Acceptable reasons to ride a trike???

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

Most motorcyclist do not recognize trikes as "bikes" and personally it's two wheels for life for me. Here's the only reasons I find it acceptable to ride a trike:

1) you are at least 62 yrs old (it's good enough for medicare so you get a pass)
2) You have some sort of medical condition or disability
3) your spouse or riding partner/companion weighs more than the rated weight of any two wheeled vehicle.

Any other acceptable reasons to riding/owning a trike from those of you that are diehard twowheel guys/gals?

Agreed with all 3.

I actually got "in E-trouble" when I said something to a guy who said they triked out his wife's bike. I asked "Is she old enough to draw social security?".

He said NO she's tired of holding the bike up in the wind. WTF!!

My uncle has a triked HD. He's a paraplegic. He rides this mystery design trike kit. Air shifter.


You can see his handicap plate. The chrome fishpole holders on each side hold his walker that he uses to walk. I have never met anybody that uses one the way he does. He uses it backwards. You'd have to see him get along.

[Tmall]

You ride, motorcycles, four wheelers, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, and yes, trikes...

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Tmall

You ride, motorcycles, four wheelers, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, and yes, trikes...

nope, you drive trikes, official ruling.

[Gas Man]

My thing is this... at what point do you draw the line. There was a trike out made by some company. Can't remember, it had a ford steering wheel, windows, and a auto trans. But still they talked about the wind in your hair etc. I call BS.

I myself hate trikes. My uncle I cut slack cause of his handicap. Its understandable. Otherwise, NO. Too hard to hold and/or ride the bike in the wind. Too bad!

[CasterTroy]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

My thing is this... at what point do you draw the line. There was a trike out made by some company. Can't remember, it had a ford steering wheel, windows, and a auto trans. But still they talked about the wind in your hair etc. I call BS.

I myself hate trikes. My uncle I cut slack cause of his handicap. Its understandable. Otherwise, NO. Too hard to hold and/or ride the bike in the wind. Too bad!

saw it at daytona



Power steering, auto, reverse, power brakes.....it's a car

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

But still they talked about the wind in your hair etc. I call BS.

Their is nothing wrong with a convertible and having the wind in your hair. Their is something wrong with trying to pretend to be a biker when you drive a three wheeled shitty machine. No excuse for it, you fail at being a biker and are technically not a biker, so they can go fuck themselves, handicapped included.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

Power steering, auto, reverse, power brakes.....it's a car

You just described a goldwing.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Trip

Their is nothing wrong with a convertible and having the wind in your hair. Their is something wrong with trying to pretend to be a biker when you drive a three wheeled shitty machine. No excuse for it, you fail at being a biker and are technically not a biker, so they can go fuck themselves, handicapped included.

This should be posted, in large bold font, at the very top of the front page.

[z06boy]

Might as well just slap a 502 in it and have some fun.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by z06boy

Might as well just slap a 502 in it and have some fun.

It's missing the wheelie bar.