Hello From Minnesota

[Jeff D.]

Hello Trike Talk members. My names Jeff, from northern Minnesota. I began riding bikes on a Briggs and Stratton powered mini bike my grandfather bought for me in the summer between 5th and 6th grade. My first "Motorcycle" followed a year later. A 1971 Honda SL-100. I have never been without a motorcycle since. I am not one to discriminate on brands. I like them all. I do gravitate towards Harley's, though.

My wife and I rode together on my Harley's and Honda's for years. At some point, due to age and strength, I was becoming worried I could no longer balance the bike safety when we stopped and starting out. This was with an Electra Glide. So, a couple years ago my wife was willing to get her license and drive her own bike. She worked very hard towards being a safe motorcyclist, never giving up. My hats off to her and how hard she worked.

Although she never had a serious issue, she was not comfortable in many situations. I was also not comfortable with our arrangement and our safety.

Then my BIL bought a 2015 Indian/Road Smith Trike conversion. We've attended Sturgis together as part of a group yearly, and seeing how comfortable he and my sister were on their trike, and the stress my wife and I were dealing with, we decided to buy my wife a trike. We did so this spring, a 2014 Harley Tri-Glide. We learned quickly we didn't need to continue to be separated if I drove the trike with her, instead of being on my own bike.

It's been an absolute blessing. Both of us enjoy being together on one vehicle. Both of us feel safe on the trike. I still have my bike if I want to go out by myself, too. I haven't ridden it since we bought the trike, though. LOL

So, here I am, happy to be starting a new chapter that allows my wife and I to enjoy our country with the wind in our hair.

 

[rhino 2]

Jeff welcome to Trike Talk

 

[GrandpaDave]

Welcome to TT and glad to see you have found a great way to ride together. My wife and i truly love riding our trike together and feel much safer on 3 wheels. By the way we are in SE ND.

 

[Jeff D.]

Thank you rhino 2 and GrandpaDave. GrandpaDave, I just love the Dakota's. I had my own semi truck as an owner operator for may years and had a dedicated route with Target corp from the Twin Cities, delivering to their store in Aberdeen SD 3 times a week from '98 to '02. Not sure where you are in SE ND, but I spent 3 nights a week in Summit SD at the "Coffee Cup" truck stop for nearly 4 years. Beautiful country! That couldn't have been too far south of you.

Plain scary in the wintertime though, with the open plains, snow and wind that never stops. LOL.

I've heard a joke that all the trees in the Dakotas would fall over if the wind ever stopped.

Thanks again, both of you, for the welcome.

 

[Fearless]

You landed in the right place

Welcome to the forum from Western Pennsylvania. You will not look back Congratulations... :good: Ride safe Fred

 

[Jack Klarich]

Hi Jeff, Welcome to Trike Talk

Duluth and the North Shore is 1 of my favorite rides

 

[Marc H]

:wave4:Welcome to Trike Talk Jeff!!!

 

[Gorilla]

welcome jeff

 

[pmar6004]

Welcome To TT!

Thank you rhino 2 and GrandpaDave. GrandpaDave, I just love the Dakota's. I had my own semi truck as an owner operator for may years and had a dedicated route with Target corp from the Twin Cities, delivering to their store in Aberdeen SD 3 times a week from '98 to '02. Not sure where you are in SE ND, but I spent 3 nights a week in Summit SD at the "Coffee Cup" truck stop for nearly 4 years. Beautiful country! That couldn't have been too far south of you.

Plain scary in the wintertime though, with the open plains, snow and wind that never stops. LOL.

I've heard a joke that all the trees in the Dakotas would fall over if the wind ever stopped.

Thanks again, both of you, for the welcome.

Hi Jeff,

Here's a BIG SD WELCOME to you and your wife. You don't have to feel bad at becoming a "triker because it eventually happens to the best of us. For the majority of us, it was/is an age think. In my case, it was that, plus a medical thing, for I had a stroke in 2008. But the important thing is that you both decided to keep your "faces in the wind" and believe in our motto: "FREE TO BE ME, RIDING ON THREE"!

May I take this opportunity to personally invite you and your wife to consider attending our 2020 6th Annual Deadwood 3 Wheeler Rally, July 12th - 17th, in the historic town of Deadwood SD. Going to our rally's website http://www.d3wr.com will give you further details about the rally and where you can pre-register on line. Hope to see you there.

pmar6004

 

[paws]

Hi Jeff! Welcome to TrikeTalk and the world of 3 from the Texas Hill Country!!

 

[ShapeShifter]

Hello!

:wave4:Jeff, Welcome from SW Arkansas.

 

[trike lady]

Hello and :welcome: to Trike Talk. glad to have U with us. :clapping:

 

[radismukes]

:welcome: To the Trike Talk Family! FROM SOUTH

Angleton, TX

Howdy Jeff :wave4:Welcome to the group.

 

[ol' school]

Jeff, welcome to Trike Talk! Glad you and yours are enjoying life on three wheels!

 

[Dave59]

Hi Jeff, Welcome to Trike Talk:wave4:

 

[Philip R]

:welcome:

 

[bdtmd1]

Welcome to the forums from Middle Georgia Jeffrey!

 

[Sully]

Welcome from North Ga. .:wave4:

 

[Ray Paige]

:wave4:Welcome From Montana:wave4::clapping::clapping:

 

[Bubber]

Welcome from, North Branch, MN about 75 miles south of Duluth.

New to trikes myself.

AKA Bubber

 

[hardwickbv]

Welcome from Indiana !!! :Coffee:

Bob

 

[David357]

Hi Jeff,:wave4:

:welcome: to our Trike Talk Family.:wave4::gathering:

 

[Jeff D.]

Hi Jeff,

Here's a BIG SD WELCOME to you and your wife. You don't have to feel bad at becoming a "triker because it eventually happens to the best of us. For the majority of us, it was/is an age think. In my case, it was that, plus a medical thing, for I had a stroke in 2008. But the important thing is that you both decided to keep your "faces in the wind" and believe in our motto: "FREE TO BE ME, RIDING ON THREE"!

May I take this opportunity to personally invite you and your wife to consider attending our 2020 6th Annual Deadwood 3 Wheeler Rally, July 12th - 17th, in the historic town of Deadwood SD. Going to our rally's website http://www.d3wr.com will give you further details about the rally and where you can pre-register on line. Hope to see you there.

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Thanks all for the very nice welcome.

To pmar6004, My sister pointed out an ad for that rally to me a couple of years ago when we were visiting Deadwood during the Sturgis rally when they first bought their trike, but we hadn't. I was looking at it very seriously just in the last week, prior to you even mentioning it. We are interested.

Our group decided to cancel our Sturgis reservations for this year and transferred them to next year, and instead make reservations at a campground in Chamberlain SD., right on the river, a week before this years rally dates.

We are concerned with possible Sturgis rally crowd sizes, and decide to play it safe, but still wanted to enjoy South Dakota. We have friends coming from Nebraska, so it's a wash as far as distance is concerned. We'll head west to Wall and the badlands for a day, I'm sure.

Given that, our vacation plans for this summer are kinda locked in. The rally you mentioned is very inviting though. It will be in our future planning, I'm positive.

Thanks again all for the welcome to the forum. I'll make sure to search for previous answers before posting a recycled question and try to help others whenever I can.

My first search is going to be on the increased amount of heat that comes off the engine onto us while on the trike. Uff-da, it's warm, LOL!

 

[PosseRider]

:welcome: To the Trike Talk from Ohio. Will be up your way in July. Is that ride north out of Duluth worth doing? If so we will spend 2 nites & ride that on day 2. My wife & I & Lady on a Mission will be traveling together out to Wa state on US 2

 

[Lee H. Mann]

Jeff, Welcome to Trike Talk from West Virginia.:wave4:

I hope you and your family remain safe during this upheaval taking place in Minneapolis.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Welcome from Southern Maryland!

 

[Jeff D.]

:welcome: To the Trike Talk from Ohio. Will be up your way in July. Is that ride north out of Duluth worth doing? If so we will spend 2 nites & ride that on day 2. My wife & I & Lady on a Mission will be traveling together out to Wa state on US 2

Hi PosseRider, I would say it is worth the ride up the shore. The ride along the lake is beautiful. Can be busy during tourist times, although that's been all thrown out of whack, lately. Normally it is difficult to find a room in Grand Marias that time of year, but I was looking recently at late August and saw there was plenty of rooms available. Not sure how you feel about casino's, but there is a casino just before the border with Canada in Grand Portage that has a nice hotel attached, and the rates are usually a little better. https://www.grandportage.com/

Lot's of deer the whole way, so I'd keep my eyes peeled. Can be pretty cool along the shore sometimes too, even during summer. Like a giant air conditioner, it can be. We rode up last summer in early June for a week-end and had rain and 39 degrees. That's not typical for the summer, though.

It still was worth it, IMO. I would recommend stopping at Split Rock Lighthouse: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00266#homepage and Gooseberry Falls: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00172#homepage for sight seeing. Plus downtown Grand Marias.

Thanks again everyone else, too!

 

[PosseRider]

Hi PosseRider, I would say it is worth the ride up the shore. The ride along the lake is beautiful. Can be busy during tourist times, although that's been all thrown out of whack, lately. Normally it is difficult to find a room in Grand Marias that time of year, but I was looking recently at late August and saw there was plenty of rooms available. Not sure how you feel about casino's, but there is a casino just before the border with Canada in Grand Portage that has a nice hotel attached, and the rates are usually a little better. https://www.grandportage.com/

Lot's of deer the whole way, so I'd keep my eyes peeled. Can be pretty cool along the shore sometimes too, even during summer. Like a giant air conditioner, it can be. We rode up last summer in early June for a week-end and had rain and 39 degrees. That's not typical for the summer, though.

It still was worth it, IMO. I would recommend stopping at Split Rock Lighthouse: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00266#homepage and Gooseberry Falls: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00172#homepage for sight seeing. Plus downtown Grand Marias.

Thanks again everyone else, too!

Thanks for the reply. We plan to be on the south side of Duluth our 3 rd nite, so will stay there 2 nites & ride the shore & back for our 2nd nite at same hotel,

Americk inn & suites Protor,

 

[Iowavicrider]

Welcome to TT from your neighbor to the South, Iowa! We second the recommendation of the 3-wheel rally in Deadwood. We have attended for the past three years and have learned a lot and met many great trickers that have become friends. A fun and relaxed rally without the crushing crowds of the Sturgis rally.