CT DMV: Polaris Slingshot not a motorcycle

[911SauCy]

DUH!

What a seriously ugly P.O.S.
Connecticut DMV won't allow three-wheeled vehicle

[patz]

They all qualify for a handicapped placard, don"t they?

[Nostril Cheese]

I laugh at people who buy these things..

[jorian]

Gotta admit I turn my nose up at these things too. Motorcycles have two wheels. Period.

[theFONZ]

That's a 3 wheeled car. Not even close to a motorcycle.

[pavulon]

Those things are transformers with fatal birth defects. Who said yes to making those things?

[creaturecat]

I would like to take one for a "drive" before I decided I did not like it.
They are a viable option for motorcycle lovers with mobility issues, IMHO.

[FLYGEEZER]

I gotta go with ugly POS !

[LakeCleElum]

Certainly agree it is not a MC. This ruling impacts potential owners in regards to:

1) Use of HOV lanes
2) Insurance rates
3) Parking regulations
4) Toll rates and Ferry fares
5) Helmet requirements

[911SauCy]

Originally Posted by creaturecat

I would like to take one for a "drive" before I decided I did not like it.
They are a viable option for motorcycle lovers with mobility issues, IMHO.

I would like to not like it, before wasting time on a drive.

[5String43]

I laugh at people who buy these things..

Well, fine, if that's what makes you happy. But a pal of mine, a former colleague at Cycle World who was badly injured in a get-off, rides one because, well, that's what he can ride after being stove up so badly in his crash. This guy, who recorded a 100 mph-plus lap at the IoM, was three times the rider most of the rest of us are/were. Perhaps it's unwise to laugh.

[Kraftwerk]

For a state with no helmet regulation, you think they wouldn't sweat a 3 wheeler. A three wheeled vehicle may even weigh less than some motorcycles. Since CT will still allow them and have higher fee's, comparable to that of a car. It's a way for the state to make more money, probably.

[Noah930]

That's too bad for Polaris. For a lot of the reasons LakeCleElum listed above. And somewhat ironic, as all those Morgans and other British 3-wheelers were concocted as a way to be categorized as a motorbike to avoid higher taxation (or was it registration?) on automobiles.