New Trike Rider Questions
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New Trike Rider Questions
Just bought a new red Tri-Gide. Couldn't pass up the $29,995 price for a 2016. I am familiar with the the Rushmore stuff, no problem. Getting used to the steering. Took the wife out for an 80 mile ride yesterday and it was great. Has anyone ever tipped one of these over? It seems to me that if the front wheel slips and then grabs again, like in sand on a corner, it could high side and flip everyone off. Other than crashing it myself or being hit by a car, I'm trying to figure out when it would be possible to go down. Thanks.
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Just bought a new red Tri-Gide. Couldn't pass up the $29,995 price for a 2016. I am familiar with the the Rushmore stuff, no problem. Getting used to the steering. Took the wife out for an 80 mile ride yesterday and it was great. Has anyone ever tipped one of these over? It seems to me that if the front wheel slips and then grabs again, like in sand on a corner, it could high side and flip everyone off. Other than crashing it myself or being hit by a car, I'm trying to figure out when it would be possible to go down. Thanks.
With my 2010 I would use a combination of shifting my body weight, throttle and brute force to muscle it through a corner at sometimes more than double the suggested speeds. As with anything, you can push it too far and bad things will happen. If you want to tip one, you can. One of the worse things you can do is have the bars turned sharp and use a lot of front brake, you increase your chances of having it go over on you. I know one the the 1st things that come to mind in a panic situation is to turn away and hit the brakes hard. Resist the urge to hammer the front brakes hard in this type of situation, use more rear.
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3 years now
I have pushed harder and harder for the last three years and not come close to flipping Old Shiney. Like all have said watch what you do with the front brake it's a little touchy in corners, I'm not evil Knievel by any means but I do like to get going I'm old not dead yet. Tri glides are more stable than most people believe, respect the machine hold on enjoy yourself. Ride safely fearless
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I was on the Dragon last week, I managed to get it up on two wheels twice. Not close to flipping, but up high enough to know it was on two wheels. Plus the "screech" when the tire touched down let me know.
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