re:150cc reverse trike being underpowered

[savy09]

re:150 reverse trike being underpowered! Improve the performance just short of doing a bbk ?
How about you guys doing a few mods on the trikes to boost their performance to cruise in the 50-50+mph range?
Like performance variators, roller wts, main jets, uni filters, etc. Just saying . Haven't heard from anyone here so far about it?
I'm still debating pros and cons of buying one... and haven't seen any used 150 TKA's for sale on line or here lately lol. Anyone selling?
--wtb 150ccTKA Savy

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[justpassinthru]

I would think 150cc is just too small for a trike in traffic.

[cliftonc]

I don't have any need to make it faster, but I would like for it to climb hills a little better. ;D I bought mine as an around-town bike, and don't take it on the hiway. About the fastest speed limit it is subject to is 45mph on Trussville-Clay Road. Most of the area is flat, but it is a little hilly east of town. It will eventually replace the increasingly-creaky old Elite 250 for around town. I have the SilverWing for the freeway.

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[skuttadawg]

www.mbe-motorsports.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/20?osCsid=mrdg4avagrlnvn45ietov2omi7 how about a 232 GY6 demon ?

[cliftonc]

That is more than I pay for complete bikes...

[skuttadawg]

How do reverse trikes handle the curves ? I have wanted to ride one ever since seeing the Can Am commercial

[mnfitz]

The tilting trikes are a completely different beast than the non-tilting CanAm. The tilting trikes feel very much like a 2 wheeled scoot. My DF150TKA is limited to about 45 deg tilt. If I try to tilt it more than that, it'll try to understeer a path that fits the 45 deg tilt. It can be forced tighter, but it takes some pressure on the handlebars to do it. Rarely is there a need to tilt more than 45 deg though.

Seems a lot of folks that ride trikes have physical/balance limitations. The tilting trikes are probably not a good idea for them!