Why change to Trikes
Why Bikers Make the Switch – 8 Triker Love Stories
Falling in love with a trike is easier than you might at first think. In fact, many riders who swear their fidelity to bikes often change their minds after just one ride. While reasons for crossing over to a trike can vary, riders often agree: once you go trike, you never go bike! So with the return of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s second annual all-trike ride, T.O.U.R., we asked eight trike riders to share the reasons why they fell in love with life on three wheels.
Trikes have a big following in the USA, UK, Belgium and Germany. Whilst at an international bike show in Cologne, Germany, visited no less than four different manufacturers.
Follow the link below to read some of the testimonials from people who switched to trikes:
Old Bikers Never Die, They Just Add Another Wheel
By JOSEPH B. TREASTERMAY 17, 2000
sed to be that when motorcycle riders reached a certain age where the bike was getting the better of them — their sense of balance was fading, say, or their legs were starting to go and they found themselves tipping over unexpectedly at stop lights — they would regretfully hang up their helmets and leather jackets and toddle into four-wheeled retirement.
But these days that is happening less and less. Instead of giving up the thrill of the wind in the face and the rip of those snarling exhaust pipes, many older motorcyclists are switching to a new hybrid machine called a trike — typically a classic, big touring model with two wheels on the back instead of one, which just like a child’s three-wheeler, makes riding much easier.
Some wiseacres make fun of oldie-goldies needing training wheels. But the growing force of trikers, many of whom ride under the banner of an organization called Brothers of the Third Wheel, say their machines are safer and more relaxing to ride.
”I don’t get half as tired when we’re on a long ride,” said Jim Hart, 59, a retired bricklayer from Amherst, Va., as he swung aboard his metallic-green Honda trike dressed up with sheepskin-covered seats. ”And it’s so smooth, my wife falls asleep.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/17/automobiles/old-bikers-never-die-they-just-add-another-wheel.html
Rule of 3s: Is motor trike safer than 2-wheeled motorcycle?
May 15, 2017 by Steven Gursten
Better traffic visibility is a motor trike safety plus, but 3-wheelers have their own unique dangers
We have all been seeing more motor trikes — or three-wheeled motorcycles — on the roads.
As a motorcycle accident attorney, I am starting to see injury cases involving these three-wheel motorcycles when they are involved in crashes with other cars. I had assumed that with three wheels grounding it, a motor trike is safer on the road than their two-wheeled traditional counterpart.
A motor trike gets the kind of attention that helps prevent crashes with cars
As mentioned, the unique design of a motor trike catches the eye. I’ve had to do a quick double take when one passes my way, and as it turns out, so do other motorists on the road. That helps.
Most of my motorcycle injury cases involving motorist, either don’t see a motorcycle at all because they don’t look, or they look but they don’t “see” the motorcycle that is there to be seen because they are looking for other cars and trucks on the road. The human factors experts that I talk with when I have these types of motorcycle accident lawsuits, all agree that it is the motorists are the biggest danger for motorcycle operators.
Two side-by-side wheels in a widened back (or, in some cases, the front), a centre brake light and a wider rear body means more visibility and a better chance to be noticed by other motorists on the road. By sticking out, so to speak, a motor trike is better spotted by other vehicles, and the chances of rear-end collisions are lessened.
In addition, a motor trike does not allow enough narrowness to allow for it to zip between cars stuck in traffic — which also means you won’t slam into a car door that’s opening or get hit by a frustrated motorist who is changing lanes.
Do not swerve at the curve on your motor trike.
