everoblivion2005 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 O_o u guyz is Krazy!!! ...crickets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie14 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 May have been considering a trike or a Can Am. Thin skin sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 I don't want a Can Am either but to vilify them is juvenile. Don't we motorcyclists have enough internal disagreement already? We're all equal in the wind, after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 he can... but my attitude is "why would he want to, when he can drive something that can actually handle a curve at speed without freaking out and braking for him?"or in the case of a rear wheel trike, flipping over into a ditch somewhere He already has an Acura that will handle the twisties just fine. Sure a can am won't take a curve like a sport bike, but I bet they're still fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 He already has an Acura that will handle the twisties just fine. Sure a can am won't take a curve like a sport bike, but I bet they're still fun.Coming from first hand experience, I wasn't impressed... the backwards steering, the gutless acceleration, and the tippy feeling through the curves... not any good... and for the price tag? Complete rubbish.Great for snowmobile riders who want their fix in the summer, but for "motorcycle guys" forget it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 i got something you can feel.. just reach into my pocket,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Eh, my dad is retired, house is payed off and he's fucking loaded. If he wants one, he will go pay cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Could not disagree more. Anyone should be able to ride if they choose to.Are you really "riding" if you can't lean it? Is a miata "riding" because the wind is in your face? Or do you think anything that can e straddled is "ridden?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Semantics. Who cares if it isn't "leanable". Like most of us actually lean our bikes, as it is?Isn't that the whole discussion we just had, countersteering vs shifting your weight for leaning... We all do it, not everybody is dragging knees, but we all have to lean the bike to steer over 5mph or so. Throw handlebars on a reliant robin, now are you riding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Per your criteria, yeah. The Robin is classified as a motorcycle by the British government. Right, per government classification... but per the "motorcycle community"? No, most motorcyclists don't look at a robin and go "nice bike", they go "wow what a cheap little tippy car" that is no good... and the 2 wheel up front thing isn't new either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Traded in the cb today on my new whip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentcropduster Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 If you don't like trikes, don't ride one. If you don't like scooters, don't ride one. If you don't like GSX-Rs, then you're not a homo. hey now - I resent that comment Mr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Most in the "motorcycle community" don't view scooters as motorcycles, yet the efforts required to ride one are exactly the same as a "real motorcycle". You need to pick a wiki. Either "wikigov" or "wikifellowriders", because you're contradicting yourself otherwise. I'm trying to update wikifellowriders, and wikigov... Both need fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdubyah Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Traded in the cb today on my new whip I won't be impressed till you can clap that ass together.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Traded in the cb today on my new whipThe best part is the Round profile tires... Why not put on a set of mickey thompsons and use the whole tire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnone Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 The best part is the Round profile tires...Why not put on a set of mickey thompsons and use the whole tire?Because it wouldn't be a motorcycle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) Because it wouldn't be a motorcycle Nonsense, I've seen a goldwing with a car tire grind his kickstand in half (long ways), playing on the dragon for a week. Spark spark spark... Edited September 23, 2013 by magley64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I would rock the shit out of that burnt orange trike. That is completely bad ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Z. Heimer Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 he can... but my attitude is "why would he want to, when he can drive something that can actually handle a curve at speed without freaking out and braking for him?" or in the case of a rear wheel trike, flipping over into a ditch somewhereYou seem to be under the assumption that three wheel vehicles are ill handling. In all actuality they can surpass 4 wheeled vehicles in the handling department. It all comes down to design and engineering. A corvette and suburban are both 4 wheeled vehicles but one will out handle the other by design. The same can bee said for 3 wheelers. A t-Rex and Harley Tri-Glide are both 3 wheelers but one is defiantly the better handler. Being in the Gold Wing community almost 20 years now I have known several people that have triked out their wings. Why? Because they they did not want to give up that feeling of I guess the term is In The Wind. I have ridden a few and they don't handle that bad when set up properly. Each to his own. People put thousands of miles on trikes without issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Z. Heimer Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Right, per government classification... but per the "motorcycle community"? No, most motorcyclists don't look at a robin and go "nice bike", they go "wow what a cheap little tippy car" that is no good... and the 2 wheel up front thing isn't new either. Bad example. The Isetta is actually a 4wheeled vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Bad example. The Isetta is actually a 4wheeled vehicle.They come in 3 wheel and 4 wheel versions..http://microcarmuseum.com/tour/images/isetta-3wheel00.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 to his credit, he mentioned the reliant robin, not the isetta. so it's possible he fails at pictures, not at examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 to his credit, he mentioned the reliant robin, not the isetta. so it's possible he fails at pictures, not at examples.Reliant is 1 up front, 2 in back...Isetta comes in 3 and 4 wheel models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Z. Heimer Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 to his credit, he mentioned the reliant robin, not the isetta. so it's possible he fails at pictures, not at examples. I was unaware of the three wheeled version. He was correct. I've had humble pie with my coffee this morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I was unaware of the three wheeled version. He was correct. I've had humble pie with my coffee this morning.You're alright dude... i'm looking forward to chasing that superhawk tail light again next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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