Author Topic: harley trikes dont  (Read 114 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Lloyd Smale

  • Moderators
  • Trade Count: (32)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 18977
harley trikes dont
« on: March 02, 2026, 03:54:54 AM »
do good on snowy roads. had to ride the new one so i just went down the road and back, it had decent traction but didnt steer for crap.
blue lives matter
Funny Funny x 1 View List

Offline Bob Riebe

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 8123
Re: harley trikes dont
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2026, 07:42:06 AM »
do good on snowy roads. had to ride the new one so i just went down the road and back, it had decent traction but didnt steer for crap.
I never rode my motorcycle in winter, but tried to do so with a 10 speed bike.  Made the mistake of riding down an alley and found out far you slide with your bike when you dump it in an icy alley. :'(

Offline Ranger99

  • Trade Count: (1)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 9770
Re: harley trikes dont
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2026, 08:40:56 AM »
Don't feel too bad.
I had to ride my friend's trike for
some miles after he had a spell
when we were riding in a different
state.
It was a good Goldwing Motor Trike
conversion,  just about the best you
can buy.
It was like a riding mower in sand IMO.
Nothing at all wrong with it, it's just
a different suspension geometry, much
like when these people alter the ride
height on cars and trucks.
I've had a couple of Goldwing Interstates,
and on the highway it's like sitting in
a new lazy boy recliner with ball bearing
wheels rolling down a teflon-lined chute.
" . . We're the United States of Amerigotit ! ! "

Offline Lloyd Smale

  • Moderators
  • Trade Count: (32)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 18977
Re: harley trikes dont
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2026, 12:38:10 AM »
ya they ride completely different than a 2 wheel bike. no counter steering. you actually steer them like a 4 wheeler. takes more upper body strength to turn them. when i road them in the past it took some getting use to. also hard to break the habit of instinctively wanting to put your feet down when your stopping.
blue lives matter

Offline Drilling Man

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3674
Re: harley trikes dont
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2026, 06:10:34 AM »
  Yeaa, spring is pretty much here where I live, looks like I'm going to have to pull the plow off the Harley.



  DM
Like Like x 1 Funny Funny x 1 View List

Offline Casull

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4887
  • Gender: Male
Re: harley trikes dont
« Reply #5 on: Today at 09:06:49 AM »
Yep, can't lean on a trike.  Well you can, but it doesn't do anything.
Aim small, miss small!!!

Offline Lloyd Smale

  • Moderators
  • Trade Count: (32)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 18977
Re: harley trikes dont
« Reply #6 on: Today at 09:30:05 AM »
it does help from keeping the wheels both on the ground if your going a bit to fast around a corner but those fast riding days are well in my past
Yep, can't lean on a trike.  Well you can, but it doesn't do anything.
blue lives matter