U-Turns

[Jenady]

Is there a trick to making a u-turn on the Tri Glide?

I thought this would be a great advantage over my Ultra but I need a lot of road to make u-turn. I can't manage it on most of the two lanes around here.

 

[icebite1]

If the road is too narrow use the K turn

 

[Jenady]

If the road is too narrow use the K turn

Of course, but I am really asking if this is typical for the TG and is there a technique to reduce the turning radius? It took me a while to learn to do a u-turn on my ultra and going real slow was not the answer.

 

[Bikerbozo]

The only proven technique to make a tighter u-turn is to....hope for sand and drift. Works for me.

 

[icebite1]

If you have the handelbars cranked over as far as they go then thats as tight a turn as its gonna make unless you can break the back tires loose and spin it. The TG does not have a tight turning radius.
Doing a slow turn on the TG you will not tip over as i suspect happened to you on your ultra.

 

[Gorilla]

i just remember to start as far to the right as possible to swing around

 

[DTR 11TG]

Is it possible that your not putting enough muscle in it from start to finish. I thought the turning radius was good and a friend said he was surprised when I made a u-turn in front of his house, but the width for 2 lane roads can be very different. I mentioned muscle because at low speeds the turning can require a little extra effort for a tight turn or u-turn. One of the first things I realized in the first few hundred feet into the first ride was that the TG had to be steered 'ALL' the time and I don't mean it as a bad thing, it reminded me of some of the race cars I drove way way back in the good old days.

 

[Phu Cat]

The extra rake that makes a trike steering steady also gives it a longer turning radius. Unless you're willing to get your trike on one of the rear tires and the front at the same time, fishtailling is the only way I know of making the turning radius tighter. (It's fun but it'll shorten your rear tire life.)

BTW, for those that still have trouble turning their two wheeler around on a two lane road, try this: As you start to make a turn, drag the back brake a k\little and slip the clutch at the same time. You'll be surprised how much more in control you feel. Practice that a little and you'll be making very tight radius turns, left and right, in no time.

Phu Cat

 

[screwball]

Wife and I can hang a 'U-ie' on a standard residential street. Just a matter of turning the bars all the way to lock and giving it gas.

Good Luck, enjoy that scoot!