Are Trikes Bikes?
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My trike is a MOTORCYCLE and that’s all that important to me!
Someone suggested that they would rather have a convertible car than a trike; I have two cars that are convertibles and its fun to put down the top but it’s just not the same as riding my trike! This is one of those things that…if I have to explain it to you…you will probably never understand!
Someone suggested that they would rather have a convertible car than a trike; I have two cars that are convertibles and its fun to put down the top but it’s just not the same as riding my trike! This is one of those things that…if I have to explain it to you…you will probably never understand!
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What's rounder an orange! There is never a lack of things to compare opinions.Simple answer is: A Trike is a Trike, not a Bike,a Trike is a Bike only when you register it.Have to say a Trike is as close as you will get to being on a Bike when it comes to being in the wind.One of my best friends just switched over to a Trike because of Parkinsons disease.As long as he keeps looking straight ahead he is on a Bike!! So there my .02!
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I got my Spyder (reverse trike) because it is fun to ride. There are many times I even PREFER it to riding my Harley. Imagine that! Freedom to choose is just a wonderful thing...
I also have a convertible sports car and to compare it to riding the Spyder is just ridiculous. Kinda like saying driving a convertible sports car is like driving a pickup with the "dem winders" rolled down...
I also have a convertible sports car and to compare it to riding the Spyder is just ridiculous. Kinda like saying driving a convertible sports car is like driving a pickup with the "dem winders" rolled down...
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I would have to agree that a rider is a rider,
...and we wave to the rider, not to a vehicle.
For those with no humor, I added the "wicked old or injured" as a tongue-in-cheek comment. The question was started following discussions with an older friend and an older club brother, both of whom were considering trikes because they are hurting and risk further back injuries, after a hard life of living and riding, if they ride a regular motorcycle (or even a side-car rigged bike).
Next time, I will be 3x more sensitive, promise (I am joking again).
Mike
...and we wave to the rider, not to a vehicle.
For those with no humor, I added the "wicked old or injured" as a tongue-in-cheek comment. The question was started following discussions with an older friend and an older club brother, both of whom were considering trikes because they are hurting and risk further back injuries, after a hard life of living and riding, if they ride a regular motorcycle (or even a side-car rigged bike).
Next time, I will be 3x more sensitive, promise (I am joking again).
Mike
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[quote=mike@nhca.us;5423728]I am not necessarily opposed to them, and I understand that when you get wicked old or injured that it might be better than a car, BUT are trikes motorcycles?
Yes Virginia, they are motorcycles.
I would think I would but a nice sidecar rig first ... and I know that a sidecar rigged bike is still a bike.
When I reach the point where I need another wheel on the ground, I'll buy a sidecar; I'm very old school, and proud of it.
But, dont hurt me, I dont think a trike is a bike.
Bike, trike, schmike, I don't care. I'm going to ride as long as I can. It won't matter what people call it, how many wheels it has, and where the wheels are positioned; I just won't care. The only thing that will matter is that I'm still in the wind; some way; some how. To the bitter end baby!
Yes Virginia, they are motorcycles.
I would think I would but a nice sidecar rig first ... and I know that a sidecar rigged bike is still a bike.
When I reach the point where I need another wheel on the ground, I'll buy a sidecar; I'm very old school, and proud of it.
But, dont hurt me, I dont think a trike is a bike.
Bike, trike, schmike, I don't care. I'm going to ride as long as I can. It won't matter what people call it, how many wheels it has, and where the wheels are positioned; I just won't care. The only thing that will matter is that I'm still in the wind; some way; some how. To the bitter end baby!
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