Ummmmm, no.

 

never considered the resale of it when you get sick of it, limited market to begin with.

 

If it was $10K, maybe, but at $14K, it's too pricey for me,
I'd love to add this to my Road King, just can't swallow the $14K.
If they would only sell just the kit maybe...

 

I had a period of insanity when I traded my Road King for a new Spyder Limited. Kept it for 4 months before I traded it for my new 2019 FLFBS.

So, 4 months riding with 2 wheels in the front.

Two things to warn anyone about considering 2 in the front.

One, an irritant. What do you do coming up on a pothole on a bike? One thing, going around it. In a car? More likely drive over it between your wheels. You can't do the latter on 3 wheels, and the front takes up a lot more real estate when considering going around.

The other. Can Am spent a fortune getting the front end to where is had some semblance to stability, so that the bike would go straight. I don't know if that's true with the mod for the HD. However, while the Spyder was easy to handle, it required constant handling. I mean you would not want to take your hands off the grips going down an interstate unless it was perfectly smooth and straight. Hit a bump and you'll see. LOL The point is, your bike wants to go straight. An aligned car wants to go straight. 2 in the front with one behind pushing in the middle wants to do anything but go straight. As I said, not hard at all to handle, but you have to handle it constantly, which I found to be anything but a relaxing ride.

 

When appropriate I will be looking at one of these.

 

In other words, no self-centering steering means texting or checking your phone while driving a CanAm.

 

This has been the "Holy Grail" of trike and bike building for at least ten years.

NOT sure why Yamaho put the 2 wheels in the front either.
It is easier and makes more sense to build a tilting Delta (2 rear wheels).

Having built over a dozen tilting race recumbent trikes. I learned a few things.

If a trike does not lean "fixed" like the Freewheeler. When the bike is at any angle, (from even road crown)
it wants to "self steer" in that direction like you lean to turn a 2 wheeler.

Not sure if I could stand to ride a non-tilting trike.
I found one of the Harley Tilting trikes for sale and went to check it out.
Told the guy I "build my own" stuff but he Insisted I take it for a spin. He followed on another bike.

HATED IT!!!! Could not stand it for a mile and wanted to turn around on the first block!
He kept saying, "just ride it for a while" like I was going to all the sudden start to like it.

Two wheels in the rear, Maybe?

JM

 

Nope. Too gay. If I can no longer ride, I'll sell the bike & buy a convertible 'Vette.