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Vance · 09-22-2006, 09:14 PM

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Photog · 09-23-2006, 05:10 AM

I don't understand the allure of trikes for healthy people.

But I completely understand the need for them for folks like me.

A lot of people look absolutely normal but have disabilities--MS comes to mind--and can't balance a bike or have issues with fatigue that make it impossible to finish a short ride on two wheels.

I've also talked to several motorcycle dealership owners who say that older riders are getting off the big tourers and onto maxi-scooters since they are easier to handle once severe arthritis starts creeping into the picture. They are able to do long distances two-up on the big Burgmans just as easily as they did on their Gold Wings and Road Kings and LT's. The BMW dealer I talked to sold 7 LT's this past year; 21 the year before--he said his customers had started trading down to Maxi scoots in order to keep riding.

I can ride, but mounting/dismounting is nearly impossible, and getting my feet on and off the pegs is tough. A step-through frame is the answer for me for half of the problems.

Who knows what this was intended for, but I know for a fact there are a lot of injured/disabled motorcyclists who would jump at the chance to ride again no matter how many people laughed at the bike.

Which sorta redefines who the "pussy" is, doesn't it.

commo_soulja · 09-28-2006, 02:05 PM

That a scooter with training wheels?

Mossy_Crk · 09-28-2006, 02:23 PM

FWIW (which isn't much) I like it. Not ready to buy one...but I like it.

09-22-2006, 09:14 PM	#1
Vance ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 1986 Location: In my pants. In Georgia... Oddometer: 18,239	http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3301235#post3301235 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...35#post3301235 __________________ Do a pop a wheelie! "I'll leave you to tidy up the woulds and shoulds, wills and shalls, thats and whiches, etc." - Oscar Wilde

09-23-2006, 05:10 AM	#2
Photog Charismatic Megafauna Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Cackalacky Oddometer: 46,044	I don't understand the allure of trikes for healthy people. But I completely understand the need for them for folks like me. A lot of people look absolutely normal but have disabilities--MS comes to mind--and can't balance a bike or have issues with fatigue that make it impossible to finish a short ride on two wheels. I've also talked to several motorcycle dealership owners who say that older riders are getting off the big tourers and onto maxi-scooters since they are easier to handle once severe arthritis starts creeping into the picture. They are able to do long distances two-up on the big Burgmans just as easily as they did on their Gold Wings and Road Kings and LT's. The BMW dealer I talked to sold 7 LT's this past year; 21 the year before--he said his customers had started trading down to Maxi scoots in order to keep riding. I can ride, but mounting/dismounting is nearly impossible, and getting my feet on and off the pegs is tough. A step-through frame is the answer for me for half of the problems. Who knows what this was intended for, but I know for a fact there are a lot of injured/disabled motorcyclists who would jump at the chance to ride again no matter how many people laughed at the bike. Which sorta redefines who the "pussy" is, doesn't it. __________________ Only an XR1200 owner knows why Cthulhu hangs its head out a car window. Like I like. Yep.

09-28-2006, 02:05 PM	#3
commo_soulja Supa Thumpa Pilot Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Oddometer: 374	That a scooter with training wheels? __________________ '05 BMW F650 GS Dakar "Ride like ya stole it!" "I'm not a playa, I jus thump alot!"

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09-28-2006, 02:23 PM	#4
Mossy_Crk Fallen over Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Between the bike and the ground Oddometer: 527	FWIW (which isn't much) I like it. Not ready to buy one...but I like it.