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Kal wrote:It's the custom so it isn't a proper 'plastic maggot'

??? I've never heard the CX called by that name. My beloved '81 CX500C was called a "Gulle Pumpe" by my German friends when I was stationed over there, apparently because the motor was a dead ringer for for the pump used on a sewage truck. I think they were just jealous.

camthepyro wrote:

wrecks wrote:I'd like to try out the spyder.
http://www.gizmag.com/go/6823/picture/31402/

I can't stand trikes in general, but I love the Spyder. There is a car dealership on my way to work that always has one sitting out front.

If I could convince my wife - I'd sell my car and have the B-King and a Can-Am Spyder.

Probably not going to happen this year, though.

RhadamYgg

paul246 wrote:Kal, it was meant as a rib.

Sorry to offend.

My Mummy says I am a very sensitive little boy...

Gummiente wrote:??? I've never heard the CX called by that name.

I think it is an English thing (which does make me wonder who long Paul has been in Canada ).

Although I have heard it used towards most CX's (although never the GL or the CX Turbo) it seems to properly be the title of the A, B and Z models which were not pretty bikes by anyones standards.

Here in Florida I see a LOT of retirees on trikes. There is a trike dealership not terribly far from me that sells Goldwings and HD converted trikes.

My impression has always been that most of the fun of a motorcycle lies in the whole 2-wheel thing, the ability to lean around turns, fit into parking spaces inaccessible to cars, etc. A trike seems like a bike... without the fun. That being said, I've never actually ridden one, so who knows.

I've always wondered though, would they tip over when turning at higher speeds? I know more than a few people who were injured, and at least 2 who were killed on a 3 wheel ATV. They were done away with for safety reasons. I keep thinking one sharp turn on a trike at 40mph or better and watch out!

I had our Trike throw itself across a lane to the left on a righthander when I first started riding it, trying to treat it exactly like a car or a bike will end in trouble.

I throttle off to the apex of the corner, and then start piling it back on. The effect feels a lot like being slingshot through the corner.

Been discussing it with another trike owner and he says that you can counter lean to the outside of the corner (instead of the inside like on a bike) which dig the outside tire in and allows you to corner at faster speeds.

This is 'Busa Pauls trike, I am supposed to be going out for a hoon with him at some point this summer...

Kal wrote:I had our Trike throw itself across a lane to the left on a righthander when I first started riding it, trying to treat it exactly like a car or a bike will end in trouble.

I throttle off to the apex of the corner, and then start piling it back on. The effect feels a lot like being slingshot through the corner.

Been discussing it with another trike owner and he says that you can counter lean to the outside of the corner (instead of the inside like on a bike) which dig the outside tire in and allows you to corner at faster speeds.

This is 'Busa Pauls trike, I am supposed to be going out for a hoon with him at some point this summer...

That's actually pretty cool looking.

RhadamYgg

yes it is, but what the hell is a hoon?

Big B wrote:yes it is, but what the hell is a hoon?

Surprised it is not in the TM Dictionary, given things like Hardbelly are...



Hoon-
To ride quickly/aggresively alone or in a small group. To actually 'work' the bike/ride hard.

"we're going up to the Peaks this weekend for a bit of a hoon"

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