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Default Lots of these around here.

Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/31/17 10:34 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 31 May 2017 06:03:48 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:

On Tue, 30 May 2017 19:58:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 8:04:57 PM UTC-5, wrote:
More than any other motorcycle thing that isn't a Harley. I guess all
of the Gold Wing, Guzzi, BMW people went for a Polaris trike.
Some are rentals but there seem to be a lot that are privately owned.
(tricked up paint and screw on doodads). They must have a very
aggressive dealer here. There are also at least 3 Harley shops nearby.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Mash%20stomp%20NC/trike.jpg

They sell well here in my locale, but I never saw much future in one
for myself. If you want a motorcycle get one, if you want a
convertible, get one. To me, these are like a For Ranchero or a Chevy
El Camino. They weren't a good car and they weren't a good truck, but
they looked cool...

They just don't look like they'd be fun to drive or easy to drive on a
nice twisty. Seems like it
would be a lot like running a sidecar rig, always worrying about the
inside tire coming off the
ground on a sharp curve.


These things do seem pretty stable. They were keeping up with me ;-)


Decades and decades ago, I got a ride at Lime Rock race track in a Lotus
Super Seven. It was, to put it mildly, an exciting ride. Now, a more
modern version of that vehicle is made by Caterham Cars. The one I rode
in was much more "vintage" than this modern version, but the fun factor
was similar, I am su

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CRdQA7R9xs




The Lotus super seven, Elite and a couple,others were sold as kit cars in
England for years until the laws were changed. About 50% of the price in
England was Tax, and a kit car was exempted. I think there were 7 parts to
put together.