What are your must haves?
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What are your must haves?
First time Trike owner and I have questions. Some of my friends that have Tri-Glides started asking me when I was going to get a chrome rear bumper? Heck, that wasn't even on my radar. I know for sure that a new set of handle bars is a must. At 6'1", the bars on the SG 3 Limited are far to low for me. Also pretty sure a set of slip-ons are in the near future. I did already add a back rest, something I knew I needed right away. However, I am interested in what you guys and gals have decided is a must have with your 3-wheeler?
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To me what you (or I) NEED for the trike depends a lot on HOW and WHERE you ride.
Also, IF you're planning on keeping this trike for a long time the extended warranty should be a consideration as it is cheaper when or shortly after the purchase.
Before I picked up my trike in August 2019 I decided on what I wanted the dealership to install before I rode it home.
Items that took a lot of labor or were too difficult for me to do and I knew that I wanted were the first things on my list.
Once I got my trike home I immediately started doing the mods and barely got the 1,000 miles on it before the season ended and at that time I had the new handlebars, heated grips and a lift kit and shocks added.
In my opinion these were are my "must have" priorities (in order) for a trike that I planned to ride a lot,
1. Handlebars that "fit" me. (I went with Helibars. Expensive but fully adjustable and didn't require extended wiring or hoses sine are are not
routed through the handlebars.
2. Heated hand grips installed along with the new bars.
3. Adjustable rider backrest. (I call it along with the properly fitted handlebars and highway foot pegs "MILE EATERS")!
4, A tourpack mounted "Airwing" luggage rack with eye-level brake light.
Other items can be installed at your leisure and you'll never have enough "stuff" on your trike. Mine is an '18 and I still see "stuff" that I want!
Also, IF you're planning on keeping this trike for a long time the extended warranty should be a consideration as it is cheaper when or shortly after the purchase.
Before I picked up my trike in August 2019 I decided on what I wanted the dealership to install before I rode it home.
Items that took a lot of labor or were too difficult for me to do and I knew that I wanted were the first things on my list.
Once I got my trike home I immediately started doing the mods and barely got the 1,000 miles on it before the season ended and at that time I had the new handlebars, heated grips and a lift kit and shocks added.
In my opinion these were are my "must have" priorities (in order) for a trike that I planned to ride a lot,
1. Handlebars that "fit" me. (I went with Helibars. Expensive but fully adjustable and didn't require extended wiring or hoses sine are are not
routed through the handlebars.
2. Heated hand grips installed along with the new bars.
3. Adjustable rider backrest. (I call it along with the properly fitted handlebars and highway foot pegs "MILE EATERS")!
4, A tourpack mounted "Airwing" luggage rack with eye-level brake light.
Other items can be installed at your leisure and you'll never have enough "stuff" on your trike. Mine is an '18 and I still see "stuff" that I want!
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Tour oak relocation bracket if you ride two up for sure. Even solo it adds room for luggage on passenger seat when on trips. I had bumper on previous TG but it was not necessary imo it was just added trim. Current TG I left it off. Kind of like the clean look better.
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To me what you (or I) NEED for the trike depends a lot on HOW and WHERE you ride.
Also, IF you're planning on keeping this trike for a long time the extended warranty should be a consideration as it is cheaper when or shortly after the purchase.
Before I picked up my trike in August 2019 I decided on what I wanted the dealership to install before I rode it home.
Items that took a lot of labor or were too difficult for me to do and I knew that I wanted were the first things on my list.
Once I got my trike home I immediately started doing the mods and barely got the 1,000 miles on it before the season ended and at that time I had the new handlebars, heated grips and a lift kit and shocks added.
In my opinion these were are my "must have" priorities (in order) for a trike that I planned to ride a lot,
1. Handlebars that "fit" me. (I went with Helibars. Expensive but fully adjustable and didn't require extended wiring or hoses sine are are not
routed through the handlebars.
2. Heated hand grips installed along with the new bars.
3. Adjustable rider backrest. (I call it along with the properly fitted handlebars and highway foot pegs "MILE EATERS")!
4, A tourpack mounted "Airwing" luggage rack with eye-level brake light.
Other items can be installed at your leisure and you'll never have enough "stuff" on your trike. Mine is an '18 and I still see "stuff" that I want!
Also, IF you're planning on keeping this trike for a long time the extended warranty should be a consideration as it is cheaper when or shortly after the purchase.
Before I picked up my trike in August 2019 I decided on what I wanted the dealership to install before I rode it home.
Items that took a lot of labor or were too difficult for me to do and I knew that I wanted were the first things on my list.
Once I got my trike home I immediately started doing the mods and barely got the 1,000 miles on it before the season ended and at that time I had the new handlebars, heated grips and a lift kit and shocks added.
In my opinion these were are my "must have" priorities (in order) for a trike that I planned to ride a lot,
1. Handlebars that "fit" me. (I went with Helibars. Expensive but fully adjustable and didn't require extended wiring or hoses sine are are not
routed through the handlebars.
2. Heated hand grips installed along with the new bars.
3. Adjustable rider backrest. (I call it along with the properly fitted handlebars and highway foot pegs "MILE EATERS")!
4, A tourpack mounted "Airwing" luggage rack with eye-level brake light.
Other items can be installed at your leisure and you'll never have enough "stuff" on your trike. Mine is an '18 and I still see "stuff" that I want!
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Beer ! OH , this was about the trike wasn't it ?
The best thing i have ever bought for any bike is the footboard spacers that move them out about an inch.
The best thing i have ever bought for any bike is the footboard spacers that move them out about an inch.
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I've got a CVO Street Glide 3 Limited on order and about the only thing extra on it is the heated back rest for the Grand Tour-Pak; which is available from the parts catalog for the non-CVO Street Glide 3 Limited.
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