On Wed, 31 May 2017 11:14:39 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:

On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 11:50:14 AM UTC-4, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Wed, 31 May 2017 10:34:05 -0400, 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 ;-)

I'm thinking it would be very dependent on the road. But, not having driven one, I could well be
wrong. It *seems* like a motorcycle would do better in the twisties.

You can actually carry more speed in turns in many sports cars than you can on a bike. Four tires give you more traction than two, and you get downforce.

Here's a fun video. Not your average car though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA

That's not surprising. But, I see sidecar wheels coming up in the air with only the slightest
provocation. I'm wondering if the Spyder styles have the same characteristic.

On Wed, 31 May 2017 15:35:30 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:


That's not surprising. But, I see sidecar wheels coming up in the air with only the slightest
provocation. I'm wondering if the Spyder styles have the same characteristic.

The dynamics are completely different. To start with the 2 wheel axle
is in front and it is centered between the center of gravity. I think
if you did lift a wheel it would cause a violent yaw/understeer effect
but I am not sure. It might end up being a Porche/VW type trailing
oversteer once you try to correct. It would be fun to play with one on
a skid pad if you had a decent roll cage.
I am fairly impressed with this Hundai Santa Fe. I have been hitting
these twisties pretty aggressively and it has not really seemed
squirrelly to me yet.
Rent, buy the insurance and drive it like you stole it is my
philosophy ;-)

On Wed, 31 May 2017 23:00:10 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 31 May 2017 15:35:30 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:


That's not surprising. But, I see sidecar wheels coming up in the air with only the slightest
provocation. I'm wondering if the Spyder styles have the same characteristic.

The dynamics are completely different. To start with the 2 wheel axle
is in front and it is centered between the center of gravity. I think
if you did lift a wheel it would cause a violent yaw/understeer effect
but I am not sure. It might end up being a Porche/VW type trailing
oversteer once you try to correct. It would be fun to play with one on
a skid pad if you had a decent roll cage.
I am fairly impressed with this Hundai Santa Fe. I have been hitting
these twisties pretty aggressively and it has not really seemed
squirrelly to me yet.
Rent, buy the insurance and drive it like you stole it is my
philosophy ;-)

I've no idea what the dynamics are, although I'm sure they're different. But, until I ride one, that
would be my main concern about riding one in the twisties.