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Get yourself a F/W. I hear they're "hell on three wheels" on curvy roads and with the 114 engine they have the "b***s" to push most bikes through the hills and curves.
If it make you fell better, keep your bike (as I have) and ride them a your pleasure.
They ain't better or worse than a trike, they're just different.
Our dealership had a **** head salesman. Sold a TriGlide to a guy that never rode one. Within 70 miles the bike was in a ditch. He said it didn't turn. It just went straight. 😳 Not the trikes fault. He did what my wife first did trying a Freewheeler. He leaned and that was it. Don't work like that.
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#14
I have owned both 2 Tri's and now a Freewheeler. For a solo rider I think the FW is the best choice. It has more get up and go than I need. Also I don't have to worry about it going up in flames like the Can-Am's.
I doubt if you could find the statistics you would find 3 wheeler riders have more accidents than 2 wheels. It is about the rider/driver no matter what vehicle we talk about as the main problem in an accident.
I doubt if you could find the statistics you would find 3 wheeler riders have more accidents than 2 wheels. It is about the rider/driver no matter what vehicle we talk about as the main problem in an accident.
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LMAO you are right about that. In my defense I didn't mean extremely large. I just think visually the Rear wheels/Tires draw your eyes to them making the Front Tire/Wheel look smaller than it actually it is maybe it just my aging eyes. But thanks for the laugh this morning.
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There are many ways to mod trikes, some good and some not so good. Although I’m on a tri, one of mods I like the look of is the wide tire kit for the FW. Great example of it on trike talk in the FW section under Blue Bee thread. The only thing I really don’t care for on the FW is the rear fenders, but that’s just me, lol.
#19
Well, age is a relative thing. I ride with a couple of 72 year old guys both on two wheels. Both ride well. I'm 75 and didn't start riding until I was 73. I went with a trike for obvious reasons. I took no formal "lessons" and feel I ride safely without any issues so far. So, I would say keep riding on the two wheeler unless (until?) you no longer feel safe or competent. Just my 2¢.
#20
I was going to build a trike back in 2015 when i needed one. But to tell you the truth i don't think that 80 inch evo engine would have had enough get up and go to haul the weight around. I decided on a Tri-Glide and never looked back. Feels like a 2 wheeler until i get in the turns and that's when you can leave everyone behind. It does handle different and the ride is different, but nothing you can not get use to. I was really surpised at how well it handled and stopped.
Cam Am's have had quality issues for years and that Sling Shot thing is no where like riding a motorcycle. I wanted something that still felt like a motorcycle and got it with the Tri.
To each their own though.
Cam Am's have had quality issues for years and that Sling Shot thing is no where like riding a motorcycle. I wanted something that still felt like a motorcycle and got it with the Tri.
To each their own though.
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