Trike rolls backward while parked in gear

[Leathel]

I have yet to build my trike, But over here to get it legal for the road it MUST have a mechanical hand brake as fluid lock can fade quite bad (A call to the man that will give it its certificate confirmed this)

Because mine will be built from scratch I am using car stubs that have cable and fluid disc brakes.....But I guess adding a mechanical second brake to the disk would be a PITA

 

[riverdoc]

This is the best parking brake period.[
IMG]http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm241/C50Tdriver/parkingbrake.jpg[/IMG] best parking brake period.

My Hannigan (2010) GL1800 (2006) does not have a special brake for parking. Just use first gear. 61000 miles.

 

[anad]

I have thought about installing a line loc , on the rear brakes . It would be fine for temporary use , without draining the battery.

 

[cirbtap]

Regardless of what type of cycle you have. Once you stop it---put in reverse.<br />
It will not move until you take out of reverse. On a hill, high step, high curbing,<br />
etc.etc.etc. It will not move.............Just saying Ride safe<br />
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Like I said----------won't even move you put a chain on it. Pretty good stuff<br />
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Use a reverse button and it will stand still. TRUST ME FOR EVER<br />
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pAT

 

[Brewster]

I have an 06 Hannigan and it has crawled for me a couple of times. It has always been on very steep inclines. I am very aware of it now and make sure I park somewhere where it is not so steep. I also make sure my steering is turned in such a way so if it creeps again, it will roll into the curb. I only have 30K on it.

 

[Blueribbon]

My trike (conversion) has about 20K miles on it. When I first got it, I stopped IN FIRST GEAR on about a 5% grade to attend to an accident and 1st gear would not hold it!! (Total mileage is 31K miles.) Lucky I had my front wheel turned to the right (as they teach you in driver's ed) and trike rolled into embankment, instead to the other side of the road with a 200 ft. drop.<br />
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Neither would the parking brake. My parking brake is adjust just about as tight as it will go, without the brakes dragging.<br />
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Now wrapped around my R/H handle bars is an 9" strip of make/female Velcro, with two wraps of the front brake lever holds the trike quite well. (I've even tried it on a 10% grade and it still works fine.

 

[John Luciano]

Please don't tell someone to use rev to hold a trike. If it does move you just spent $1,000 to keep it from moving.....

 

[msocko3]

Please don't tell someone to use rev to hold a trike. If it does move you just spent $1,000 to keep it from moving.....

:Agree: Since I've triked my Wing I'm more or less going to forget I have reverse and be a selective parker, and use a velcro strap when I feel the need for a parking brake like I did on my Triglide.

 

[cscsonny]

1.selective parking works best,when you can.
2.Harbor Frieght sells 2,small folding metal wheel chocks with rubber bottom for about $7.99.Folds flat and fits in trunk.Is about 3"x5".
3.Buy a cheap ($1.00 @wally world) red nylon fish stringer.Cut off the pointed end and tie it to chock.Run the remainder of the 6' line up and wrap around handle bars.That way you won't forget chock is in use and drive off.
4.give the 2nd chock that came in the box to a riding buddy,he will be very thankfull.
Carry the velcro strap also,however trike in 1st gear with wheel chock seems more secure to me.

 

[tom w]

I was too cheep to pay the extra 500.00 to get the parking brake option on my motor trike kit. I use selective parking , park sideways , make sure the trike is in 1st gear and turn the fork and lock it so it will have to roll up hill if it rolls very far. no problems as of yet. Velcro strap on the brake handle is my next plan. (learned it here on trike talk.) all are cheeper solutions than the park brake kit.

 

[tom w]

I have an 06 Hannigan and it has crawled for me a couple of times. It has always been on very steep inclines. I am very aware of it now and make sure I park somewhere where it is not so steep. I also make sure my steering is turned in such a way so if it creeps again, it will roll into the curb. I only have 30K on it.

really like the camper set up.

 

[Snake]

really like the camper set up.

i like the looks of the camper too! What kind is it ?

 

[tom w]

other than being a p.i.a. what would be wrong with the hand grenade type locks if you were parking for a while?

 

[NamVet]

1.selective parking works best,when you can.
2.Harbor Frieght sells 2,small folding metal wheel chocks with rubber bottom for about $7.99.Folds flat and fits in trunk.Is about 3"x5".
3.Buy a cheap ($1.00 @wally world) red nylon fish stringer.Cut off the pointed end and tie it to chock.Run the remainder of the 6' line up and wrap around handle bars.That way you won't forget chock is in use and drive off.
4.give the 2nd chock that came in the box to a riding buddy,he will be very thankfull.
Carry the velcro strap also,however trike in 1st gear with wheel chock seems more secure to me.

Yep, that is what I do....never had any problems.

 

[bustedwing]

I have used Mico line locks on everything from my Gold Wing trikes to utility trucks, to school busses, to electrical line trucks. The nice thing about them is you can mount the switch anywhere you want so it also acts as a theft deterrent. The only downside is the price, but I have never had a problem with any of the valves so you get what you paid for.