keithbar 1 #1 September 7, 2015 as the resident motorcycle enthusiast I was curious about your opinion. yesterday I was driving home on the interstate. came up on a fairly large group of motorcycles about 12. all full dress several towing the little trailers. they had some type of club colors on I thought. as I got even with the guy leading the pack. I had to slow down and do a triple take. he was riding a trike with a matching trailer and I've never seen one with quite this design before. It had a fully enclosed fiberglass body to include driver and passenger side doors it had side by side bench seating. and he was holding a steering wheel now it did not have a roof and he was wearing a helmet but it was Basically riding in a three wheel car definitely sitting in it not riding it.my question being in your opinion when does it stop being a motorcycle?i have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 2 #2 September 7, 2015 What I have seen recently is two wheels up front and one in the back ........ same question. Motorcycle or car ?Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #3 September 7, 2015 yes I have seen those too. I know one is called a Can Am Spyder. what got me about this design was the bench seating the steering wheel and the doors. I know you probably had to wear the helmet because it was prob registered as a motorcycle .but he couldn't have fallen off the thing if he had tried. i have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #4 September 7, 2015 Those are big up here,they ride them through the winter. Eeeeekkk!No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwallace 3 #5 September 7, 2015 Come to bike week in Daytona. I've seen a VW bug cut just in front of the dash with a wheel out front. I've seen some trike V8 contraption, with a bike front, two bench seats. Must have been 20 feet long. Seen a Subaru with the top chopped off and back cut off and replaced by a single wheel. I think the thing you saw might have been a T-Rex or some other POS like it Polaris makes.U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #6 September 7, 2015 Whether 3 wheels is a car or a motorcycle depends on the state law. AFAIK, most states have always called it a motorcycle, but there are moves to make exceptions when it is more car like. Example MI: http://michiganradio.org/post/three-wheeled-car-buyers-wont-have-take-motorcycle-test#stream/0 Motorcycle-like: Harley Davidson Trike: http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US/Motorcycles/trike.html Can-Am Spyder http://can-am.brp.com/spyder/ Car-like: Campagna T-Rex http://campagnamotors.com/ Toyota i-Road http://www.toyota-global.com/innovation/personal_mobility/i-road/ Elio http://www.eliomotors.com/ Polaris Slingshot http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot The HD and Can-Am have been common around here, and the Polaris is becoming more common."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #7 September 7, 2015 A friend runs a shop, he had a dude bring in something similar to this: http://www.v8bikeriders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20366 Bench seat, handlebars that ran through a linkage to the (single) front wheel, 327 Chev small block. TH350 trans. Plated as a m/c, fast as all hell (next to no weight and lots of power). It could sit three across."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #8 September 7, 2015 This couldn't have been a t-rex or a spyder. It was definitely a two wheels in the rear one in the front conventional trike design. but that was the only thing conventional about it.i have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #9 September 8, 2015 Sounds like a Polaris model. I've seen one in the next town from where I live in. Maybe this? http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #10 September 8, 2015 here's mine ... It sure feels like a motorcycle when I am riding. But some of my friends would disagree You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #11 September 8, 2015 Hi Rick, Quotehere's mine And here's mine, see attached. A group of us did an 8-hr ride yesterday. Jerry Baumchen PS) This photo is about 1 1/2 yrs old, when I first got her. She's had a lot of changes since then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #12 September 8, 2015 JerryBaumchenHi Rick, Quotehere's mine And here's mine, see attached. A group of us did an 8-hr ride yesterday. Jerry Baumchen PS) This photo is about 1 1/2 yrs old, when I first got her. She's had a lot of changes since then. nice Jerry what engine does it have? Keith I have seen a lot of trikes built on a VW platform. If you have a welder an old VW and some $$$ you can build any crazy thing you can dream up.You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #13 September 8, 2015 H Rick, Quote what engine does it have? Rotax v-twin, 990 cc. A few years later they called it a 998 and lowered the HP slightly. The only downside it that it likes RPM's; the sweet spot is at 5,000. I did 10 hrs yesterday with some friends; only stopped for food, gas & sightseeing. Jerry Baumchen PS) BRP owns Rotax. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
