when a trike is not a trike

[Yoda]

I emailed Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
as regarding whether they kept a list of trike testing stations
and got the following reply

well i didnt know this and 460mm is not great but it is an interesting snippet of info that may come in handy for someone (someone making a skinny trike that is)

'Thank you for your e mail.
For your information , if the 2 wheels at the back of the vehicle are less than 460mm apart then it can be treated as 1 wheel. If this is the case then the vehicle might then be tested as a 2 wheeled vehicle and require a class II test as opposed to a class III test.
Please contact the VOSA Birmingham Area Office for local knowledge of testing stations on the following tel no: 0121 783 6665'

Yoda

[Alik Windrush]

Without wishing to sound like a smug bastid (told you so, told you so) that's why Trojan fitted two wheels on the back of a Bubble car in 1960.
It's good to see this info being shared tho. That's what these forums are all about. Well done chap

[Gypsy]

gonna get the tape masure out now !!!!!!! :D

[Gypsy]

just realised how narrow that is !!!!!! our wheels alone are that wide lol :D

[Yoda]

just realised how narrow that is !!!!!! our wheels alone are that wide lol :D
i thought the same at first untill i got the tape measure out and realised how narrow it is

Yoda

[guydewdney]

which brings me to my other Q... if you put a wheel where the centre stand is - is it then a trike?

[Alik Windrush]

Err... No.

[guydewdney]

y not?

its got three wheels, and its symetrical about the centre line...

Guy

[Alik Windrush]

Ok, so you have a point. Err.....?

[guydewdney]

so you can make a normal bike a trike by adding a small vestigial wheel inn the middle - that barely touches the ground so doesnt affect the handling - so you dont HAVE to wear a lid if you dont want to...

[100%Pat]

Go on then..... :D