4 U Trike Riders
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Ormond Beach, FL
RE: 4 U Trike Riders
Sorry for those that have read this before but he ask.....
My wife rides a trike hear is her comments:
I am the wife who owns the yellow & white fat boy/trike conversion pictured in one of these posts. I have no disabilities, but an only 5' tall and 105 lbs. I LOVE riding and have put up to 10,000 miles/year on my motorcycles --- rode cross country 6000 miles this summer on the fat boy with 2 wheels, for instance. So riding is not the issue to me. It is the parking lots, etc! In any close situation I must wait for my hubby to maneuver my bike, and that has been very frustrating over the years. Obviously parking lots, gravel areas, and other close-up situations are a part of every trip or ride. At 54 I decided the trike conversion was a good option for me.
Mine is a kit by Champion. I checked out a number of makes, and liked this best for my tastes though I cannot say one is better than all the others. I've only put about 300 miles on since the conversion and am still adjusting to the difference in steering and leaning in corners, but overall I love it! Handles great at highway speeds (had it at 80 on the freeway for about 10 miles the other day) and on country roads also. Very stable and easy for me to roll in parking lots by myself.
Things that helped me choose Champion: http://www.championsidecars.com/trikes/
Appearance counts!
"Easy Steer" option (rakes the forks and steering ease is amazing!!!)
Price (Total kit, paint, pinstriping to match my original tank & fenders, installation just over $10,000.00)
Option to add reverse at a later date if I decided to.
Suspension (I did not want independant rear wheel suspension, though some like that)
The people at the Champion factory were very nice to work with (all by phone), responded quickly, answered all my
questions patiently, referred me to a great place to work with locally for installation.
more info on trikes:
https://www.hdforums.com/m_856771/tm.htm
my wife's
My wife rides a trike hear is her comments:
I am the wife who owns the yellow & white fat boy/trike conversion pictured in one of these posts. I have no disabilities, but an only 5' tall and 105 lbs. I LOVE riding and have put up to 10,000 miles/year on my motorcycles --- rode cross country 6000 miles this summer on the fat boy with 2 wheels, for instance. So riding is not the issue to me. It is the parking lots, etc! In any close situation I must wait for my hubby to maneuver my bike, and that has been very frustrating over the years. Obviously parking lots, gravel areas, and other close-up situations are a part of every trip or ride. At 54 I decided the trike conversion was a good option for me.
Mine is a kit by Champion. I checked out a number of makes, and liked this best for my tastes though I cannot say one is better than all the others. I've only put about 300 miles on since the conversion and am still adjusting to the difference in steering and leaning in corners, but overall I love it! Handles great at highway speeds (had it at 80 on the freeway for about 10 miles the other day) and on country roads also. Very stable and easy for me to roll in parking lots by myself.
Things that helped me choose Champion: http://www.championsidecars.com/trikes/
Appearance counts!
"Easy Steer" option (rakes the forks and steering ease is amazing!!!)
Price (Total kit, paint, pinstriping to match my original tank & fenders, installation just over $10,000.00)
Option to add reverse at a later date if I decided to.
Suspension (I did not want independant rear wheel suspension, though some like that)
The people at the Champion factory were very nice to work with (all by phone), responded quickly, answered all my
questions patiently, referred me to a great place to work with locally for installation.
more info on trikes:
https://www.hdforums.com/m_856771/tm.htm
my wife's
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From: Harrison Oh
RE: 4 U Trike Riders
I have a Voyager on an 06 Road King Custom and love it. I was paralyzed in an MX accident 19 years ago and was finaly able to find my way back on the road.
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From: Oahu, Hawaii
RE: 4 U Trike Riders
I'm leaning towards getting a sidecar next year from Liberty. I'm only 37 so it is only for theconvienence of riding the daughter & wife at the same time. Plus they look cool.
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