Changeover from bike to trike

[TechOps]

Greetings All,

Picked up my XVS1100 trike on Saturday. Scared the crap out of me for about 10 mins. Thinking of changing my front tyre to an Avon AM9 Road Runner.
After having 4cm of my tibia replaced from an accident on two wheels, decided to go 3. Looks great.
Will upload pix soon.

Regards,
Richard.

 

[Nana]

Hi Richard. There definitely is a learning curve when changing from 2 to 3 wheels and a new style of steering, but it is fortunately not a long one. A few days of practice, riding in empty parking lots and quiet roads and you will suddenly find you are having a wonderful time! Enjoy

 

[Frozenshrimp]

Welcome Richard to Trike Talk!!! Practice,practice,practice and b4 you know it you will be a pro!! Ride Safe

 

[skuuter]

WELCOME to TRIKE TALK.....with Patience, Practice, and Concentration, You will master the Techniques in no time.....ThumbUp

 

[Gorilla]

Welcome aboard. you will not regret going on 3.

 

[TechOps]

Thanks for the welcome guys. My kit is a Triwing with repro '32 Ford wirewheels on the back from Pete Paulsen and 215 60R15 tyres on the rear.
The kit was put together by members of the Rebels MC here in Northside Brisbane, including the repairs from the accident, and a repaint to original colour (without the dinky flames).
I did get more confident riding it around the industrial estate for half the morning.
I'll be taking "Brutus" out on the weekend - to test my mettle in traffic.

 

[Lucky]

Welcome Techops practice will make all the difference.Post pics when you can would like to see those wheels.RIDE SAFE

 

[White Knight 04]

Welcome and ride safe ....It will be second nature in a week... (no problems mate).....

 

[TechOps]

As promised, here are some pix of "Brutus".

 

[TechOps]

As promised, here are some pix of "Brutus". Phil is the owner of Kingpin Choppers.

 

[White Knight 04]

Looks great Rich , I'm sure you will have many, many hrs of pleasure with the new toy !!!

 

[Lucky]

Good looking ride and those wheels wow.RIDE SAFE

 

[Gorilla]

Nice ride have fun

 

[screwball]

Welcome from a couple of gimps on 3 wheels. Wife converted from 2 to 3 wheels after Chemotherapy left her feet numb.... alive, but couldn't tell if her foot was down solid, thus her trike. I went 3 wheels after open heart surgery and joint problems made holding my Harley up very hard. DON'T GET DISCOURAGED! It is a huge transition from 2 to 3, lots of old, bad habits to forget. Once you get a bit more comfortable the world is out there to be discovered! Wife put 17,000 miles on her trike the first two years she owned it.

Was in Australia 40+ years ago, R & R from Vietnam. You have some beautiful country to explore on those new 3 wheels!

 

[Frozenshrimp]

Sweet Ride Brutus looks great on thoese new wheels congratz!!

 

[wingking51]

:wave4:Welcome aboard we're glad you are here. Great looking ride you have!

 

[TechOps]

Rode around the area for 1 1/2 hours. Seemed like 5 mins. Taking Brutus for a run tomorrow.
You were all right. Once past the strange steering characteristics, great fun!

 

[Nana]

I just want to say that "Brutus" is a misleading name for that beauty! VERY nice