On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 5:03:48 AM UTC-5, 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.

I would like to spin around in a Guzzi powered Morgan kit car, though.At least it's a real head turner...

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...a688dcf505.jpg

On 5/31/2017 6:45 AM, justan wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 5/30/2017 9:04 PM, 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



Mrs.E. suggested that we get one of those or a Can-Am "Spyder" so she
and I could tool around on it during the summer months. Can't see it.
All the equipment for motorcycles still apply (helmets, leathers, etc.).
If I wanted mosquitoes in my face I'd rather have a regular,
two-wheeled Harley. Or maybe a BMW touring bike.



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Those things are called slingshots. My old neighbor has one. He
has spent thousands to make it more car-like. I don't get
it.
I have a spyder. It's fun to drive, and can be safer than a
two-wheel motorcycle.


Yabut, where you live you can use the Spyder year round. It would be
like having a boat up here .. three or four months of use .. and even in
the summer you need leathers and gloves in the evenings most of the time.

On Wed, 31 May 2017 03:48:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I would like to spin around in a Guzzi powered Morgan kit car, though.At least it's a real head turner...

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...a688dcf505.jpg


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Aye, that's the ticket.

http://designs.trikingsportscars.co.uk/fully-built-triking

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justan wrote:
True North Wrote in message:
We're starting to see more and more Bombardier Spyders here around the city.


Good to see you local boys are getting to see them. They are
selling like hotcakes in Florida.

Florida is full of old farts who can't ride a real motorcycle. Cushman
used to make a three-wheeler woth seating for two and two wheels up front.
Good Humor had three wheelers, too.

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7:12
On Wed, 31 May 2017 03:48:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I would like to spin around in a Guzzi powered Morgan kit car, though.At least it's a real head turner...

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...a688dcf505.jpg


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Aye, that's the ticket.

http://designs.trikingsportscars.co.uk/fully-built-triking
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....,

Lol. I chuckled when I saw they had a "custom dash"

On Wed, 31 May 2017 06:01:20 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:

Now why would you add Guzzi's into your list? I'm sure you don't see a bunch of used Guzzi's at the
Polaris dealer!

I just thought about other touring bikes and you guys have Guzzis on
mi mind. My guess is a lot of these people never had a bike before.

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 ;-)

On Wed, 31 May 2017 08:12:01 -0400,
wrote:

On Wed, 31 May 2017 03:48:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I would like to spin around in a Guzzi powered Morgan kit car, though.At least it's a real head turner...

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...a688dcf505.jpg


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Aye, that's the ticket.

http://designs.trikingsportscars.co.uk/fully-built-triking

I think the trikes using a small block Ford or Chevy and a Harley
front end are interesting but probably not that practical.
Easyrider magazine had a cartoon about a guy making a VW trike and the
next pane was the Harley motor in a VW,

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

Well Greg, it's amazing what you can when all you have is a cutting torch and time...

http://blog.caranddriver.com/theres-...mons-insanity/