New triker?? Moehere
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right here
man I sometimes not the brightest candle in box could'nt find trike section then I thought to look in the archives, man sure am a bright one aren't I well now I found it and I sure do need advice on what a good model would be and anything else anyone has to offer thanks
moe
moe
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From: wisconsin
well to start off with again I am recenlty disabled and I can't stand lookin at my bike in garage any longer. I cannot handle the weight anymore and my balance is shot after my injury I have a 2005 softail deluex and i would love to be in the driver seat again ,wondering how much to make it a trike did some research and who does it in wisconsin had a lot of people tell me some web sites to go to and found them to be helpful any other info anyone has would be great thanks and ride safe
moe
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Plenty of trikers here. Now if you are talking Deluxe then you're talking Nana's language. She has a softail that's been triked. I'm sure she will be here soon.
As far as conversion dealers, always do your homework on them. Get references and such. Although you can choose what kit you want you can't always choose the way it is built and how. Not knocking all conversion dealers just saying there are some out there that don't want anything but the cash and get you out the door.
Learn here all you can before making the decision to convert, no need to rush and get something you don't need and so on... trikes can be built now and added to later.
As far as conversion dealers, always do your homework on them. Get references and such. Although you can choose what kit you want you can't always choose the way it is built and how. Not knocking all conversion dealers just saying there are some out there that don't want anything but the cash and get you out the door.
Learn here all you can before making the decision to convert, no need to rush and get something you don't need and so on... trikes can be built now and added to later.
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thank you for the info I have done some research and found 1 dealer in horicon marsh here in wisc. oops i was asked to say HI to nana from mike and tell her that he sent me. I really jusy want to ride again miss it sooo much. Is it hard to handle a trike? I always take it easy not a hot-rodder here. I was wondering if someone could explain somewhat how it would handle. really just basic stuff I guess of how it would feel to ride one pro and cons of it. again thanks everyone for all the info can't wait to ride again
moe
moe
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great site just peeked a little bit at it going to go back and really look it over you have no idea how much it is appreicated that you have replied and helped me, I will probally sit all nite and read what people have to say aboutriding their trike,thank you
moe
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thank you for the info I have done some research and found 1 dealer in horicon marsh here in wisc. oops i was asked to say HI to nana from mike and tell her that he sent me. I really jusy want to ride again miss it sooo much. Is it hard to handle a trike? I always take it easy not a hot-rodder here. I was wondering if someone could explain somewhat how it would handle. really just basic stuff I guess of how it would feel to ride one pro and cons of it. again thanks everyone for all the info can't wait to ride again
moe
moe
Interesting that you should mention Horicon, WI; a person claiming to be affiliated with a trike conversion shop in that area just made her first post on the forum the other day. You can read her comments on post #23 of the thread Trike Handling".
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I don't know about conversions (and not that much yet about anything else, for that matter), but I rode my wife's new H-D 2010 TriGlide over the last weekend about 450 miles with her on the back on a lot of different types of roads in North Georgia, and it was very easy to get the hang of it. I've seen some comments on the forum about locking the outside arm/elbow on a curve and pulling on the bar on the inside of a turn more than pushing it with the outside arm, and both seem to make it even easier. My wife moved around, bent over, etc. and as you might expect it doesn't affect anything you're doing up front! It's definitely easier in stop and go traffic and if you get stopped on a hill. The extra luggage capacity is also nice. On a straight or gently curving country road or highway I found it effortless and an extremely smooth ride. There are a few quirks, like going over a speed bump at an angle or hitting bumps or potholes with one side wheel. We rode in a 500 bike ride through the Georgia mountains and I had no trouble keeping up in the twists and turns. It obviously did take more arm effort than a two-wheeler, but not bad. I'm sure this has been suggested somewhere also, but I felt more comfortable around the sharp mountain turns if I leaned a bit into the turn and shifted my weight. I don't know whether it really makes a difference for the stability of the trike, but it definitely made me feel a bit more secure. Finally, the only maneuver I have so far found to be awkward is making a left turn from a stop if you have to use the clutch in the middle of the turn. You have to pull back somewhat on the handlebar while you are trying to let out the clutch, and it feels a bit tricky. I try to avoid it.
For what it's worth, these are my observations as someone just starting to ride a trike (again, it's my wife's, and I don't expect to switch over from my Heritage full time). Good luck!
For what it's worth, these are my observations as someone just starting to ride a trike (again, it's my wife's, and I don't expect to switch over from my Heritage full time). Good luck!
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