Trikes, Why?

**p.dath** · 31st May 2009, 10:53

I was on the motorway the other day and this guy went past on a beautifull blue trike that looked like a touring bike. It was certainly a beautifull looking machine, but it left me wondering why.

Two wheels would be so much better for cornering, so you would loose that, and a cage would surely offer better stability. So it seems to me that it gives you the worst of all worlds.

So what's so great about a trike?

**Big Dave** · 31st May 2009, 10:56

Fun.
You can ride them with a disability.
Different.
Some folks don't have the balance or strength for 2 wheels.
or
They just like them.

**Virago** · 31st May 2009, 11:10

Yep, you assume that everyone who wants to ride a bike can physically do so.

Some people ride them as a matter of choice, but others don't have such luxury.

**sinned** · 31st May 2009, 11:13

If or when I get to the stage I can't ride two wheels any longer I will go back to an open sports car.

**Taz** · 31st May 2009, 11:18

Also a trike-a-fied bike allows those shorties to "ride" a bike they may otherwise have been unable to. Try to remeber that there are all sorts of different people out there and they aren't all exactly like you. That's what makes this place great. Imagine a world full of .... well..... you? Or me for that matter? Would be a boring place without variety.

Be careful though.... Once in another life I once got an infraction for daring to post a reply in a thread about trikes.... Apparently back then trikes weren't welcome on KB. Maybe the mods have matured by now.

**toebug** · 31st May 2009, 11:29

When I see some trikes I think why? Because some are just butt ugly. Others are very well built and look stunning.

I'd imagine they would be a hoot to ride as well, but personally they are not on my to own list, unless I end up with a disability of course then a trike would be perfect to get that freedom feeling you get from bikes.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 31st May 2009, 11:40

Originally Posted by p.dath

So what's so great about a trike?

I know one guy that use to ride two wheels however after an accident his arm and leg, he no longer has the strength nor does he have the movement to ride a bike so he got a trike.

He can still ride with the boys and go to the rallies and have fun... it is a completely different style of riding but he still can get out there and have fun.

**YellowDog** · 31st May 2009, 11:53

I could never see the point in trikes. Billy Connelly did that show where he was travelling around naked on a trike. I just couldn't see the point. It just looks so unnatural (and dangerous) cornering on 3 wheels and wouldn't an open top sports car be better in that you wouldn't need to wear a helmet.

I am sure that some would dissagree and I guess that as has already been stated; if you used to ride bikes and now can't - a three wheel wheeler has to be the next best thing.

Three wheeler : An even more stable cruiser.

**Blackbird** · 31st May 2009, 12:14

Originally Posted by sinned

If or when I get to the stage I can't ride two wheels any longer I will go back to an open sports car.

My wife has a dodgy hip that's put paid to riding pillion on the 'bird because of the high rear pegs. She loves riding pillion and says that a trike or cruiser would suit her down to the ground. This, despite her owning a tricked-up MX5

I don't dislike cruisers or trikes but even at 60+ years of age, I don't feel ready for one yet

**driftn** · 31st May 2009, 12:19

Why do you ride the bike you ride?

Different strokes for different folks and the end of the day.

also trikes made from VW's are wheelie monsters which ='s mucho funio.

**nigel** · 31st May 2009, 12:54

If I ever became partially disabled I'd get a trike instead of a car.. at least then I'd still be riding!

Oh, and I have no car license so that would make it a no-brainer.

**Virago** · 31st May 2009, 12:58

Originally Posted by nigel

If I ever became partially disabled I'd get a trike instead of a car.. at least then I'd still be riding!

Oh, and I have no car license so that would make it a no-brainer.

Bad news for you then - trikes are actually classified as cars - you don't even need to wear a helmet.

**driftn** · 31st May 2009, 13:01

Originally Posted by Virago

Bad news for you then - trikes are actually classified as cars - you don't even need to wear a helmet.

Actually you have the choice to register as a car or a bike. If its a bike it does not need seat belts but you must were a skid lid and if its a car then must have seat belts but dont have to were said skid lid.