"The Stallion" Trike [Archive]

zadok

27th May 2006, 09:55

Nice looking trike powered by a Ford motor.
http://www.thoroughbred-motorsports.com/

Waylander

27th May 2006, 10:40

Looks a bit silly mate. Air conditioning and heating for rider and passengers? Why? And who needs a 7 cubic foot trunk anyway?

Full faired trikes don't look right.

zadok

27th May 2006, 10:56

Wouldn't have one myself, but may interest someone.

XTC

27th May 2006, 11:41

I like that 3 wheeled car thingy.....

Macktheknife

27th May 2006, 11:56

Beam me up scotty, how is this a winner?
I mean it's kinda cute but you cant really say its related to a real trike or bike.... can you? I think I will stick to my 2 wheels. good post though.

Motu

27th May 2006, 12:04

I like it,a blending of a few ideas - I'd be keen to give it a thrash.

paturoa

27th May 2006, 12:07

arse looks like a BMW, that would rule me out

Mental Trousers

27th May 2006, 12:10

It's interesting and very different. And it looks like the execution is 1st class. But it has a steering wheel .....

Skyryder

27th May 2006, 13:12

Stallion my arse. More like a mare. No real biker would be seen dead in the thing. No handle bars=no trike. It's the three wheeled cage without a top. Turn up to a ralley in that and you'd be the laughing stock of the meet.

Skyryder

Motu

27th May 2006, 14:10

Shit,talk about about painting youselves into a corner of limited experiance just because something doesn't meet your high ideals - give me anything with wheels and I'll have a crack at it....you can stand around and watch me having fun if you like...

Ixion

27th May 2006, 14:21

I''d be interested to find how it handles. Though it must be admitted, on that basis does a Reliant Robin class as a trike?

A thought that occurs to me, has anyone ever doen a trike with REAR wheel steering? Forklifts use rear wheel steering so it is obviously possible, and it would eliminate the problem of haveing to use car type steering with only one wheel, and the resulted wheel tuck under problems.

XTC

27th May 2006, 14:35

Shit,talk about about painting youselves into a corner of limited experiance just because something doesn't meet your high ideals - give me anything with wheels and I'll have a crack at it....you can stand around and watch me having fun if you like...
My sentiments exactly... I'll ride anything just (with wheels) to see what it's like. 99 times out of 100 with a huge grin on my face.

diggydog

27th May 2006, 15:17

I thought the shape is quit nice, my wife said she would'nt mind one of those.

Waylander

27th May 2006, 15:19

Shit,talk about about painting youselves into a corner of limited experiance just because something doesn't meet your high ideals - give me anything with wheels and I'll have a crack at it....you can stand around and watch me having fun if you like...
Would have more fun being on a 250 again.

The Pastor

27th May 2006, 17:56

its a 3 wheel convertable car, not a trike. I'd like to see if you could wheelie/mono it , but damn if you tipped it. The only trikes ive ever ridden are dirt trikes 200cc etc, and they cant turn for shit and they get 1 wheel up in the air and are very slopy? how to real trikes combat this problem?

The Pastor

27th May 2006, 18:05

also, why only 150hp??? why oh why? my bike has half the engine and 25-50hp less.... also weighs alot less than that 725kg beast...

kiwifruit

27th May 2006, 18:12

they cant turn for shit and they get 1 wheel up in the air and are very slopy? how to real trikes combat this problem?

by using a diff (not a locked diff)

Id have a go on it if i was offered, be a laugh

Mr. Peanut

27th May 2006, 18:27

I''d be interested to find how it handles. Though it must be admitted, on that basis does a Reliant Robin class as a trike?

A thought that occurs to me, has anyone ever doen a trike with REAR wheel steering? Forklifts use rear wheel steering so it is obviously possible, and it would eliminate the problem of haveing to use car type steering with only one wheel, and the resulted wheel tuck under problems.

What if you were really close to a wall or car and wanted to change lanes? Also rear wheel steering vehicles suffer front bad oversteer, try reversing your car fast and try and take a corner...

slimjim

28th May 2006, 12:50

fuck, paint job okay, fuck the rest, leave it under water:yawn:

Ixion

28th May 2006, 13:22

What if you were really close to a wall or car and wanted to change lanes? Also rear wheel steering vehicles suffer front bad oversteer, try reversing your car fast and try and take a corner...
But would it oversteer with a single central front wheel? I sort of wonder if a rear wheel steer trike would sort of pivot around the central front wheel. (Assuming the rear wheels had a diff) . I think you'd have to have some front wheel steer too, to avoid the front being dragged around, at last passive steer.

Pixie

28th May 2006, 23:20

Looks like a Sinclair C5 that's been on an american diet.

PS the hour hand on the little clock is broke

Pixie

28th May 2006, 23:32

In the early eighties a fellow out at maraetai built a trike with a VW engine,rotated and placed in front of the diff.It had short springer forks and a proper tubular spaceframe chassis.
It reputedly handled exceptional well.The guy was a chasis builder for F1,when they used to make them out of steel tubes,apparently