what else is available

[draboo]

I can't wait - I'd love to see more competition - AFFORDABLE competition!

The fellow from the link in my previous post called me today. Like it says at his website, he is working with another designer and a few machine shops that do work for Boeing Aircraft on the conversion for the bike in the attached pic. He also has employed the same designer that dreamed up the HD TriGlide to design a front end to enhance the looks of his conversion. He invited me over to check out the converted VMax. The Vmax conversion was more of an experiment that anything. Now he wants to make a kit for a bike that is quite popular and would have a larger "market" A Wing kit may be in the works after the HD,also.

This will be a total bolt on conversion, so there will be no liability problems, according to his attorney. It would be like bolting on a sidecar as far as the state of WA is concerned.

He has even been contacted by several Spyder owners about interest in making a leaning conversion for the Spyder!

I,for one, am very interested in this so far as to consider ...and I cannot believe I am actually saying this..purchasing a earlier Road King and await for this to pan come out.

Any comments and suggestions are welcomed by him.

I d keep my eye on this dude.

[Putt-Putt]

The leaning spyder sounds very interesting.

[hawkiii]

Thought we would post what we bought instead of the syder.

Hey...somebody put this one together backwards. The two wheels go in the front!

Nice looking ride. Hope you enjoy it.

[gazey]

Or these:

Looks it wants to fall over just sitting there

[rmcaskey]

I want this

Exactly what would I do with my stomach when I leaned over and tried to reach the handlebars ??????

[Motza]

The reality is that the Spyder is a great product in concept and totally fun when it works well. Some of us are looking for what else is out there out of frustration with its quality and service. No custom shop or startup company could do better than a mid-size company like BRP. So until the Japanese giants get in this market, the Spyder is the only viable game in town.

I wrote identical letters to Yamaha and Honda making them know that there is a growing market for this type of product. I also know that BRP is working hard on improving. I hope we can achieve in the future both a stonger and more customer-oriented BRP and some fun viable alternatives and healthy competition...

3WD

Before I knew about the Spyder I was waiting 2 years for the Honda
DN-01 to be released to the states. Then along came the Spyder the rest was history. If Honda ever gets into the 3 wheeled market with 2 up front and all the new technology of the DN-01
I'd have to own one...

[gazey]

Exactly what would I do with my stomach when I leaned over and tried to reach the handlebars ??????

Yeah, and look at all them drive belts. I count three
And correct me if I'm wrong but I don't see any rear suspension

Looks cool but I think the Spyder would be a better ride.

[beth]

some one did post about the spyder at http://hdforums.com/forum/touring-mo...just-cool.html

[Bersquack]

The love of riding a motorcycle is far more important than the choice of which motorcycle or which brand you choose.

[Putt-Putt]

Make it 2.

[Roaddog2]

We stopped at a HD dealer today looking for a 2 tone dark and light Rootbeer colored Harley. Found out it was a special once in a decade color that HD comes out with. CRAP. I saw a Tourglide painted those colors and made a promise to myself to paint the Spyder the same color scheme.

ANYWAY..there was a TriGlide parked there, painted a nice blue. I was suprised how "cramped" it looked..like the rider and the passenger were crammed close to each other. Plus, the pricetag and the dual wheels on the wrong end convinced me to keep walking. Sharp looking,tho. Quality control has come by leaps and bounds,(thankfully) since the early '70's.

Has anyone else seen a Rootbeer Harley??

yep and it looks ok but I like my root beer black

[Roaddog2]

Why do you think that H-D is about to go Broke - OLD Technology for OLD people - Sorry to hear that you made such a big mistake.
Bill

don't think there goin broke any time soon Bro

[Roaddog2]

Boy I think a lot of you need to take a deep breath and relax a bit. Granted its not a spyder, but it is a three wheeler. I and a lot of other people here own other bikes besides the spyder. Me included a BMW & a Yamaha. After all we are still all bikers right? Hope you enjoy your new Harley trike. Oh and its nice looking too.

[Smylinacha]

yep and it looks ok but I like my root beer black

I don't call it rootbeer - it's the Coppertop bike - looks like a duracel battery to me.

[NewRider]

Omigawd! Who and what is it?!




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[pjense2002]

that must be why they chose HD they couldn't find the syder

[QuadManiac]

Omigawd! Who and what is it?!

It's a TriRod F3-Adrenaline. The company is in San Diego and they're currently looking for capital investors to go into production. Several weeks ago, I saw the prototype in the pics above in the garage belonging to one of the partners in the company - he lives 2 doors down from me. Unfortunately, he won't ride it or let ME ride it, lol, as it is 'uninsurable' and somewhat invaluable at the moment.

[shunkmanitu]

Thought we would post what we bought instead of the syder.

Try BTW, Brothers of the Third Wheel. Most or them ride the wrong-way-trikes with the single wheel in front.

[draboo]

A HD(powered) trike,with two wheels on the correct end

[shunkmanitu]

A HD(powered) trike,with two wheels on the correct end

$48,000 & UP!

[Roaddog2]

I don't call it rootbeer - it's the Coppertop bike - looks like a duracel battery to me.

Nope your getting110 yr. Anniversary paint mixed up with with the rootbeer paint

[3wheeldemon]

A HD(powered) trike,with two wheels on the correct end

Or:

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...t-application/


3WD

[kytten]

Saw a nice looking 3 wheeled Honda trike at the fair today. Unfortunately my boyfriend decided to talk to them about my Spyder and got dissed for his trouble. He'll learn one of these days. But their trike was pretty cool. Definitely a touring model -- radio, touring pegs, nice seat, good trunk space, intercom for driver/passenger communication. I was impressed more with the Honda one than with the Harley one I'd seen.