Weird Bikes

[Desert Spyder]

Saw a pair of weird bikes this last week and was wondering if anybody else saw them. First one was at the Riverside National Cemetery on Memorial Day. He was two vehicles ahead of me so I never had the chance to take a close look at it. From the rear it looked like a bike with a side-hacker on the right, but he was driving it from the hacker. Then I noticed there were no handlebars or mirrors on the left, they too were on the right. A buddy at work (when I was working) told me he's seen it before. There's a guy in a wheel chair driving it. Pretty clever.

Yesterday I was at Del Taco when a gal came up to me and started asking questions about the Spyder. I noticed she was riding a conventional trike but boy was it ever short. She was too BTW. But then she told me her bike actually had 4 wheels...3 in the back. I've never seen such a thing. They were literally training wheels with saddle bags and the tires were the same size as the rear tire on the bike.

Then she told me how she didn't need a helmet in California or Nevada because of the fourth wheel. Uh, OK, not sure about that. Then I noticed a marijuana leaf on her bandana (printed, not for real) and she said she was going to a run up in the Redwoods near Eureka where "Spyders in the Redwoods" will be held in August. She said her road handle was "Free Bird" because she hit a bird one time and decided to wear the helmet after that.

Ya know, you meet some weird people on a bike sometimes. And sometimes their bikes aren't normal either.

 

[effgjamis]

:agree: However, I am Normal... :hun::duh:

 

[NancysToy]

.....From the rear it looked like a bike with a side-hacker on the right, but he was driving it from the hacker. Then I noticed there were no handlebars or mirrors on the left, they too were on the right. A buddy at work (when I was working) told me he's seen it before. There's a guy in a wheel chair driving it. Pretty clever.

There have been a few of these around. It is a complex, but neat solution. The hack allows rolling right in, and remaining in the chair. :thumbup:

 

[dave01]

:agree: However, I am Normal... :hun::duh:

To be determined at a later date.

 

[Blue Star]

Saw a pair of weird bikes this last week and was wondering if anybody else saw them. First one was at the Riverside National Cemetery on Memorial Day. He was two vehicles ahead of me so I never had the chance to take a close look at it. From the rear it looked like a bike with a side-hacker on the right, but he was driving it from the hacker. Then I noticed there were no handlebars or mirrors on the left, they too were on the right. A buddy at work (when I was working) told me he's seen it before. There's a guy in a wheel chair driving it. Pretty clever.

Yesterday I was at Del Taco when a gal came up to me and started asking questions about the Spyder. I noticed she was riding a conventional trike but boy was it ever short. She was too BTW. But then she told me her bike actually had 4 wheels...3 in the back. I've never seen such a thing. They were literally training wheels with saddle bags and the tires were the same size as the rear tire on the bike.

Then she told me how she didn't need a helmet in California or Nevada because of the fourth wheel. Uh, OK, not sure about that. Then I noticed a marijuana leaf on her bandana (printed, not for real) and she said she was going to a run up in the Redwoods near Eureka where "Spyders in the Redwoods" will be held in August. She said her road handle was "Free Bird" because she hit a bird one time and decided to wear the helmet after that.

Ya know, you meet some weird people on a bike sometimes. And sometimes their bikes aren't normal either.

Brian. If you go to the West Coast Thunder page, and click on the Media Gallery button. Then look for photo number's 21 and 22 you can see front shots of the trike/bike you described (tried to copy & paste, but could not do it).

 

[Desert Spyder]

Brian. If you go to the West Coast Thunder page, and click on the Media Gallery button. Then look for photo number's 21 and 22 you can see front shots of the trike/bike you described (tried to copy & paste, but could not do it).

Thats the one. Thanks Bob.

 

[bjt]

I've seen a couple of bikes around my parts that have training wheels on the back making them 4 wheelers.

 

[NancysToy]

I've seen a couple of bikes around my parts that have training wheels on the back making them 4 wheelers.

Tow-Pac

 

[Havasu Rider]

We have at least two of those in Havasu. One rides with the ALR and could not afford a full trike conversion after he could not ride 2 wheels anymore. This was the only option to keep the wind in their face. You have to adapt when you get older. :spyder:

 

[Desert Spyder]

We have at least two of those in Havasu. One rides with the ALR and could not afford a full trike conversion after he could not ride 2 wheels anymore. This was the only option to keep the wind in their face. You have to adapt when you get older. :spyder:

innovative

 

[Pandy]

Voyager

A riding companion has a Voyager kit on his Vulcan, therefore 4 wheels as well. His next step, I'm afraid, is going to be a GW trike. So, back to 3...

Patrick

 

[MarkLawson]

There was an older gentleman in Waco, Texas back in the '90's that had a sidecar for his wheelchair on a GL1200 Goldwing. It was an all black rig with a large white star on front of the sidecar, making it look kinda "army". He was shot by his wife in the '60's and was in a wheelchair since, long before he started riding. Wish I could remember his name. Really liked the guy.

 

[sinkhole]

Crazy cycles...

Saw this one back in April at the Willowbrook Cycle show in Huntsville. I still can't figure out it's purpose.

 

[Pennyrick]

Desert Spyder:

My wife had a Suzuki AN 400 scooter that she had triked and the only kit that fit a 400 was the one with two outer wheels that retained the factory drive wheel. Thus, three wheels on the back. She put a couple of thousand miles on that bike before she traded it in on her RT-SE in the early part of 2010.

Here is a photo of it.... neat little trike.

 

[Bob Denman]

Saw this one back in April at the Willowbrook Cycle show in Huntsville. I still can't figure out it's purpose.

His training wheels needed training wheels??? :dontknow: Perhaps he was going for the Lunar Rover look...

 

[Desert Spyder]

Wonder how heavy a load he plans to haul?

 

[Desert Spyder]

Desert Spyder:

My wife had a Suzuki AN 400 scooter that she had triked and the only kit that fit a 400 was the one with two outer wheels that retained the factory drive wheel. Thus, three wheels on the back. She put a couple of thousand miles on that bike before she traded it in on her RT-SE in the early part of 2010.

Here is a photo of it.... neat little trike.

How did she like the ride? I looked up the site Scotty referred to and that must be it.

 

[Pennyrick]

How did she like the ride? I looked up the site Scotty referred to and that must be it.

The kit we installed on hers was a Danson, not a TowPac. It wasn't cheap as I think we paid about $6,000 to have it done and color matched.

Once she drove a Spyder though that was all she wanted. The Spyder dealer wouldn't take the Suzuki in trade so we sold it privately after she got her RT.

The Suzuki was a good ride and she enjoyed it but without power assist, moving that front wheel around was very hard on her arms. Some of the bigger bikes (like Gold Wings) have rake kits available called EZSteer that kick out the front wheel by 5-6 degrees to make it steer easier when they are triked.

Unfortunately no one makes a kit like that for the Suzuki. When she drove the Spyder with power steering, that did the trick and she owned one two days later.

 

[Desert Spyder]

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

The kit we installed on hers was a Danson, not a TowPac. It wasn't cheap as I think we paid about $6,000 to have it done and color matched.

Once she drove a Spyder though that was all she wanted. The Spyder dealer wouldn't take the Suzuki in trade so we sold it privately after she got her RT.

The Suzuki was a good ride and she enjoyed it but without power assist, moving that front wheel around was very hard on her arms. Some of the bigger bikes (like Gold Wings) have rake kits available called EZSteer that kick out the front wheel by 5-6 degrees to make it steer easier when they are triked.

Unfortunately no one makes a kit like that for the Suzuki. When she drove the Spyder with power steering, that did the trick and she owned one two days later.

 

[Desert Spyder]

couple shots of the enabled rider on Memorial Day. Hope this works.