btefft, I went to get an HP tag and they told me that since I had one of those tags for the rear veiw mirror I could not get one for my bike.

 

Once, I took the shock off and realized what it was doing for me. When I decelerated, I'd get "Front Wheel Shimmy". When I put it back on, no shimmy. I think it also aids in control at high speeds. I can take my hands off the bars and ride for a ways, before I have to take it back over - but I don't make a practise of doing that - just wanted to see how it tracked. I normally criuse at 60-65 mph, but don't hesitate to hit 80-85 to pass a slower vehicle, but I don't like going that fast for long.

I use the headlight on the side of the hack at night. During the day I turn it off. Its on/off switch is in the hack down low in front of the seat. I think your matching hack fender light and bike front fender light is a nice touch. All I did was order the hack fender to match the stock RK Classic fender - no lighting.

My hack is called "The Spyder" and is manufactured by a company in Shelby, Iowa, called Motorvation Engineering, Inc. They have several models to pick from, but I just liked the looks of the Spyder.

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eglidetrike1, I think they shot you a line of poop. I have 3 HP tags, one for my truck, one for my Honda CR/V and one for our Honda Accord. I also have the mirror hanger for when I ride in car I don't own. As you saw, I also have an motocycle HP tag. I knew that bike HP tag existed because, I had looked it up on the Ga DOT web site.

When I went down to get the bike HP tag the woman behind the window said "We don't make HP tags for a motorcycle." Get this, she said handicapped people can't ride bikes. That's when I knew she was clueless. I told her she was mal-informed and that I had, in fact, seen the motocycle HP tag the previous night on the DOT web site. I think may have I made her mad, cause in a huff, she slide her big azz off her stool and said "Wait here" - like I was going anywhere. I saw her talk to another person and that person reached into a cabinet and gave her a bike tag - a bike handicapped person tag (the very one in my pic). She said she it didn't make sense to have a HP motocycle tag. I explained the workings of a sidecar. She just shrugged.

And think, if I hadn't done my homework, I'd have left thinking there was no such thing as a motorcycle HP tag.

eglidetrike1, if you have the Dr's form, I bet you could get your tag if you pushed the issue.


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Here's what mine looked like before I sold the hack.

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Here is the hack I am now attaching. Anyone can buy a Velorex but try finding a Hitch Hiker. They have been out of business at least 25 years.

 

Here's the latest pics of mine.

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Looks real good, who triked it?

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btefft,1sportytrike,silvergoldsmith,eglidetrike,

We each have nice looking but different and very interesting setups. I think much information will be gleaned from this category for all present and future trike/sidecar drivers. Already I am looking into some how getting a front headlight fro my sidecar much like bteffts and silvergoldsmith's. It just makes sense for a night.

 

silvergoldsmith

That second hack looks SWEET. Do plan to paint your bike to match it?

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Saw this a few weeks back (not mine). Very nice...





Cheers,
-Jack