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Would you be interested in a tiliting trike?

Tanshanomi

Tanshanomi

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Over the last couple of days, the motorcycle blog kneeslider.com has run several posts about tilting trikes (meaning they lean like a motorcycle in turns). I noticed that several commentators mentioned the Spyder unfavorably, basically condemning it for not being a tilting trike. The implication is that the basic configuration of an "upright" trike is inherently flawed; that a tilting trike is somehow what a Spyder really should have been. I frankly have no interest in a tilting trike and think they're neither fish nor fowl -- nowhere near as lithe and elegant as a two-wheel motorcycle, and not as secure and relaxing to ride as a Spyder. Yes, I ride a bike, but I think the handling and sensations of piloting a Spyder are just as enjoyable.

What do you all think? Would you want a trike that leans like a bike?

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:agree: with you. Leaning on a 2-wheeler gave me a real sense of 'velocity' but having trike that does that would take away from the advantages of the Spyder. I like the security of the 3-wheel stance and don't have to worry about managing the bykes weight at lower speeds and tighter turns.

I think sometimes that people who object to the Spyder because it doesn't lean are really just needing a reason not to like it.
 
Nope...why would I want to tilt? Just because 2 wheelers have, repeat, have to tilt only because they have two wheels. We have automotive technology and it is fun like it is. I would not want my car to tilt either...same difference to me. It is natural to steer, since you do that with your car. Counter steering is a behavior that can get you into trouble in semi-hazardous road conditions and weather conditions. No thanks, continue to refine the Spyder as it is designed.
 
Don't hate, I would ride one if given the opportunity, I may like it, I may not. We're early adopters. If it weren't for that kind of attitude I might have never owned my Spyder; maybe none of us would have. I never thought the Spyder would be anything as fun as my two wheelers, but it is (almost, not quite). I looked at it as ewww.. a three wheeler? That's for old people... now I have one.
 
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Not interested...
BRP was smart when they designed this one the way that they did; Due to the ease with which it can be ridden, it'll draw more folks into the market! :thumbup:
 
Jerbear said:
Could be a draw for sport riders...
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I know sport bike riders love the "swoop," but I also love feeling the side g-forces you get in a flat-handling vehicle like a racing kart...and that 2013 RSS I demo'd at SpyderFest felt an awful lot like that to me. :yes:
 
The misconception here is that a leaning trike leans like a bike. While both lean, that is where the comparison ends.

A motorcycle leans in direct relationship to centrifugal force. A little force, a little lean. A lot of force requires an identical opposite force in the form of greater lean. If you're off just a little bit and you don't make the necessary correction, you fall over.

On a leaning trike centrifugal force has nothing to do with the amount of lean. It is 100% turn angle because the lean is created by mechanical linkage, not the balance of the rider/machine. So you will get the same amount of lean for the same radius turn regardless of speed. Whereas on 2 wheels, the same radius turn will have an infinite variation in the amount of lean based on speed.

I am not saying that I would not like a leaning trike because I have never tried one. But my feeling is, it isn't worth the additional engineering. You are certainly going to lose the nice, wide tire footprint that makes our Spyders so stable.

My gut feeling is that if you want to lean, get 2 wheels.
 
I would think I would say NO! but would have to try it! LMAO thats what sold me on my Spyder! Gotta remain open minded at least. I think it would be very hard to beat me off my Spyder!
 
I can see disaster written all over it, When someone with out any Motorcycle experience tries to push it in the turns.... That thing will need a super nanny.... That said I'll like to take one out for a good hard ride, I'll try anything once, Twice even if i didn't brake any bones the first time. Hey the reason i got a Spyder as my first Street Trike, was that i listened to all the propaganda about two wheels in the front vs, two in the back.
My Tri-Glide will handle just as well as my Spyder did in the curves, Now on rough roads the Spyder is hands down smoother...... That i gotta say....
 
BajaRon said:
the lean is created by mechanical linkage, not the balance of the rider/machine. So you will get the same amount of lean for the same radius turn regardless of speed.
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Not always. Some leaning trikes have passive tilt, with no direct link between tilt and steering. Others use extremely sophisticated active management, such as the Carver (which was brilliant).

 
Tanshanomi said:
Not always. Some leaning trikes have passive tilt, with no direct link between tilt and steering. Others use extremely sophisticated active management, such as the Carver (which was brilliant).

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I believe the Piaggio mp3 is passive, but has something that kicks in t low speed so you don't have to hold it up.


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