kit service/maintenance

[dpete]

Hi, I am new, thinking about getting into the world of trikes.

my question is for all Honda GW trikes, they are all kits.

Who does maintenance or work on these kits? I am not interested in doing these things myself.

dpete

 

[Lee H. Mann]

Hi, I am new, thinking about getting into the world of trikes.

my question is for all Honda GW trikes, they are all kits.

Who does maintenance or work on these kits? I am not interested in doing these things myself.

dpete

Danny, All Goldwing Trikes were motorcycles before the trike conversion.

You should check in advance of a purchase to see if you can find a local shop that is willing to work on trikes.

And then see what trike kits they prefer to work on.

The more moving parts (IRS), the more existing mileage and planned mileage, generally means more maintenance.

Try to get good service records on your purchase.

 

[hogcowboy]

Yep, the only factory produced trikes are HD's Tri Glide and Freewheeler. All others are kit conversions. And even HD's is relatively new as a factory produced trike. They too were once kit conversions. Honda and Indian both should get on the bandwagon and stop the finger pointing when issues arise on conversions. There will be more trikes on the road as us old farts look at trikes as way to continue keeping the knees in the breeze.

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Yep, the only factory produced trikes are HD's Tri Glide and Freewheeler. All others are kit conversions. And even HD's is relatively new as a factory produced trike. They too were once kit conversions. Honda and Indian both should get on the bandwagon and stop the finger pointing when issues arise on conversions. There will be more trikes on the road as us old farts look at trikes as way to continue keeping the knees in the breeze.

One additional one ... the Can Am's

 

[paws]

One additional one ... the Can Am's

Yes... be sure to check out the Spyder. This machine has become a very nice ride. Be advised that if you test drive this fella it has a very quick throttle and steering... Takes a light hand. They are neat.

 

[dpete]

All very helpful, thank all who commented.

this is helping me get up to speed on trikes. This forum is great.

 

[tfdeputydawg]

A little different opinion:

The Hannigan IRS conversion may be the least amount of "maintenance" available as well as being one of the smoothest riding on the market.

One reason for low maintenance is the rear end is of off set to align with the drive shaft output on the Honda Gold Wing. Thus a lot less "wear and tear" on U-joints

 

[paid4c4]

Danny, I've owned two Goldwing trikes, one was a Motortrike and my current California Side Car. I've had no problem getting local Honda Dealers to service either. One of the local dealers is a CSC dealer. I've now located an independent one man shop to service my trike who provides great service at a lower cost.

Good luck with your search.

Bill

 

[dpete]

Danny, I've owned two Goldwing trikes, one was a Motortrike and my current California Side Car. I've had no problem getting local Honda Dealers to service either. One of the local dealers is a CSC dealer. I've now located an independent one man shop to service my trike who provides great service at a lower cost.

Good luck with your search.

Bill

Yes, I called my local Honda dealer, and they said it's no problem for them. They work on any kit. Just trying to cover all my bases before I pull the trigger on a trike buy. i have looked at the can ams as well, and the HDs.

 

[hogcowboy]

One additional one ... the Can Am's

Oh yes. How in the world could I forget them??? My wife has two of them. An RT and a F3. So far she's not impressed me by how she can ride both at the same time though.