Seen One Of These Before ?

[Ext User(David Springthorpe)]

Photographed at Milson's Point Sydney late this afternoon Sunday 14
May : http://www.plus613.com/image/28409

[Ext User(Kev)]

David Springthorpe wrote:

> Photographed at Milson's Point Sydney late this afternoon Sunday 14
> May : http://www.plus613.com/image/28409

been around for years
people think they are Harley trikes

they are VW rear ends(engine and gearbox included) adapted to chopper
front ends to make the trike

I'd hate to be the one sitting where the power pole hits when they lose
control


Kev

[Ext User(Uncle Bully)]

"Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Springthorpe wrote:
>
>> Photographed at Milson's Point Sydney late this afternoon Sunday 14
>> May : http://www.plus613.com/image/28409
>
> been around for years
> people think they are Harley trikes
>
> they are VW rear ends(engine and gearbox included) adapted to chopper
> front ends to make the trike
>
> I'd hate to be the one sitting where the power pole hits when they lose
> control

Not sure of the current rules, but because they are based on a VW rear end,
they could be registered as cars. This meant no helmet needed, but you did
need a seatbelt. This loophole may have since been closed.

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On Sun, 14 May 2006 19:14:40 +1000, David Springthorpe
<david.springthorpe@idx.com.au> scribbled thusly:

>Photographed at Milson's Point Sydney late this afternoon Sunday 14
>May : http://www.plus613.com/image/28409

Yep, get down The Rocks any weekend or on market day and there's a
bunch of em to take you on a tour of Sydney.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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"Uncle Bully" <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.REMOVE> wrote in message
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> Not sure of the current rules, but because they are based on a VW rear
> end, they could be registered as cars. This meant no helmet needed, but
> you did need a seatbelt. This loophole may have since been closed.

In Victoria, *all* trikes are registered as three wheeled cars, and you
don't need a bike licence to drive one.

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[Ext User(Rainbow Warrior)]

"Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Springthorpe wrote:
>
>> Photographed at Milson's Point Sydney late this afternoon Sunday 14
>> May : http://www.plus613.com/image/28409
>
> been around for years
> people think they are Harley trikes
>
> they are VW rear ends(engine and gearbox included) adapted to chopper
> front ends to make the trike
>
> I'd hate to be the one sitting where the power pole hits when they lose
> control
>
> Kev

Why is it worse on one of them than a normal bike, other than being
pinned/crushed behind more weight I suppose?

[Ext User(Noddy)]

"Rainbow Warrior" <pizza@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
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> Why is it worse on one of them than a normal bike, other than being
> pinned/crushed behind more weight I suppose?

They're probably a little safer than your average bike in terms of better
able to be seen by other road users, but aside from that there's not much in
it between a trike and a regular bike.

One peculiarity they do have is their cornering ability, or lack thereof.

When cornering moderately quickly, they tend to lift the inside wheel off
the ground. It can scare the crap out of you if you're not used to it, but
if you are it can be fun seeing how far down the road you can get with a
rear wheel 2 feet in thr air :)

There's a group of bike enthusiasts out Geelong way who make HD trikes, and
they do an excellent job. You bascially take your bike into them, and they
fabricate the entire rear half including chassis, suspension, rear axle and
bodywork depending on your requirements. Their rear axle configuration is
pretty neat. They use a Ford Falcon solid rear axle that's cut down and the
hemisphere converted to chain drive so it connect to a standard HD gearbox,
and they employ a 12 volt electric motor coupled to a gear on the hemisphere
for reverse. Gives you a nice little electric reverser which allows you to
retain your five speed gearbox.

They are strictly a small "club" business of around half a sozen guys or so,
but they're so successful that they were exporting about 20 a year to Japan
at one stage.

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[Ext User(Jason James)]

"Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Springthorpe wrote:
>
> > Photographed at Milson's Point Sydney late this afternoon Sunday 14
> > May : http://www.plus613.com/image/28409
>
> been around for years
> people think they are Harley trikes
>
> they are VW rear ends(engine and gearbox included) adapted to chopper
> front ends to make the trike
>
> I'd hate to be the one sitting where the power pole hits when they lose
> control

Seen a couple before,..Trikes,...no thanx. Get into anough trouble in a car
stack let alone in one of those.

Jason

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David Springthorpe wrote:
> Photographed at Milson's Point Sydney late this afternoon Sunday 14
> May : http://www.plus613.com/image/28409

A company called (I think) Oz Trikes in Bowen Cr Gosford makes them

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[Ext User(David Springthorpe)]

On Sun, 14 May 2006 20:07:42 +1000, OzOne <> wrote:

>Yep, get down The Rocks any weekend or on market day and there's a
>bunch of em to take you on a tour of Sydney.

A weekend market was just finishing up nearby in one of the tunnels
under the Harbour Bridge (on land of course I mean) at Milson's
Point.....

[Ext User(Kev)]

Jason James wrote:

> "Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4466f5fd$0$30615$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>
>>David Springthorpe wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Photographed at Milson's Point Sydney late this afternoon Sunday 14
>>>May : http://www.plus613.com/image/28409
>>
>>been around for years
>>people think they are Harley trikes
>>
>>they are VW rear ends(engine and gearbox included) adapted to chopper
>>front ends to make the trike
>>
>>I'd hate to be the one sitting where the power pole hits when they lose
>>control
>
>
> Seen a couple before,..Trikes,...no thanx. Get into anough trouble in a car
> stack let alone in one of those.
>
> Jason
>
>
My ex next door neighbour had two of them
although his were not the VW conversion types but made from Kawasaki Z1300s
they remove the rear forks and fit a Ford rear axle, one had coil
springs but his last one had airbags

they were single pillion not those side by side types

he wanted them for better stability when towing his trailer


Kev

[Ext User(Kev)]

Rainbow Warrior wrote:

> "Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4466f5fd$0$30615$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>
>>David Springthorpe wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Photographed at Milson's Point Sydney late this afternoon Sunday 14
>>>May : http://www.plus613.com/image/28409
>>
>>been around for years
>>people think they are Harley trikes
>>
>>they are VW rear ends(engine and gearbox included) adapted to chopper
>>front ends to make the trike
>>
>>I'd hate to be the one sitting where the power pole hits when they lose
>>control
>>
>>Kev
>
>
> Why is it worse on one of them than a normal bike, other than being
> pinned/crushed behind more weight I suppose?
>
>


I meant if the pole Missed the front of the bike

the person sitting off to the side would be the first thing to hit the pole

or even worse the trike & an oncoming car get too close to each other


Kev