tough steering

[grampadonut]

trying to get used to steering our new trike..fairly easy around town(getting used to "not" leaning..but going thru long turns (@about 60mph) i find it hard to turn..dont see how ladiies do this
any suggestions ?
not a wrench so please it simple if possible
thanks for help
peter

 

[1550vt]

Tell us a little about what you have. Is it raked at all?

 

[Nana]

I hope you have a rake kit like EZSteer..... without it, steering makes your shoulders, arms and back ACHE! With it, you have power steering

 

[grampadonut]

dont know exactly what i have..very little info..bought from son-in-law in purhump , nv..bike from alaska..how can i check (converson done by harley , so son says)

 

[Greydog]

If it's fairly easy to steer around town I assume you already have easy-steer installed. It requires some effort to steer through the long sweeping curves, especially at speed, on just about any trike so I don't think you have a mechanical problem. The more you ride the more you become accustomed to steering through curves and the "push-pull" on the handlebars becomes second nature. Riding a trike here in West Virginia is a great way to build strength in the arms and shoulders 'cause it's ALL curves!!! My shoulders get a little sore at the beginning of the riding season but after a couple weeks riding everything is A-OK!!

 

[grampadonut]

whew..i thought it was me
thanks so much for info and encouragement
peter..in vegas (we dont have alot curzes out here..LOL)

 

[1550vt]

It really sounds to me like it's not raked....but that's a guess. Here is an easy way to tell.

Pick a point on the front of the frame and measure to the bottom rear of the front fender (handlebars pointed straight of course). Go find a 2-wheeler with the same chassis and take the same measurement from the same points. If your trike is raked, the distance between the measured points will be different. The rake will move the front wheel away from the frame and this distance will be greater on a trike that is raked.

 

[skuuter]

It really sounds to me like it's not raked....but that's a guess. Here is an easy way to tell.

Pick a point on the front of the frame and measure to the bottom rear of the front fender (handlebars pointed straight of course). Go find a 2-wheeler with the same chassis and take the same measurement from the same points. If your trike is raked, the distance between the measured points will be different. The rake will move the front wheel away from the frame and this distance will be greater on a trike that is raked.

YEP...Check It.....because if it isn't, then a set of Raked Trees will feel like "Power Steering" to You.....ThumbUp

 

[tfdeputydawg]

dont know exactly what i have..very little info..bought from son-in-law in purhump , nv..bike from alaska..how can i check (conversing done by Harley , so son says)

Taking your statement literally, while the conversion may have been done at a Harley Dealership, I can assure you it was not done by HarleyDavidson manufacturing.
Just clarifying.

 

[Bikerbozo]

whew..i thought it was me
thanks so much for info and encouragement
peter..in vegas (we dont have alot curzes out here..LOL)

No curves in Vegas? Just head on down to "The Strip" and I am sure you will see plenty of "curves".:Joker3:

 

[grampadonut]

met fellow patriot guard rider and he said my trike ok..just heavyer then his.will just live with it for now
thanks for help
peter