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Stellar HDF Member
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From: NC
Look around, Craigslist etc. for older trikes for sale or trade. You can sit in your living room and check out every state for the for sales sections on there. Never know what you'll find. Good Luck though.
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From: In a house down by the river
One legged friend had a sportster that he converted to a trike. Don't recall what brand the kit was but he and his Wife rode it to Sturgis from Kansas with no issues. He got real good at wheeling that trike around. Almost forgot the best part it cost him a third of the cost of a used trike.
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From: Breaux Bridge, LA
Short story version- I had open heart surgery, screwed up my neck (fusion) and right arm (rebuild elbow), so now I have a very limited right arm. MyLady had a car accident a couple years ago, lower back damage. We are riding a 2008 1200c Anniversary with the sundowner seat and back rest. We are both "larger"...so its tight, she can ride 1/2 hour.
Budget says, either keep what we have and add a side car, or trade it in for a 90s Heritage Softail, Roadking or the like. Would be more room, better seat for Mama, but LOTS more to handle with my compromised right arm. I have been riding for 40 years, so I can ride, just dont trust the right elbow to get me OUT of trouble if the bike decides its time for a nap. I dont know much about the 90s Evo motors, or the models I am looking at, but I DO know sporties!
So, advise? Opinions? Pies in the face? Should I trade the Sport (has all of 5400 miles on it now....we had it for 2 years) and is a fantastic bike, nimble, fast as a scalded dog, beautiful!) or wait and put the side car rig on it?
Budget says, either keep what we have and add a side car, or trade it in for a 90s Heritage Softail, Roadking or the like. Would be more room, better seat for Mama, but LOTS more to handle with my compromised right arm. I have been riding for 40 years, so I can ride, just dont trust the right elbow to get me OUT of trouble if the bike decides its time for a nap. I dont know much about the 90s Evo motors, or the models I am looking at, but I DO know sporties!
So, advise? Opinions? Pies in the face? Should I trade the Sport (has all of 5400 miles on it now....we had it for 2 years) and is a fantastic bike, nimble, fast as a scalded dog, beautiful!) or wait and put the side car rig on it?
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Good luck!
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
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I would say trike ,I have fusion in my neck and my right arm and hand give me trouble after any distance on my soft tail or touring bike . You still might have trouble with trike because you are in same riding position but you don't have to hold machine up . I just make more stops now a days ,don't do 200 miles at one clip .
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From: Brockport, NY
Spendy is the exact right word, but you and your better half will have to decide where and what to spend on. Kit on your Sporty or Get a Trike from HD. Choices, Choices and Choices to choose from, I know.
Just remember...Can't bring that dang moola with ya 6 feet below.
Thorey
Just remember...Can't bring that dang moola with ya 6 feet below.
Thorey
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Road Master
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Southern Illinois
I've had a quadruple by-pass 2 years ago and 5 surgeries on my back, plus both shoulders blown out due to falls. I have no trouble getting around on my Ultra with the wife behind me, plus luggage ( we're bigger also, I'm 240 and she's 180). I have the bike set up for my comfort ( lowered front and rear, changed shock oil out to 10w, Mustang seat, rolled handle bars back) so we can usually ride about 400 miles a day before I have to call it a day. I say do what you think you can afford to do, and don't worry overly much.
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