Q: for the trike aficionados - Page 5

 

Jeff wrote:

Has she thought about starting out on a scooter instead?
Automatic tranny, and I would think it would seem a good
deal less scary for someone like this than a "real motorcycle."
And at least some of what she learned on the scoot would
translate later to a regular bike - as opposed to a trike, which
really isn't much like a motorcycle at all.

Bob M.

 

| Jeff wrote:
| > Does anyone here have experience with or knowledge of Thoroughbred
| > Stallion trikes?
| > A colleague would like to get one because of her desire for an
| > automatic transmission, fear of falling over with a two-wheel bike
| > (and leaning in turns), and these are less than expensive than trike
| > conversions she looked at.
|
| Has she thought about starting out on a scooter instead?
| Automatic tranny, and I would think it would seem a good
| deal less scary for someone like this than a "real motorcycle."
| And at least some of what she learned on the scoot would
| translate later to a regular bike - as opposed to a trike, which
| really isn't much like a motorcycle at all.
|
I agree.  I rode a trike *once* .......

 

Vito wrote:

Me, too.  Really pretty thing, though, had a
nicely chromed front fender and sparkly things
on the pedals.

Man, that would haul ass down the sidewalk....

Bob M.

 

@usenet01.boi.hp.com:


She had a scooter previously which is why she is interested in the
automatic trans.  She thinks that having something that can reach highway
speeds will enable her do some relatively long-distance traveling.  I've
tried to tell her a two-wheeler would be better to drive, but when a
woman sets her mind to something...

Cuteness is also a major factor in her purchasing decisions.  For a
recent laptop computer purchase, the color on the outside was the most
important thing to her.

 

Jeff wrote:

Well, there ARE scooters that can do highway speeds; the
Suzuki Burgman 650 comes to mind as one example.  Then
there ARE now automatic, or in some cases at least CVT,
"regular motorcycles," if you count things like the Honda
DN-01 as such.  I personally wouldn't spend that much
without getting something a bit more of a "normal" bike,
but to each their own.

You mentioned the cuteness factor as well - have to
wonder what she thinks of things like the Can-Am
Spyder?  Some people seem to think that's "cute."

Bob M.