Trike Mid Step

[Tinner]

Hi everyone just joined the forum and have a question. Has anyone installed the trike mid step and if you have do you like it and use it? Also was it hard to install under the trike? Thanks in advance.

 

[consitter]

Hi everyone just joined the forum and have a question. Has anyone installed the trike mid step and if you have do you like it and use it? Also was it hard to install under the trike? Thanks in advance.

I have one. Very easy to install, and awesome to use. Makes it possible for my special needs daughter to get aboard without daddy having to lift on her. Also makes it very easy for me to get aboard.

Below is a video of my daughter and I climbing on and off.

 

[consitter]

Welcome to Trike Talk from eastern Kentucky, by the way...

 

[groutman]

i have been thinking about getting one also kinda leaning towards the factory floorboards

 

[ultrafxr]

I think the mid-step is a great aid IF you can lift your leg high enough AND bend your knee enough to clear the seat. I tried it on Kevin’s TG and my knee just won’t bend enough to clear the seat.

 

[Trampas]

When I heard about the mid step I liked the concept of it, but when I looked at the price, sorry to high priced and then you still have to buy the boards to put on the mid step and that puts it even higher. I will keep using my stock floor boards getting on the trike.

All for now Trampas

 

[OLBLU]

This was one of the first things I bought for my Tri Glide. Couldn't be happier.

Mounting is easy as it's just 4 muffler clamps onto the frame. Also one person can do it , but two would be easier.

I don't understand why Harley doesn't sell these, they are that good.

 

[Tinner]

Thanks everyone for replying especially Consitter for the video. My wife had a stroke so she is handicap but still wants to ride. We use a folding step stool on the ground now to help her get upon trike. Seen this and thought maybe we could get rid of the stool. Also looks like it might easier for me to get on. Thanks again

 

[graygoat]

Welcome aboard, Mike. Enjoy the ride!

 

[MDF48]

Want one, but....

Welcome to the forum Mike. I think you will enjoy it and lots of people in here to give advise and share wisdom. I am between 5'8" and 5'9" but my legs are short. I wear 29 inch length pants. My knees are getting bad but not ready for surgery. I stand beside my trike on the left side facing forward, then I lean to my left, kick my right leg up and over the seat and sit down.

However, I would love to get a mid-step if I knew it would still work with my J&S trike air lift jack. I have the newer model that goes in from the left side. Anyway, I keep hoping somebody that has a mid step installed and uses this jack will confirm it will work. It looks like it would and my DK oil filter/cooler relocation kit is not a problem because nothing hangs below the frame rails.

 

[DK Custom Products]

Hi everyone just joined the forum and have a question. Has anyone installed the trike mid step and if you have do you like it and use it? Also was it hard to install under the trike? Thanks in advance.

I have one. When I first got it I did not think I would like it that much. I really did not like how much it blocked the visuals of my 2-1-2 Power Dual Exhaust.

But after using it, I have no interest in having a Tri Glide without the Trike Mid-Step.

It makes it so much easier to mount and dismount, especially if Mary is already on the Trike.

I had it on my '14 and now it is on my '19-

Kevin

 

[OLBLU]

Attention MDF48:

I also have a non air lift J and S jack that goes in from the left and it works fine with the mid-step.

I can't see you having any problems.

 

[v4bob49]

Welcome to the forum Mike. I think you will enjoy it and lots of people in here to give advise and share wisdom. I am between 5'8" and 5'9" but my legs are short. I wear 29 inch length pants. My knees are getting bad but not ready for surgery. I stand beside my trike on the left side facing forward, then I lean to my left, kick my right leg up and over the seat and sit down.

However, I would love to get a mid-step if I knew it would still work with my J&S trike air lift jack. I have the newer model that goes in from the left side. Anyway, I keep hoping somebody that has a mid step installed and uses this jack will confirm it will work. It looks like it would and my DK oil filter/cooler relocation kit is not a problem because nothing hangs below the frame rails.

I have the mid-step on my '15 TG and I can still use my J&S jack, no problem. However, it is the original style that goes in from the right side.

My wife especially loves the mid-step as it makes it much easier for her to get on and off. I really like it too, it is easier to get on and off compared to trying to throw your leg over the seat. I'm 5'9" and seem to be getting shorter every year, was 5'10" at one time long ago! Plus I can use it to easily stand upright on it at traffic lights to take a little pressure off my butt for a bit.

 

[Trampas]

I forgot to post in my other thread on here that if you have a J & S jack it might not work, glad to see a few people post that it will work. Still not getting one and I ride by myself so I keep using the stock floorboards to get on.

All for now Trampas

 

[jonfjr]

I have one. Very easy to install, and awesome to use. Makes it possible for my special needs daughter to get aboard without daddy having to lift on her. Also makes it very easy for me to get aboard.

Below is a video of my daughter and I climbing on and off.

Super idea and I am pleased that your daughter can ride with her dad Great job!

 

[Paw Paw Willie]

I have one. Very easy to install, and awesome to use. Makes it possible for my special needs daughter to get aboard without daddy having to lift on her. Also makes it very easy for me to get aboard.

Below is a video of my daughter and I climbing on and off.

Nothing to add about the step, just want to say good Dad, good man.

 

[Trampas]

By looking at the picture it will still work, just lift up the trike step and it will work, my question is do you really need the parking brake extension, hope Kevin chimes in and says I'm wrong or right and if he put the brake extension on

All for now Trampas

 

[Coastie]

I've learned to get on and off just like mounting and mounting a horse. From left side getting on, I use my left foot board as a stirrup. Getting off takes a little more work. I pull up on the handle bars to stand on both my foot boards and get off like I am dismounting a horse. Not as gracefully :laugh: as my younger riding buddies but easiest way I have found.

 

[consitter]

They sell an extension for the pedal as well. It’s about $30. I have one and it works well.

 

[MDF48]

Why so expensive?

First let me make it clear that I have no problem with companies making money on what they sell and I know that companies that develop a product have a lot of time and research into designing and producing a marketable product. I know they have to design the product, make sure it works, is reliable, and produce jigs etc. to make the parts from when ready to produce the items.

It seems that two companies, maybe more, sell this mid step and they look identical and the price is the same. Having said that, if I bought one it would be from DK Custom Products. I have purchased a lot of stuff for my TGU from them and have been well pleased with all of it.

However, I just can't see this costing $500.00 without the floor boards. I can certainly understand consitter purchasing one and applaud him for doing so. Also people who have knee or back trouble etc. can justify the cost. I guess I will just keep looking for a used one for sale or maybe somebody will have a sale on new ones.:clapping:

One more question, will the stock HD rear floorboards mount on the mount or does it require special floor boards to be purchased?

 

[Colleydog]

If those cost 500 dollars I’ll never get any, that’s crazy money

 

[Trampas]

First let me make it clear that I have no problem with companies making money on what they sell and I know that companies that develop a product have a lot of time and research into designing and producing a marketable product. I know they have to design the product, make sure it works, is reliable, and produce jigs etc. to make the parts from when ready to produce the items.

It seems that two companies, maybe more, sell this mid step and they look identical and the price is the same. Having said that, if I bought one it would be from DK Custom Products. I have purchased a lot of stuff for my TGU from them and have been well pleased with all of it.

However, I just can't see this costing $500.00 without the floor boards. I can certainly understand consitter purchasing one and applaud him for doing so. Also people who have knee or back trouble etc. can justify the cost. I guess I will just keep looking for a used one for sale or maybe somebody will have a sale on new ones.:clapping:

One more question, will the stock HD rear floorboards mount on the mount or does it require special floor boards to be purchased?

Yes the stock floorboards will work, I think they cost around $50 or so, a little more or less

All for now Trampas

 

[trikermutha]

When I owned a TRI , I like to use the rear floor board to help me get up on the TRI.

 

[DK Custom Products]

Yes, I think it must be the angle, works fine with the parking brake extension that is an option.

By looking at the picture it will still work, just lift up the trike step and it will work, my question is do you really need the parking brake extension, hope Kevin chimes in and says I'm wrong or right and if he put the brake extension on

All for now Trampas

It may work with some finagling without the extension, but the frame of the Mid-Step is really close to the factory position of the parking brake pad, even with the Mid-Step floorboard flipped up.

Works great with the extension.

They sell an extension for the pedal as well. It’s about $30. I have one and it works well.

Yep! Well worth the $30.

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

First let me make it clear that I have no problem with companies making money on what they sell and I know that companies that develop a product have a lot of time and research into designing and producing a marketable product. I know they have to design the product, make sure it works, is reliable, and produce jigs etc. to make the parts from when ready to produce the items.

It seems that two companies, maybe more, sell this mid step and they look identical and the price is the same. Having said that, if I bought one it would be from DK Custom Products. I have purchased a lot of stuff for my TGU from them and have been well pleased with all of it.

However, I just can't see this costing $500.00 without the floor boards. I can certainly understand consitter purchasing one and applaud him for doing so. Also people who have knee or back trouble etc. can justify the cost. I guess I will just keep looking for a used one for sale or maybe somebody will have a sale on new ones.:clapping:

One more question, will the stock HD rear floorboards mount on the mount or does it require special floor boards to be purchased?

Yes, the factory boards work fine with nothing special needing to be done.

The Trike Mid-Step is NOT something we make. It is a product we like and retail for the Manufacturer of them- Trike Mid-Step LLC

Quite a few years ago they approached us and asked us if we wanted to sell them for them. It is a VERY expensive product and my inclination was to decline.

They offered to send me one for free to test out. If I liked it and wanted to keep it, I would then pay them for it. If I sent it back I would not have to pay anything but the shipping.

I told them to go ahead and send it. I fully expected to test it, give them my honest opinion (which I thought would be that it was ok, but not really worth the $) and then send it back to them.

Well, I fell in love with how easy it was for me to mount and dis-mount. So I ended up keeping it and paying them for it.

A few Special NOTES about why I like it-

1. I have a bad right foot that makes any kind of mounting/dismounting of a Trike or a Bike a bit more of a hassle

2. As long as I can remember (at least 2-3 decades) I have always mounted a bike from the right side (high side). The vast majority of folks usually get on their bikes from the left side. When I try and mount from the left (low side) I get this weird cramp in my left thigh.

3. I have my handlebars pulled back pretty far, so using the rider floorboards to mount the Trike is a no-go, the handlebars are in the way.

4. When Mary is not on the Trike I can mount and dismount very easily, using the passenger floorboards. BUT, well over half the time I get on or off the Trike while she is still on it.

Before we had the Mid-Step, I would use the passenger floorboards and Mary would have to move her feet out of the way, and I would have to be careful to not step on her toes when dismounting (which I was not always successful at :xzqxz: )

For us, the Mid-Step is definitely a solution for a First-World "problem". But it does make life MUCH easier for us.

I know other folks have other needs that make the Mid-Step a nice solution, and some have no need for it at all.

Kevin

 

[MDF48]

Thanks.

"Quote from Kevin" "The Trike Mid-Step is NOT something we make. It is a product we like and retail for the Manufacturer of them- Trike Mid-Step LLC"

Yeah, I knew you were just a dealer for their product. I know it is a well made product and makes trike life easier for a lot of people. I guess I will keep my eyes open for someone selling a good set of rear passenger floor boards and maybe find a good deal on a used mid step later. Appreciate all you do to help everyone in the forums. :clapping:

 

[Longbeard71]

I made my own mount and order floorboards from JP cycles for 50.00. When I got done I had about 75.00 in everything. I used square tubing and machined a plug to go in to the square that the floorboard mounts to. They make it easy to get on and off.:clapping: