Gents,
Been riding on and off for oh, close to 50 years, plus or minus. I'm 6' 2.5" and presently (not proud of it), plus or minus about 245 lbs. The wife is well, I won't say about weight but, she and I tax the weight limits of our '08 Wing. I can still handle it fairly well on all given surfaces and speeds. The only time handling starts to become an issue is, unlevel surfaces when parking and or getting ready to take off grave surfaces, and things like that.
Back a long time ago, I used to frown at "Trikes" thinking, "man, those are ugly" and, "I wouldn't be caught dead on one". But, as time, ergonomics, strength, stability, AGE, and thought processes change, TRIKES are really looking better and better to me, oh, and the wife.
So, just wondering, I've seen some fair deals on Trikes on Craigslist from time to time. There's been even a couple that I wish I'd been ready at the time, I'd have jumped on them, no matter where in the country they were. A quick plane ride and we'd find ourselves cruising back home on our new trike. But, those are just a few and far between. So, with all that being said, I've read on here but, can't remember what post or thread it was mentioned in that it's somewhat cheaper to trike you're existing bike than to buy one.
Well, in the history of the automobile and just about everything man-made, it's normally the opposite. It's normally cheaper to buy a trike than have an existing one built. NOBODY recoups money they've installed in bikes/cars/trucks/motorhomes/spaceships/submarines/ etc.
And, to those have real experience with DIFFERENTLY BUILT trikes, which would you prefer, independent rear suspension or, solid rear axle types?
There used to be a trike builder just outside of Spearfish SD, called Lehman Trikes. Don't know if they still exist or not. California Trikes was another. I'm sure there are quite a few out there. We live in Lake Havasu City AZ so, I don't know where the closest trike (for Wings) might be, maybe Phoenix? I may not mind a drive to another state or even maybe a few states away if there's some company that is well-known for great work and "reasonable" pricing.
Anyway, what are all your thoughts on this?
Scott
P.S. By the way, our present Wing is an '08 Level II, Caliente Red with right around 38,000 miles on it.
Been riding on and off for oh, close to 50 years, plus or minus. I'm 6' 2.5" and presently (not proud of it), plus or minus about 245 lbs. The wife is well, I won't say about weight but, she and I tax the weight limits of our '08 Wing. I can still handle it fairly well on all given surfaces and speeds. The only time handling starts to become an issue is, unlevel surfaces when parking and or getting ready to take off grave surfaces, and things like that.
Back a long time ago, I used to frown at "Trikes" thinking, "man, those are ugly" and, "I wouldn't be caught dead on one". But, as time, ergonomics, strength, stability, AGE, and thought processes change, TRIKES are really looking better and better to me, oh, and the wife.
So, just wondering, I've seen some fair deals on Trikes on Craigslist from time to time. There's been even a couple that I wish I'd been ready at the time, I'd have jumped on them, no matter where in the country they were. A quick plane ride and we'd find ourselves cruising back home on our new trike. But, those are just a few and far between. So, with all that being said, I've read on here but, can't remember what post or thread it was mentioned in that it's somewhat cheaper to trike you're existing bike than to buy one.
Well, in the history of the automobile and just about everything man-made, it's normally the opposite. It's normally cheaper to buy a trike than have an existing one built. NOBODY recoups money they've installed in bikes/cars/trucks/motorhomes/spaceships/submarines/ etc.
And, to those have real experience with DIFFERENTLY BUILT trikes, which would you prefer, independent rear suspension or, solid rear axle types?
There used to be a trike builder just outside of Spearfish SD, called Lehman Trikes. Don't know if they still exist or not. California Trikes was another. I'm sure there are quite a few out there. We live in Lake Havasu City AZ so, I don't know where the closest trike (for Wings) might be, maybe Phoenix? I may not mind a drive to another state or even maybe a few states away if there's some company that is well-known for great work and "reasonable" pricing.
Anyway, what are all your thoughts on this?
Scott
P.S. By the way, our present Wing is an '08 Level II, Caliente Red with right around 38,000 miles on it.
