Post by qdawgvfr on Aug 19, 2013 10:33:40 GMT -5
Just joined the group to start researching reverse trike options.
I am a happy '02 Honda VFR 800 owner, and love riding on 2 wheels. I don't even mind riding 2 up with my wife on the back, as we currently do on occasion.
Eventually, I would love it if my wife rode her own bike, but she absolutely does not feel comfortable with the idea of 2 wheels, having something that can slide out from under her, or she could tip over. So she says it has to be some sort of 3 wheeled vehicle if she will consider riding solo.
She says she is OK with Can Am or Goldwing type trike, but I know their limitations and question whether or not she would enjoy trying to ride with sport touring crowd with one of those machines. We all practice riding our at our own "pace", but with those choices, she would be fighting the machine in the corners.
I would like something that gives her more of the motorcycle feel, but with the security benefits and safety that three wheels can provide.
Ideally, I would like to buy or build a leaning front end kit (similar to the Brudelli Leanster) to convert a Honda VFR into a trike for my wife to ride. Something that can / will lock at low speeds to hold her upright. I'm not sure how comfortable she will be with this. She says she is willing to try, but if it feels exactly like a motorcycle to ride, then I wonder if she will be nervous about the lean angle and how freely the bike tilts? Or is the tilting tied to the steering? Is that possible or advisable?
I don't know enough about the mechanics of the leaning front end trikes out there: how exactly they are free to lean and how the lock up features work.
Timeline is a few years from now that she would be willing to ride her own: it makes no sense right now with our kids being as young as they are, because we only get out once or twice a year on a bike trip. So I have a few years to research and buy / build it.
If someone can link me to some relevant information, I would sure appreciate it.
I am a happy '02 Honda VFR 800 owner, and love riding on 2 wheels. I don't even mind riding 2 up with my wife on the back, as we currently do on occasion.
Eventually, I would love it if my wife rode her own bike, but she absolutely does not feel comfortable with the idea of 2 wheels, having something that can slide out from under her, or she could tip over. So she says it has to be some sort of 3 wheeled vehicle if she will consider riding solo.
She says she is OK with Can Am or Goldwing type trike, but I know their limitations and question whether or not she would enjoy trying to ride with sport touring crowd with one of those machines. We all practice riding our at our own "pace", but with those choices, she would be fighting the machine in the corners.
I would like something that gives her more of the motorcycle feel, but with the security benefits and safety that three wheels can provide.
Ideally, I would like to buy or build a leaning front end kit (similar to the Brudelli Leanster) to convert a Honda VFR into a trike for my wife to ride. Something that can / will lock at low speeds to hold her upright. I'm not sure how comfortable she will be with this. She says she is willing to try, but if it feels exactly like a motorcycle to ride, then I wonder if she will be nervous about the lean angle and how freely the bike tilts? Or is the tilting tied to the steering? Is that possible or advisable?
I don't know enough about the mechanics of the leaning front end trikes out there: how exactly they are free to lean and how the lock up features work.
Timeline is a few years from now that she would be willing to ride her own: it makes no sense right now with our kids being as young as they are, because we only get out once or twice a year on a bike trip. So I have a few years to research and buy / build it.
If someone can link me to some relevant information, I would sure appreciate it.
