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

[kevie]

obviously some nerves being tickled on this thread LMAO

At the end of the day ..... people ride them cos they are fun ... and I personally would love to see them on the racetrack too recon they would make an awesome class of racers

[ellipsis]

...i wouldn't mind having a celtic type of war chariot with a trusty horse up front ...with Ohlins fitted to keep the iron on the tarmac...

[Bassmatt]

Couple of questions which may not be relevant in some areas of the country.
Where I am, motorcycles can use bus lanes and there is a toll road which is free for motorcycles. Whats the deal in these situations with a spyder?

[imdying]

Again I would LOVE to se you say THAT to her face..... and no if the shit I am reading in this thread us written by 'motorcyclists'? No I am NOT one of you,,,,

Heh, you're such a biter

/edit: Oh BTW, you appear to be confused... you ride a motorcycle, so you're automatically a motorcyclists; it's not something you can opt out of. Vicky doesn't ride a motorcycle, so she's not a motorcyclist... it's not something she can opt into either... unless she hardens up and rides a bike

[imdying]

So a motorcycle that has been converted to a trike should be looked down on and treated like a second class citizen because it has one extra wheel ?.

Yes... but only if you want to look down on them, that's entirely your own choice. Personally I find a motorcycle converted (ruined) into a trike worse than something like a Spyder, but that's just me... I don't look down on them, to me they're just another vehicle on the road that's not a motorcyclist. I can't even raise much derision for them... they're just treated with indifference like all other non-motorcycles.

As has been sugested before on here alot of trike/spyder RIDERS do so because they cant ride a two wheeler.

Good for them... however, that's not relevant to 'is it a motorcycle'.

These people have my respect and admiration in the way they get out there and do things instead of sitting on there arse crying.

That's awesome. Me, I could give two shits what they do. Ride, drive, bike, fly, whatever.... if they're not doing it on a motorcycle, they just don't feature on the radar.

This is not directed at you only but anybody that seems to think that if it has more than two wheels it doesnt deserve to be on the road.

They can be on the road all the like... but in response to the first question, which was what's the etiquette regarding waving etc... no, I do not wave at them, they're not motorcycles and thus not motorcyclists.

I traveled around the south island recently with a guy in a wheelchair that did 99% of the work in converting a two wheeler into three and was so proud to follow him seeing him out there living his dream it bought tears to my eyes and the admiration he got from people at every stop of him and the fantastic job of conversion he did.

That too is awesome. Completely irrelevant though (btw he's not a motorcyclist, he's a triker (or whatever a trike rider is called), that's all.

[spyker]

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

This will really confuse you then----- Rego'ed as a car WOF as a bike,as for me dont care on license got both.

[Bassmatt]

This will really confuse you then----- Rego'ed as a car WOF as a bike,as for me dont care on license got both.

I don't really care about the classification but I would be interested in the answer to my previous question, can you use bus lanes (when a m/cycle is allowed) and what toll (bike or car ) do you pay when required?

[Old Steve]

Bassmatt, I'd say they can go ahead, use the bus lane, I don't think anyone in a position to ticket them will worry about it. I'd use the bus lanes, there's room for a trike/spyder and no-one's going to pull them over.

As for Route K, the problem is where motorbikes ride through the tolls. On a motorbike you go through a narrow lane to the outside of the left hand side barrier arm, I don't think they could take a trike/spyder through there. Maybe they can, they'd have to try and see if the trike/spyder fits around and under the barrier arm in the left hand lane.

They could try to go through the pay toll booth and ask for the barrier to be raised for them. If they have to pay, then they stop the trike/spyder, turn the engine off, get off, slowly undress to get their money (which is best kept safely in their innermost pocket), pay, slowly get dressed again, mount up again, have trouble starting (judicious use of the kill switch should prolong the time it takes to restart the engine) and ride through. A few passages through the toll booth this way would quickly convince the toll booth staff that trikes/spyders qualify for the free passage offered to motorcycles.

[kiwi cowboy]

Yes... but only if you want to look down on them, that's entirely your own choice. Personally I find a motorcycle converted (ruined) into a trike worse than something like a Spyder, but that's just me... I don't look down on them, to me they're just another vehicle on the road that's not a motorcyclist. I can't even raise much derision for them... they're just treated with indifference like all other non-motorcycles.

So this person im talking about shouldnt have (butchered in your opinion) converted his "bike" into a "trike" so he could get out and be a "biker" but he should have just stayed at home and died quietly in a corner so as he doesnt offend you.

Good for them... however, that's not relevant to 'is it a motorcycle'.

It is as it started out as a two wheeler and he is a motorcyclist.

That's awesome. Me, I could give two shits what they do. Ride, drive, bike, fly, whatever.... if they're not doing it on a motorcycle, they just don't feature on the radar.



They can be on the road all the like... but in response to the first question, which was what's the etiquette regarding waving etc... no, I do not wave at them, they're not motorcycles and thus not motorcyclists.

That too is awesome. Completely irrelevant though (btw he's not a motorcyclist, he's a triker (or whatever a trike rider is called), that's all.

BULLSHIT buddy he IS A MOTORCYCLIST just on a trike.

[Bassmatt]

Bassmatt, Go ahead, use the bus lane, I don't think anyone in a position to ticket you will worry about it. I'd use the bus lanes, there's room for a trike/spyder and no-one's going to pull you over.

As for Route K, the problem is where you ride through the tolls if you are a motorcyclist. On a motorbike you go through a narrow lane to the outside of the left hand side barrier arm, I don't think you could take a trike/spyder through there. Maybe you can, you'd have to try and see if the trike/spyder fits around and under the barrier arm in the left hand lane.

You could try to go through the pay toll booth and ask them to raise the barrier for you. If they say you have to pay, then stop the trike/spyder, turn the engine off, get off, slowly undress to get your money (which is best kept safely in your innermost pocket), pay, slowly get dressed again, mount up again, have trouble starting (judicious use of the kill switch should prolong the time it takes to restart the engine) and ride through. A few passages through the toll booth this way would quickly convince them that you qualify for the free passage offered to motorcycles.

Thanks for the considered reply, now wash your mouth out with soap
I ride a "real" motorbike, Steve, I was just interested in how the popo etc may view the spyder.

[FJRider]

... I was just interested in how the popo etc may view the spyder.

As a potential source of revenue ... just the same way they look at kawasaki's ...

[bsasuper]

If someone wants to buy and ride a spyder, so be it, its a free country, but that person must have at some stage thought, hmmm I will be looked upon as a "different" rider.

[FJRider]

If someone wants to buy and ride a spyder, so be it, its a free country, but that person must have at some stage thought, hmmm I will be looked upon as a "different" rider.

Would it be better/different to the way honda riders are looked upon ... ???

[G4L4XY]

Hmm...
-car license
-more than 2 wheels (and they're car wheels at that)
-insurance considers them as cars

But...
-you wear a helmet and protective gear
-you sit on it (haha)
-has handlebars
-they get just as wet as you in the rain, feel the same cold etc

IDGAF - If they wave I wave, if they don't then they don't get a wave from me

If someone waves to me I feel super special and have to wave back..
I love the people that try to nod their head upwards, the wind catches the helmet and lifts it up at an uncomfortable rate haha

[Old Steve]

Oops, mouth washed Bassmatt. Post corrected.