Trikes, Why?

[Virago]

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.

Ah, cool - didn't know that...!

[AllanB]

I've always kind of liked them. The clean ones anyway.
The Exile trike appeals - the one below with fat tyres - not sure how it would handle with that long front though.
A Google for Trike finds all types of wonders.

[MarkH]

I don't like trikes - hard to lane split or overtake (compared to the narrower 2 wheeled bikes). If I couldn't ride a bike then I would prefer something like a Caterham.
But if someone rides a trike and enjoys it then that is cool - different strokes etc.

[AllanB]

I don't like trikes - hard to lane split or overtake (compared to the narrower 2 wheeled bikes).

Hmmm - not wanting to get into a 'lane splitting' debate but that appears to be a real Auckland thing and understandable looking at TV shots of your traffic - not an issue down here and consequently not something I even consider when thinking about bikes.

Found me a Trike - Hornet based (the 600).

[driftn]

Hmmm - not wanting to get into a 'lane splitting' debate but that appears to be a real Auckland thing and understandable looking at TV shots of your traffic - not an issue down here and consequently not something I even consider when thinking about bikes.

Found me a Trike - Hornet based (the 600).

That is fucken bad arse. Shame its only a 600. A 900 turbo version would be totally monster epic man.

[imdying]

Why? Fun would be my guess

Those 2 in the front 1 out the back jobbie look like a hoot

[laRIKin]

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.

You are right.
But I think there is something to do with the spacing of the rear wheels as well.
I think if they are to wide then it must be registered as a car.

Not 100 percent on this.
I will ask at work as one of the guys lives with a guy that makes Trike's.

[Chooky]

Or you could have one like this......
Park the bike in the back and drive from the front........

[Swoop]

Perhaps people actually enjoy pootling around on them?

[Eurodave]

Heres some pix of our Guzzi powered Morgan replica that we built about 6 years ago
Its an absolute blast to drive & handles better than a 4 wheeled sportscar & WAY better than a bike/sidecar combo

[Mikkel]

If you registrer your trike as a car, surely it would need a rollcage/bar/somesuch. Being strapped onto a large lump of metal that can land on top of you sounds unhealthy indeed.

Hmmm - not wanting to get into a 'lane splitting' debate but that appears to be a real Auckland thing and understandable looking at TV shots of your traffic - not an issue down here and consequently not something I even consider when thinking about bikes.

What are you on about. The single most enjoyable thing about motorcycles is that the incompetent Chch drivers can't impede your progess to the same degree as when you are in your car. Commuting becomes much less painful when you can actually go at your own pace.

[sunhuntin]

theres a local guy whos got a vw trike i think it is. im fairly sure hes got a mild form of dwarfism, as he is rather short and stocky, but doesnt have the facial characteristics. theres no way in hell he would be able to ride a 2 wheeled bike cos theres no way his feet would reach the ground. would be an instant recipie for falling over at the lights. having a trike allows him to get out on the road and have some fun like the rest of us.

another guy i saw over in canada had his set up take a wheel chair, not unlike the unit burwood spinal now has. admittedly, it seemed to be a "home jobbie" and was rougher around the edges. perfectly safe, just not as clean cut as factory models. different guy, also in canada, had an accident and lost his lower leg. last i heard, he was planning on getting a trike as soon as he was healed up.

[popelli]

I think trikes are a complete engineering f*&k up that combines the worse aspects of a bike with the worst aspects of a car

you get wet when it rains, can't split lanes, harder to park, no where to lock anything away, take up too much space in the garage

a lot of people claim they are great for disabled people but I have met more disabled people with limbs missing riding bikes than I ever have driving/riding trikes

one advantage of a trike is that people unable to pass a bike test (mental / physcial dexterity, finances etc) for what ever reason can use a trike

however one three wheeler I would love to have........

[laRIKin]

If you registrer your trike as a car, surely it would need a rollcage/bar/somesuch. Being strapped onto a large lump of metal that can land on top of you sounds unhealthy indeed.

Why? Not all Sports Cars have a rollcage.
It does mean you have to wear a seat belt if regoed as a car.
If regoed as a bike you have to wear a helmet.

[popelli]

It does mean you have to wear a seat belt if regoed as a car.
If regoed as a bike you have to wear a helmet.

yes to seat belt / car rego

yes to helmet / bike rego


and if its registered as a car and you are not wearing a helmet you will get constant grief from the plod who will stop and question your not wearing a helmet