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Post by tomfelock on Sept 19, 2010 11:53:47 GMT -5
I plan to add a Danson trike kit to my Burgman 400. The Danson kit will add two additional tires, thus now putting a total of 4 tires on the road. How do some of you more experienced riders feel this will increase my safety? Do you feel as I do that it will also somewhat lessen my need for full protective gear? Thanks for any and all replies. Tom from Pennsylvania.
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Post by Bluefront on Sept 19, 2010 13:07:57 GMT -5
Overall safer? This is quite debatable. With that setup you will be less maneuverable, and much wider.....and unable to avoid things/situations that a 2-wheeler does easily. It will be harder to turn, and take longer to stop (probably). You'll need a working parking brake. Probably other stuff.....
But.....you'll be less likely to go down on slippery surfaces. You can ride in the snow. You won't have to put your foot down at stops.
I road a Norton with a side-car for several years.....and it was fun, but safer? Wouldn't say so.....
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Post by ♣Luke♣ on Sept 19, 2010 18:27:09 GMT -5
if you ride a trike,you don't even need to wear any protective gear because trike is the safest vehicle around. i don't see how a trike can get into any accident (except when other driver ran over you),as far as balancing issue is concerned, no balancing to deal with to begin with. you don't even need to wear helmet,because trike runs slow due to it's enormous weight...oops.!. but the thing is, cornering is not so much fun when you ride a trike.,you really need to slow down when cornering otherwise,centrifugal force will kick you out of the road. good luck!! all my advice to you were based from my own experience, i used to ride a three wheeled vehicle that's why i know these things. i ride this one before, boy it's so bad in cornering----> img62.imageshack.us/img62/1306/trikey.jpg |
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Post by als01seville on Sept 19, 2010 18:41:59 GMT -5
The difference between a two wheeler and a trike is you drive the trike just like a car. Turning you make turns just like a car you steer the trike. Also with a trike you do not see them zipping in and out of lanes to get around a car. Hell of a lot safer also much more visable than a single silhouette. With a trike you are taking up a lot of the lane just like a car, you try to ride in the center of the lane or just to the right of center.
Alleyoop
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Post by lshigham on Sept 20, 2010 2:14:07 GMT -5
The difference between a two wheeler and a trike is you drive the trike just like a car. Turning you make turns just like a car you steer the trike. Also with a trike you do not see them zipping in and out of lanes to get around a car. Hell of a lot safer also much more visable than a single silhouette. With a trike you are taking up a lot of the lane just like a car, you try to ride in the center of the lane or just to the right of center.Alleyoop I was always told to ride in the centre of the road on my scoot - ''ride like you own the road, it stops people cutting you up and overtaking in daft places''. |
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Post by Steven Spielburgman on Sept 20, 2010 2:23:05 GMT -5
I would think the saffety provided by the added stability would far outweigh any of the negatives mentioned. No falling down is a big plus.
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Post by WarrenS on Sept 20, 2010 8:49:04 GMT -5
With a trike you are making 3 tracks instead of 1 on a 2 wheeled version. This makes avoiding pot holes a lot harder. Arte Johnson was always falling over on his trike (Laugh In).
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Post by flyangler on Sept 20, 2010 15:17:00 GMT -5
Yup, and he wore a helmut too.
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Post by chrisdafer on Feb 3, 2011 23:56:35 GMT -5
Buy one of those "Smart Cars" and people will laugh at you all the same. Plus you will have air conditioning. Seems to me if you want a trike scooter you only care about gas mileage. We know there dangerous but so are the hookers in Nevada. Give me some protective equipment and I'll be riding every thing with two wheels or Tits.
Seriously I agree if you ride with in your skill set you will not "Tip-over" making it a trike makes it heavier and less maneuverable. I dont think they should be street legal either. Its a car with four wheels and a funny shape. Cars need seatbelts does you scoot have them?
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Post by edfr on Feb 4, 2011 1:04:05 GMT -5
Two wheelers cause a lot of trouble making a turn on a wet, gravel or anything on the road that is slick, they slide right from under you because you are leaning into the turn with only a little bit of tire touching the road. TRIKES ARE KING BABY.
Lefty
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Post by WarrenS on Feb 4, 2011 9:41:11 GMT -5
Trikes lean the wrong way  |
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Post by edfr on Feb 4, 2011 13:48:13 GMT -5
No, with trikes you do not lean, it is just like driving a car, when making a turn onto a street a car will be doing around 20mph sameo sameo with a trike  Lefty |
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Post by Tressa on Feb 9, 2011 17:08:11 GMT -5
Some of you have interesting views on trikes. I ride a Burgman 400 with a Tow-Pac MiniTrike kit. Not exactly like the Danson but similar.
I personally feel safer with the trike kit than without. Less worry about gravel and road imperfections causing a spill, no balance problems, etc. To be safe, a kit must be properly installed and aligned.
Someone mentioned them being harder to turn in curves. That can be true, depending on the road and your speed. On the long curves we ride often, the sign shows 45 or 50 mph, and I usually take them at 55, but they are well banked, familiar to me, and in the open (I can see autos entering the curve at the other end). I am not an agressive rider, so someone more agressive, more experienced, and stronger could easily take them faster if they wanted. Anyone just changing from 2 to 4 wheels should take curves slowly until they learn what to expect.
It was mentioned that a trike should travel in the center of the lane. I wouldn't recommend this with a 4-wheel kit. This would put your wheels in the oil slick part of the lane, making braking difficult. And the added weight of the kit affects stopping about the same as carrying a passenger would. I usually ride slightly to the right of the center.
Probably meant as humor, someone said safety gear wasn't necessary on a trike. I disagree, you are still just as close to the pavement if a crash does occur.
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