Hi all!
As the title says I'm a newbie to the trike world (hopefully soon) but have been riding bikes of some sort for over 35 years. Yes I'm not as good as I once was (as the song goes) but I still do like to ride as well as the wife. We have had a list of bikes since we started dating almost 10 years ago now starting with my cbr600 that I've logged over 68K miles on (that was pre-wife) and then moved on to a vtx1300r (wife didn't like the seat on that one). A few years ago we got ourselves a valkyrie interstate that was loaded with everything honda threw at them in '01......along with a LOT of aftermarket kury chrome goodies. Problem is that I really never felt that comfortable on the valkyrie with the 2 of us on it since I am vertically challenged at 5'6" and the valk is a heavy bike.
Which leads us to looking for a trike. Friends of ours have a '14 tri-glide and love it but I've been looking at the 1800 wings. Preferably a '06 model or newer with all the goodies (heated seats and grips as well as navi). Are the options as important and the trike kit that is installed on the bike? Maybe but what I'm looking for in a trike is a IRS kit (like the CSC or Roadsmith kits) as I like the stretched wheelbase and hopefully better ride for the wife. Of course at least a 4.5-6 degree rake on the forks as well.
Have I missed anything or is there something I should really look at before throwing down the $$$$ on a trike?
As the title says I'm a newbie to the trike world (hopefully soon) but have been riding bikes of some sort for over 35 years. Yes I'm not as good as I once was (as the song goes) but I still do like to ride as well as the wife. We have had a list of bikes since we started dating almost 10 years ago now starting with my cbr600 that I've logged over 68K miles on (that was pre-wife) and then moved on to a vtx1300r (wife didn't like the seat on that one). A few years ago we got ourselves a valkyrie interstate that was loaded with everything honda threw at them in '01......along with a LOT of aftermarket kury chrome goodies. Problem is that I really never felt that comfortable on the valkyrie with the 2 of us on it since I am vertically challenged at 5'6" and the valk is a heavy bike.
Which leads us to looking for a trike. Friends of ours have a '14 tri-glide and love it but I've been looking at the 1800 wings. Preferably a '06 model or newer with all the goodies (heated seats and grips as well as navi). Are the options as important and the trike kit that is installed on the bike? Maybe but what I'm looking for in a trike is a IRS kit (like the CSC or Roadsmith kits) as I like the stretched wheelbase and hopefully better ride for the wife. Of course at least a 4.5-6 degree rake on the forks as well.
Have I missed anything or is there something I should really look at before throwing down the $$$$ on a trike?
