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Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte
This was a thread about a "new trend or a ticket to 'shundom'". Not "mechanical engineering".
Unless you are a former biker who due to injury can no longer ride a two-wheeler, trikers are GHEY.
You want to talk "engineering"? Trikes have nearly all of the disadvantages of a motorcycle with none of the advantages, AND a few new cons added in for good measure:
1) Still invisible in traffic
2) Still miserably small contact patches, with the added bonus of being a statically stable format, instilling false confidence
3) Still no "occupant" protection
4) Power-to-weight ratio 1/2 that (or worse) of a bike
5) Reduced MPG due to increased coefficient of drag (and power-to-weight)
6) Larger footprint reduces maneuverability in traffic and increases required parking space
7) Even step-thru riders laugh at trikers
8) GHEY
9) DARISC likes them (but I repeat myself)
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I apologize.
My ignorance; just looked up ghey (thought it was webspeak for gay
).
Agree with 1 thru 8.
As for 9., yeah, I think they're ghey
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If I'm correct, trike ATV's have been replaced by 4 wheel ATV's for safety reasons, no?
Anyway - sorry.