Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike?

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[Poll] Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? Never, ever will I give a ride to someone.   7% (1) Only give rides to immediate family.   7% (1) I'll give rides to friends and family.   28% (4) I'll give a ride to anyone who asks.   57% (8) Total Votes : 14 (last vote on : 4/28/2008 2:08:23 AM) (Poll will run till: -- ) Login Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>

Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 2/7/2008 3:38:22 PM    btefft Posts: 2866 Joined: 3/4/2007 Status: offline On several occassions I've given a ride around the parking lot to folks that simply wanted to know what it's felt like to ride in a sidecar - usually kids. I since have stopped doing it - worried about liability.  Now, if they ask, I just say, "Gee, I'd love to, but I don't have another helmet."  That usually solves it.  Yesterday, a guy's daughter wanted to ride and I gave them the helmet story.  "No problem." dad says and got one off his bike.  I gave her a ride.  I reckon I'll just tell 'em the truth - liability issues. So I figured I'd run this little poll.  I tried to cover all angles. < Message edited by btefft -- 2/9/2008 3:58:41 PM > _____________________________ '06 Road King Classic w/ Sidecar. Patriot Guard Rider, CMA Member Retired Science Teacher (taught for 30 yrs). They call me "Hack" because of the sidecar, not the amputated leg. Proud Former Paratrooper - 2/505, 3rd Brigade, 82d Airborne Division Post #: 1

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 2/7/2008 4:44:41 PM    badinfluence63   Posts: 1324 Joined: 11/8/2007 Status: offline I'll give a ride to anyone who asks (unless he has a mask on, holding a bag of money in one hand and a pistol in the other). Had a couple close calls when very overweight peoples wanting a ride.  One person was so big they had to leave one leg hanging out the side? I suppose in todays day and age it wuld behoove me to limit it to frends and family. (in reply to btefft) Post #: 2

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 2/7/2008 6:47:38 PM    eglidetrike1 Posts: 751 Joined: 11/25/2007 From: Glenside Pa. Status: offline I should add that they must have boobies. (in reply to badinfluence63) Post #: 3

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 2/7/2008 8:05:24 PM    btefft Posts: 2866 Joined: 3/4/2007 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: eglidetrike1 I should add that they must have boobies. Hey eglidetrike1, that is good for you, but for me and badinfluence63, we don't have that pleasure, what with the passenger in the hack and not holding on for dear life behind us.. Does your wife know why you so willing to give a ride under the proper conditions? Hack _____________________________ '06 Road King Classic w/ Sidecar. Patriot Guard Rider, CMA Member Retired Science Teacher (taught for 30 yrs). They call me "Hack" because of the sidecar, not the amputated leg. Proud Former Paratrooper - 2/505, 3rd Brigade, 82d Airborne Division (in reply to eglidetrike1) Post #: 4

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 2/7/2008 10:41:21 PM    silvergoldsmith Posts: 1621 Joined: 12/23/2007 Status: offline Sidecars have always drawn extra attention and msot of it good. Most people want to know all about the 'rocking chair'. _____________________________ Greetings from Arizona (in reply to btefft) Post #: 5

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 2/8/2008 8:55:18 AM    1sportytrike Posts: 2078 Joined: 12/15/2005 Status: offline I'll give a ride to most any female that asks. As for males.....nooooo!!!! _____________________________ '95 Sportster Trike-Lehman Bandit Trike Kit-KB Pistons-SE AC-Dynajet/Thunderslide-Ported and Polished-Samson Caliber 2into1-Andrews N4 Cams (in reply to silvergoldsmith) Post #: 6

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 2/9/2008 3:24:16 PM    dc1450   Posts: 358 Joined: 5/16/2005 From: Mass. Status: offline Every June our delership and HOG club go to the MDA camp in Canton Mass. to give the kids rides. There's usually three to five sidecars and the rest of the group has a motorcycle show for the kids. Some of these kids are in advanced stages of muscular dystrophy and have very little control over their muscles but, they sure can SMILE! Everyone has a ball and liability be damned. So yea, I'll give anyone a ride. (in reply to 1sportytrike) Post #: 7

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 2/16/2008 5:29:02 AM    oldmanjob   Posts: 61 Joined: 7/30/2007 From: Dana NC. Status: offline Can't figure it out, no one wants to ride with my wife on the trike (in reply to dc1450) Post #: 8

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 4/23/2008 5:36:51 AM    grumpa Posts: 344 Joined: 2/22/2008 Status: offline I took the Passengers pegs off and the two up is being replaced by a solo seat so I can't do it. Some one that doesn't listen to you on how to ride with you can kill both of you.  _____________________________ I brake for leprechauns and B(o)(o)B's accepting any donations to trike my FXDP, tolal to date $1, one bottle cap and a book of green stamps. (in reply to oldmanjob) Post #: 9

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 4/24/2008 1:19:54 PM    FBTRIKE   Posts: 48 Joined: 4/24/2008 Status: offline Sure I'll give rides on my trike......especially to people considering buying one....I actually had 2 different people I had never met before let me ride their trikes......Their kindness allowed me to make the decision to go with trike instead of sidecar.... Of course I can't say that I'm trusting enough to let someone go on my trike....but a ride....definatly..   (in reply to grumpa) Post #: 10

RE: Do you give rides in your hack or on your trike? - 4/24/2008 1:58:38 PM    grumpa Posts: 344 Joined: 2/22/2008 Status: offline If some one is thinking on a trike, a dealer that has trikes with let you ride one of his trikes so you can get the hang of it, When I trike my bike , It's the same rules, NO ONE RIDES MY BIKE because, # 1 if its triked then they don't know how to drive it. #2 Insurance cost to much #3 My Insurance company ask who was going to ride my bike I said " ME" only.So you best bet is to figure out what to say before. OLD SCHOOL ..... if you ride my bike..... you would ride my OL or worst yet my GF too. _____________________________ I brake for leprechauns and B(o)(o)B's accepting any donations to trike my FXDP, tolal to date $1, one bottle cap and a book of green stamps. (in reply to FBTRIKE) Post #: 11

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