If Honda built a better tryke, would you buy it ??

[Peacekeeper6]

Something like this, with a frunk and 2 front wheels:

 

[wilpir]

Obviously wouldn't have any quirks and would run like a top! (Former Goldwing owner)...One is already made by Hannigan Motorsports

 

[Peter Aawen]

Certainly nothing in the Honda styling they currently offer really appeals to me atm, but I've had some great Hondas in the past, and I've always received pretty good service & support from the dealers I've dealt with, so if Honda came up with something that even got close to the Spyders in terms of visual appeal that also had the 'come to be expected' Honda reliability & performance, I'd be seriously considering it!! hyea:

As much as I enjoy ryding my Spyder & the (now a/mkt enhanced) performance it offers, there's a LOT of things in BRP's business approach & attitude as well as their dealers & dealer network that I'd walk away from in an instant IF there was a viable alternative! :dontknow:

Still waiting tho, and not holding my breath, either! :lecturef_smilie: Too busy enjoying the Spyder Ryding!! :thumbup:

Shame isn't it? :dontknow: Great concept & initial machines, but then it sorta looses it, what with the crap tires, crap manufacturer support, crap dealers, crap service, crap.... oh buggrit, you get the picture!

 

[Peacekeeper6]

Didn’t know Hannigan made such a machine.

For $11k ?!?!

Do you have to supply the Honda engine and drivetrain ?!?!

http://www.hannigantrikes.com/products/hannigan-honda-roadster/

Still, I’d want Honda to build one from the ground up.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Obviously wouldn't have any quirks and would run like a top! (Former Goldwing owner)...One is already made by Hannigan Motorsports

And it's a very nice machine ..... But finding a Honda dealer that will even look at it is problematic if at all ...... Mike :thumbup:and let me add, if Honda came out with something close to the RT or F-3 at a competitive price Can Am would be out of business in a year ..... :dontknow:

 

[ThreeWheels]

Hannigan Roadster. Not bad not bad at all.
I think on a par with previous Spyder RTs 2010 to 2019.
I think I like the looks of my 2020 RT Limited more.

 

[Peacekeeper6]

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Needs a beefier frunk to accommodate more stuff.

 

[JP58]

They would have to make one like the F3L cruiser form. Never like the cramped seating of the goldwing.

 

[wilpir]

They also make a four wheel version! Yes you supply your own Goldwing...Saddle bags and trunk hold more than the spyders….

 

[bigbadbrucie]

Lehman Trikes out of Westlock, Alberta used to build one. They were not just limited to the Goldwing....they also did Harley’s as well as Kawasaki’s. They outsold any other markets in the U.S. and Canada combined. Then they sold to a company in the U.S., I believe in New York state (but I could be totally mistaken on that) and in just a few short years they shut down. They made the best looking conversions of anyone.

 

[trong]

I would buy a Honda if they make one to compete with the Spyders at reasonable price. Over the year I've owned several motorcycles made by Honda. Some of them made from part bins, some were far advance in technology and styling, read Interceptor V45. All in all, reliability has always been top notch. BTW, I still ride a 2013 Honda CB1100 every chance I have.

 

[SpyderBite]

Hello out to the Spyder riders out there. My dad and I are both avid Spyder enthusiasts, although, we are keeping an active eye out for the new Neo Wing already showing in Japan. Here’s the link to some incredible High definition pictures... note the hybrid 4 cylinder wing motor...

https://www.hondaprokevin.com/new-2020-honda-neowing-motorcycle-trike-patents.

Enjoy

 

[Cobwebs]

I'd need to wait see the product first.I've had some Honda stuff that burned oil, had hard to find parts, were pricey,had design flaws and were no better quality than Yamaha Kawasaki Suzuki Can Am etc.Pretty sure all the majors have trikes on the drawing boards it's a matter of would they make a return in todays climate.

 

[larryd]

I had the opportunity to ride several Sturgis R18 Trikes with their "easy steer" several years ago at a Goldwing gathering...If they updated their R18 to the 2018 and newer bikes with DCT I would purchase one in a minute...larryd

http://sturgistrike.com/

 

[Motorcycledave]

I don't think they would be out of business but their three wheeled business would suffer big time

 

[Peter Aawen]

Hannigan Roadster. Not bad not bad at all.
I think on a par with previous Spyder RTs 2010 to 2019.
I think I like the looks of my 2020 RT Limited more.

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Sorry Threewheels (& Wilpir ) I appreciate that you might like it, and more power to you if you want to go that way; but seriously, as far as I'm concerned, that thing doesn't meet any of my stated requirements, & especially not the 'visual appeal' part! :shocked:

:thumbup:

 

[carbonation]

And it's a very nice machine ..... But finding a Honda dealer that will even look at it is problematic if at all ...... Mike :thumbup:and let add if Honda came out with something close to the RT or F-3 at a competitive price Can Am would be out of business in a year ..... :dontknow:

Agree. Even if Honda was several thousand more, folks would flock to it, and Can-Am would have trouble with market share.
I owned a BMW R1100RT, and a bit later on in my "career" I owned a Honda ST1300. The Honda was in many respects superior. The Honda was thousands less than the highly touted Beemer, and got better fuel economy, and was smoother. Rheostat smooth. Deceptive. You knew you were running 85 or 90 on the Beemer, you came to that conclusion gradually on the Honda... "holy smoke I gotta slow down" when you realize you are moving along at a good clip. Honda makes quality stuff. The folks at Honda would never let a product go with ill fitting panels or goofy interfaces with phone and entertainment. Or heat problems, or alignment, or......(fill in the blank)

 

[papagolf]

To quote Kramer on Seinfeld, I’m already there!

 

[redrazor]

:agree: Not to mention that any comparable trike by Honda would be way more costly than my RTL. Way too unattractive as well. IMHO:sour:

 

[askitee]

In a heart beat.

Even if the styling didn't appeal to me, the reliabilty, economy, quality would have me off to the dealership before their closing time.