I would like YOUR INPUT for a future story in RoadRUNNER Magazine!

[Ray Paige]

I recently started riding three(4) wheels, out of necessity. Serious back problems made it impossible for me to ride reliably on two wheels, and I thought my riding days were over. I converted my bike with a Voyager MTC unit, and life is great again. The only change I may make in the future would be to switch to a true trike. For the present, however, I am totally satisfied with my Voyager.

I did the conversion with the help of my wife, who by the way is a top wrench, and we had no problems at all. The instruction booklet furnished easy to understand info and Voyager customer service was top notch. Locating a used Voyager frame and purchasing the new mounting kit from Voyager got me riding again for about $1,786. Even if I had to purchase a new conversion kit from Voyager, I would consider it a bargain for the results.

I would encourage anyone who is considering a trike for any reason to try an outrigger unit initially. The price; ability to return to 2 wheels in about 20 minutes; no permanent modifications to your motorcycle, ease of resale for both bike and outrigger unit, all make it a wise choice. For me, at 80 years, my Voyager is the only way to still enjoy the ride!

 

[dougv]

Hi Wayne, first off I want to say thanks for bringing trikes back to Road Runner, I have been a subscriber for many years. I do remember a few articles, some recent where Spyders were used.

I started riding bikes over 46 years ago at 18 up to my early 30's when my son was born. For 23 years my wife and I didn't ride, nor did I own a bike but when my son turned 23, we had an opportunity to buy a bike for him. I got back into it as well and probably started with something too big, a 1987 Kawasaki Voyager. I sold that and bought a VN900 and still was not comfortable. People who are members of Trike Talk and live in the same town had a rally locally and that was it, I was hooked. I'm more comfortable and wife is happy so life is good...

Well I looked at several options and of course had sticker shock, including what it would cost to trike my VN900. I did explore the training wheels option but it seems like a lot of people who go that route eventually go with a full trike. I ended up buying a 1997 Honda Goldwing GL1500SE that was triked by a local dealer with 32,000 miles, excellent condition, new tires and a 2011 CSC kit. I still have this trike and it has been very reliable. It does have a solid axel but except for sharp bumps, it is comfortable to ride.

My suggestion to you would be to look for an older Goldwing that has been triked already if cost is an issue.

Looking forward to seeing the articles and welcome aboard from Ct.