2-up with him, and he goes on a lot of cross-state adventures with his friends.

He took me for a ride when I was out there in June, and it was actually a lot of fun. Not my cup of tea, but they love it.

And handling isn't SO much of an issue for them, since they're in West TX where the roads are straaaaaaaaight and flat. :lol:

And Trip, as for convertibles, they looked at a few a couple years back, but at 6'6", he looks OVER the windshield on most of them. :lol:

karl_1052

11-17-2009, 12:55 PM

1) you are at least 62 yrs old (it's good enough for medicare so you get a pass)man up!
2) You have some sort of medical condition or disabilitysee below
3) your spouse or riding partner/companion weighs more than the rated weight of any two wheeled vehicle.Divorce

Two wheels or four, there is no other choice.

Ultimate cool
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff176/jkleath/img_3434.jpg

Ultimate ghey
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2394/14102007034bl0.jpg

Trip

11-17-2009, 01:02 PM

trip - what happened at the gap exactly? are there pics?

what about the T-rex? that shit is cool.

They about tipped over in a corner and went wide straight inbetween a truck pulling a boat (hit the tongue of the trailer area) and sliced them into pieces. It was a bloody gorey mess. Nasty shit.

Inverted trikes are pretty useless as well, they look cool but suck. I have ridden the spyder and that thing is terrible.

And handling isn't SO much of an issue for them, since they're in West TX where the roads are straaaaaaaaight and flat. :lol:

And Trip, as for convertibles, they looked at a few a couple years back, but at 6'6", he looks OVER the windshield on most of them. :lol:

I still think they are useless and count as a car.

They make convertible luxury cars that allow for more room, he doesn't have to get a tiny sports car. Vettes can also fit a very large person rather easily.

CasterTroy

11-17-2009, 01:08 PM

Ultimate ghey
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2394/14102007034bl0.jpg

You could char half a friggin COW on that grill

Homeslice

11-17-2009, 01:08 PM

They about tipped over in a corner and went wide straight inbetween a truck pulling a boat (hit the tongue of the trailer area) and sliced them into pieces. It was a bloody gorey mess. Nasty shit.
.

How can you tip over a trike?

the chi

11-17-2009, 01:14 PM

Unless you are the paraplegic from Indy. Remember that dudes bike?

Or the guy my first trip to Deal's Gap. In a wheelchair with a specially equipped chopper type trike with a platform for his wheelchair and a seat for his wife on back. Totally cool.

I fail to see how age would motivate someone to switch from 2 wheels to 3.

Disability, sure, but not age.

My guess is most 3-wheelers never rode a bike before.

Age = less strength, arthritis from old age, bad knees, etc etc...I have an uncle who got super old and his legs lost alot of strength, he couldnt safely hold up a big gold wing so he triked it and didnt have to give up riding.

I cant believe you guys are dogging people for riding trikes. Regardless of their reasons (and most have a GOOD reason) at least they are RIDING.

marko138

11-17-2009, 01:20 PM

Or the guy my first trip to Deal's Gap. In a wheelchair with a specially equipped chopper type trike with a platform for his wheelchair and a seat for his wife on back. Totally cool.

Age = less strength, arthritis from old age, bad knees, etc etc...I have an uncle who got super old and his legs lost alot of strength, he couldnt safely hold up a big gold wing so he triked it and didnt have to give up riding.

I cant believe you guys are dogging people for riding trikes. Regardless of their reasons (and most have a GOOD reason) at least they are RIDING.
Not riding as much as cheating.

the chi

11-17-2009, 01:23 PM

Not riding as much as cheating.

No, its not.

Lemme see, I cant use my legs, Im paralyzed but I dont want to stop riding. My legs are too weak to hold up an 800 lb bike? What are my options?

a)Not Ride
b)put training wheels on an SB (which is STILL technically a trike)
c)or get a real trike that I can still travel on and see the countryside

AquaPython

11-17-2009, 01:23 PM

i think the leaning trikes are not worthless at all, did you see the ones i posteD?

marko138

11-17-2009, 01:25 PM

No, its not.

Lemme see, I cant use my legs, Im paralyzed but I dont want to stop riding. My legs are too weak to hold up an 800 lb bike? What are my options?

a)Not Ride
b)put training wheels on an SB (which is STILL technically a trike)
c)or get a real trike that I can still travel on and see the countryside
I'm just fucking around, Rae. I dont really care.

the chi

11-17-2009, 01:28 PM

I'm just fucking around, Rae. I dont really care.

Note to self. Junk punch Marko immediately upon first opportunity.

:lol: I should have realized it, Im cranky lately, must be this incredible job I've got.

HokieDNA01

11-17-2009, 01:31 PM

I think people should be able to ride what every they want to spend their money on. Trikes are not motorcycles, they are trikes and most trike riders know that. I do not think I would ever choose to ride one but I will never judge anyone that does.

marko138

11-17-2009, 01:35 PM

Note to self. Junk punch Marko immediately upon first opportunity.

:lol: I should have realized it, Im cranky lately, must be this incredible job I've got.
I ride a Buell, you think I should be criticizing what people ride? :lol:

MILK

11-17-2009, 01:41 PM

I will never forget listening to Dr. Laura explaining her reasons for having a trike and not a motorcycle.
At one point in her life she had a Honda Rebel. From what she said it was obvious she was very inexperienced. She hit some gravel and crashed. So now she has a trike because it's 'safer.' :lol:

Other than not falling over on their own, there is nothing safer about a trike from what I can see, you are still exposed to the elements. If she had learned how to ride the damn motorcycle in the first place she probably would not have crashed. Just another example of how people justify things in their minds rather than accepting the responsibility that they screwed up.

marko138

11-17-2009, 01:43 PM

I will never forget listening to Dr. Laura explaining her reasons for having a trike and not a motorcycle. It seems at one point she had a Honda Rebel. From what she said it was obvious she was very inexperienced, hit some gravel and crashed. So now she has a trike because it's 'safer.' :lol:
What I find most shocking about this is that anyone actually listens to Dr. Laura.

MILK

11-17-2009, 01:47 PM

What I find most shocking about this is that anyone actually listens to Dr. Laura.

:lol: Oh I listened to her at one point in desperation looking for anything to help my marriage. Didn't help either! :lmao:

I would never drive a trike. When I get that old I will buy a sports car!!:rockwoot:

Homeslice

11-17-2009, 01:47 PM

What I find most shocking about this is that anyone actually listens to Dr. Laura.

Never heard of her.

Trip

11-17-2009, 01:49 PM

How can you tip over a trike?

Very easy, they aren't stable at all in corners.

Or the guy my first trip to Deal's Gap. In a wheelchair with a specially equipped chopper type trike with a platform for his wheelchair and a seat for his wife on back. Totally cool.

Age = less strength, arthritis from old age, bad knees, etc etc...I have an uncle who got super old and his legs lost alot of strength, he couldnt safely hold up a big gold wing so he triked it and didnt have to give up riding.

I cant believe you guys are dogging people for riding trikes. Regardless of their reasons (and most have a GOOD reason) at least they are RIDING.

Not riding as much as cheating.

No, its not.

Lemme see, I cant use my legs, Im paralyzed but I dont want to stop riding. My legs are too weak to hold up an 800 lb bike? What are my options?

a)Not Ride
b)put training wheels on an SB (which is STILL technically a trike)
c)or get a real trike that I can still travel on and see the countryside

It's not riding no matter how you want to slice it, it might as well be called an automobile because it stopped being a motorcycle the minute you put on that third wheel. Sorry, TWFix is not PC. If you cannot support yourself, tough shit. I won't get into this pandering bullshit our government does.

I ride a Buell, you think I should be criticizing what people ride? :lol:

Yes, :nee:

the chi

11-17-2009, 01:50 PM

Very easy, they aren't stable at all in corners.

It's not riding no matter how you want to slice it, it might as well be called an automobile because it stopped being a motorcycle the minute you put on that third wheel. Sorry, TWFix is not PC. If you cannot support yourself, tough shit. I won't get into this pandering bullshit our government does.

Yes, :nee:

Shut up elitist. Im not pandering, Im stating truth from the gospel of ME. Dont argue, I will smite you with stale cookies.

:rofl:

marko138

11-17-2009, 01:52 PM

Shut up elitist. Im not pandering, Im stating truth from the gospel of ME. Dont argue, I will smite you with stale cookies.

:rofl:
Powerful statement.

Stand down, Trip.

CasterTroy

11-17-2009, 01:52 PM

Very easy, they aren't stable at all in corners.

Hence why they outlawed 3-wheelers back in the day

neebelung

11-17-2009, 01:55 PM

Shut up elitist. Im not pandering, Im stating truth from the gospel of ME. Dont argue, I will smite you with stale cookies.

:rofl:

:dvrofl:

Trip

11-17-2009, 02:08 PM

Shut up elitist. Im not pandering, Im stating truth from the gospel of ME. Dont argue, I will smite you with stale cookies.

:rofl:

I do not fear keeblers. It didn't take a BMW for me to feel this way. I had a natural hatred for trikes when I had the CBARRR as well. So my new found elitism had no effect on this opinion. My opinion matters more to me than yours. :nee:

fnfalman

11-17-2009, 02:21 PM

There are trikes and then there are trikes.

Good trikes:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/Motorbiker_photos/NewsPics/oldNewsPics/Brudeli-3.jpg

http://www.motocicliste.net/moto/piaggio/Mp3b.jpg

Trip

11-17-2009, 02:27 PM

Still lame, I don't really care if it can lean. It's a trike.

karl_1052

11-17-2009, 02:38 PM

Lemme see, I cant use my legs, Im paralyzed but I dont want to stop riding. My legs are too weak to hold up an 800 lb bike? What are my options?

get a lighter bike.:?:

neebelung

11-17-2009, 02:39 PM

get a lighter bike.:?:

snort

the chi

11-17-2009, 02:43 PM

I do not fear keeblers. It didn't take a BMW for me to feel this way. I had a natural hatred for trikes when I had the CBARRR as well. So my new found elitism had no effect on this opinion. My opinion matters more to me than yours. :nee:

Dont keed yourself, I see the brash approach you take...you fear my overwhelmingness, its okay, I wont tell!

shmike

11-17-2009, 04:09 PM

The buyer wants one. ;)

t-homo

11-17-2009, 04:31 PM

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/trroth/Indy/IMG_0739.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/trroth/Indy/IMG_0737.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/trroth/Indy/IMG_0738.jpg

neebelung

11-17-2009, 04:44 PM

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/trroth/Indy/IMG_0739.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/trroth/Indy/IMG_0737.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/trroth/Indy/IMG_0738.jpg

There's a set up similar to that roaming around here; it's an older Honda - I forget what it is, but it's more of a standard than a cruiser. Everytime I see the guy I'm just like "that's too friggin cool."

Avatard

11-17-2009, 05:00 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZqimFQtaBQ

racedoll

11-17-2009, 07:48 PM

3) your spouse or riding partner/companion weighs more than the rated weight of any two wheeled vehicle.

This isn't very nice.

I think people should be able to ride what every they want to spend their money on. Trikes are not motorcycles, they are trikes and most trike riders know that. I do not think I would ever choose to ride one but I will never judge anyone that does.

I agree 100%.
To me it is no different than me choosing to ride a sportbike and my sister choosing to ride a Harley.

I would never drive a trike. When I get that old I will buy a sports car!!:rockwoot:

Just don't get old! :lol:

Hence why they outlawed 3-wheelers back in the day

That is what I was thinking. 3-wheelers are rather easy to roll.

I wouldn't classify them as an auto or a motorcycle since you do need a special endorsement to operate one.

tached1000rr

11-17-2009, 07:50 PM

[QUOTE=racedoll;293363]This isn't very nice.

Who asked you?:lol:

racedoll

11-17-2009, 07:55 PM

Who asked you?:lol:

YOU did, you started the thread.

Homeslice

11-17-2009, 08:03 PM

YOU did, you started the thread.

pwnd

Gas Man

11-17-2009, 09:26 PM

Most motorcyclist do not recognize trikes as "bikes" and personally it's two wheels for life for me. Here's the only reasons I find it acceptable to ride a trike:

1) you are at least 62 yrs old (it's good enough for medicare so you get a pass)
2) You have some sort of medical condition or disability
3) your spouse or riding partner/companion weighs more than the rated weight of any two wheeled vehicle.

Any other acceptable reasons to riding/owning a trike from those of you that are diehard twowheel guys/gals?

Agreed with all 3.

I actually got "in E-trouble" when I said something to a guy who said they triked out his wife's bike. I asked "Is she old enough to draw social security?".

He said NO she's tired of holding the bike up in the wind. WTF!! :td:

My uncle has a triked HD. He's a paraplegic. He rides this mystery design trike kit. Air shifter.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l311/cjclark69/other%20bikes/KevinTrike.jpg

You can see his handicap plate. The chrome fishpole holders on each side hold his walker that he uses to walk. I have never met anybody that uses one the way he does. He uses it backwards. You'd have to see him get along.

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l311/cjclark69/other%20bikes/KevinTrike2a.jpg

Tmall

11-18-2009, 06:04 AM

You ride, motorcycles, four wheelers, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, and yes, trikes...

Trip

11-18-2009, 07:42 AM

You ride, motorcycles, four wheelers, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, and yes, trikes...

nope, you drive trikes, official ruling.

Gas Man

11-18-2009, 07:51 AM

My thing is this... at what point do you draw the line. There was a trike out made by some company. Can't remember, it had a ford steering wheel, windows, and a auto trans. But still they talked about the wind in your hair etc. I call BS.

I myself hate trikes. My uncle I cut slack cause of his handicap. Its understandable. Otherwise, NO. Too hard to hold and/or ride the bike in the wind. Too bad!

CasterTroy

11-18-2009, 08:15 AM

Trip

11-18-2009, 08:36 AM

But still they talked about the wind in your hair etc. I call BS.

Their is nothing wrong with a convertible and having the wind in your hair. Their is something wrong with trying to pretend to be a biker when you drive a three wheeled shitty machine. No excuse for it, you fail at being a biker and are technically not a biker, so they can go fuck themselves, handicapped included.

karl_1052

11-18-2009, 09:22 AM

Power steering, auto, reverse, power brakes.....it's a car

You just described a goldwing.:lol

marko138

11-18-2009, 09:42 AM

Their is nothing wrong with a convertible and having the wind in your hair. Their is something wrong with trying to pretend to be a biker when you drive a three wheeled shitty machine. No excuse for it, you fail at being a biker and are technically not a biker, so they can go fuck themselves, handicapped included.
This should be posted, in large bold font, at the very top of the front page.

z06boy

11-18-2009, 10:44 AM

Might as well just slap a 502 in it and have some fun. :lol:

http://www.ebosshoss.com/content/data/id00091/image/000.jpg

Rider

11-18-2009, 10:48 AM

Might as well just slap a 502 in it and have some fun. :lol:

http://www.ebosshoss.com/content/data/id00091/image/000.jpg

It's missing the wheelie bar. :tremble:

Gas Man

11-19-2009, 10:46 AM

saw it at daytona

Power steering, auto, reverse, power brakes.....it's a car

That is it!!

Their is nothing wrong with a convertible and having the wind in your hair. Their is something wrong with trying to pretend to be a biker when you drive a three wheeled shitty machine. No excuse for it, you fail at being a biker and are technically not a biker, so they can go fuck themselves, handicapped included.

Ok... I agree when it comes to things like the pic that castor put up. However, in the case of what I linked with uncle's bike. I cut the slack. But that is me.