I'm confused. What's the etiquette with a Can Am 3-wheel thing?

[Dangsta]

Went for a blat today and ended up behind one of those two wheel at the front and one at the back things. Do you treat them like a "normal" bike and be all polite and stuff or do you treat it like a car and fuck it up the fuckity-fuck first chance you get and zip by it? Also, do you give them the biker wave or is that reserved for two wheels?

[Haggis2]

Wave to the back and disdain for the front?

[nodrog:Me]

Im confused, who cares?

[MSTRS:Me]

Any interaction is with the rider, not the machine, surely. And people ride those things for a variety of reasons...all of which are much the same as the reasons for riding 2 wheels. So why would you even ask?

[Bassmatt]

Rego'ed as a car, car license only required, more than two wheels = car.

[actungbaby]

Went for a blat today and ended up behind one of those two wheel at the front and one at the back things. Do you treat them like a "normal" bike and be all polite and stuff or do you treat it like a car and fuck it up the fuckity-fuck first chance you get and zip by it? Also, do you give them the biker wave or is that reserved for two wheels?

Do what you think u want to do i thought thats what being motorclist shows your invidual hehe i wav to people on cam am spider

As i like the bikes and yeah its a motorcyle or more a quad come trike but still open aair travell got 1000cc vtwin motorcycle motor

Hell i wave to truck drivers too car drivers sometimes i drive a car

[Berries]

Do you treat them like a "normal" bike and be all polite and stuff

I must have missed that meeting. When are you meant to be polite to a 'normal' bike?

fuck it up the fuckity-fuck

Always.

[FJRider]

Rego'ed as a car, car license only required = car.

if it"s a car ... why are they allowed into Motorcycle Rally's ... ??? as most V8 trike's are.

[Bassmatt]

if it"s a car ... why are they allowed into Motorcycle Rally's ... ??? as most V8 trike's are.

If its a motorcycle why dont you need a motorcycle license?

[sootie]

if it"s a car ... why are they allowed into Motorcycle Rally's ... ??? as most V8 trike's are.

I have a mate with one of these - it is great in the sand dunes, but we really need to wait for it to get a bit older.
Here is one though: If it is registered as a car, why does it not have to be fitted with seat belts, and why do you not have to use them?

[FJRider]

They are registered as cars under the NZ vehicle registration system. That is because NZ's system does not have another way to cater for those vehicles design.

But it's the only system we have ... so we use it.

[F5 Dave]

Any interaction is with the rider, not the machine, surely. And people ride those things for a variety of reasons...all of which are much the same as the reasons for riding 2 wheels. So why would you even ask?

Not a rider. a Faux rider.

its not a bike. the 'bi' part means 2 wheels. 'Farmbikes' for example is a misnomer. They are utility vehicles.

[Big Dave]

Im confused, who cares?

Me. But we're talking vehicles, not lifestyles.

[sootie]

They are registered as cars under the NZ vehicle registration system. That is because NZ's system does not have another way to cater for those vehicles design.

But it's the only system we have ... so we use it.

That sounds reasonable, but how can you allow a car which does not need to be fitted with seat belts when all others do??

[MSTRS:Me]

Not a rider. a Faux rider.

its not a bike. the 'bi' part means 2 wheels. 'Farmbikes' for example is a misnomer. They are utility vehicles.

Yes, yes, but...

The 'operator' sits ON it, must wear a helmet, would be wise to wear all other gear as well, is just as exposed to the elements as a PTW rider ... etc
I know people who ride Spyders because they no longer feel able to support the weight of a motorcycle, yet they do not want to give up the (almost) riding experience.
So there...