Is a trike a bike? NO!

[Motu]

The LTNZ has 2 trike classes - LE 1 has one wheel at the front,LE 2 has two wheels at the front.''L'' class vehicles are motorcycles.

A trike is a bike,and I have no problem with that.But then I have a fairly broad interest in motorcycles compared to most on this forum....I don't care whether it's a Goped or a Hayabusa,give me a throttle and a pair of handlebars and I'll ride it.

You live in a narrow world - you can stay there and isolate yourself....me? I'm for having fun,and if you can't have fun on a trike then I pity you.

[Firefight]

have to go with the yes on this one !!



F/F

[jrandom]

I move it and I infringe the user... nothing anal...

Oh, dear. Joni, you know... you can 'infringe' me any time.

Any way you like.

[Sniper]

Oh, dear. Joni, you know... you can 'infringe' me any time.

Any way you like.

More than slightly disturbing...

[MacD]

The LTNZ has 2 trike classes - LE 1 has one wheel at the front,LE 2 has two wheels at the front.''L'' class vehicles are motorcycles.

So back to the original question, if a 3 wheeled vehicle is registered as class LE1 ("Trike") then the rider is required to wear a helmet I presume? And some "trikes" are actually registered as 3 wheeled cars and require seat belts etc?

I still think the original question was perfectly valid for the "General Biker Ravings" forum, which I see has now had a name change. I presume the waving threads will also be moved as bikes can't wave...or do much else without their riders?

[Ixion]

If it's a Morgan it's a car. if it's a Ural it's a bike.

Does it matter?

And if only two wheels qualifies where does that leave kneelers? Anyone want to argue they aren't bikes? Try taking one of the *three* wheels away and see how far it gets.

[Squeak the Rat]

I don't get trikes. You get stuck in traffic, and you get wet.

But I'd buy one if I developed an inner ear balance problem (some would argue I already have) or when I turn 86.


IMHO - if a trike is being ridden by a biker then it's a bike.

[Motu]

If it has handle bars,it's a bike,if it has a steering wheel it is a car or truck (Morgans excepted...but aren't they always?) if it has rope it's a trolley.Then we have the pivoting trikes that lean into corners,oh dear...but still a motorcycle.

How many of the nay sayers have ever ridden a trike?

[Flyingpony]

It all depends really.

If the trike started out as a bike (Harley, Goldwing, Scooter) and then got modified by having two wheels at the rear, then it's still basically a bike. I've seen bikes modified like this and frequently the owner has some sort of physical disability and I think, good on them for getting onto a bike even if it has got two wheels on the back.

But fitting them out with a V8 car engine or a bench seat, for examples, makes them no longer qualify as a bike.

[ZeroIndex]

TRIKES ARE FOR LOSERS, TELL THEM TO GET A MOTOR HOME AND ACT THEIR FUCKEN AGE

nicely written.. rep of the green perversion has been sent (yes, I know the standard for writing that would be 'persuasion', but it's WINJA we're talking to )

[James Deuce]

nicely written.. rep of the green perversion has been sent (yes, I know the standard for writing that would be 'persuasion', but it's WINJA we're talking to )

We get it. We're not ALL sarfies you know.

[Sniper]

We get it. We're not ALL sarfies you know.

Oi....

[Swoop]

We get it. We're not ALL sarfies you know.

Is that a cross breed between a "Scarfie" and a "Saffie"?

[Maha]

A Tri-ke can never be a Bi-ke..... Tri and bi just dont go together, tri being 3 and bi being......a bit wierd.....

[SkOrM]

trikes are useless

you cant lean so its not much fun
you cant lane split
you dont have as many parking options as a bike


its not a bike