guydewdney
03-07-2004, 05:47 PM
since there seems to be quite a few trikers on here, i thought id post up some ideas ive been mulling over..
idea 1)
trike a bus.. Why not? then the whole club can go to the rally in the dry, in style, masses of luggage spage, and only one person needs to be sober to drive back. I'm thinking more along the lines of a city hopper type bus rather than a double decker, as these often have the engine in the boot.
big JCB rams as forks (connect the in and out hydraulic lines together to get damping, and car coil springs around the outside to get springyness..
Can I do this (in theory) and ride it on a bike licence (assuming the bus is under 3050 kgs or summat.
Idea 2)
trike a bike - but in a different way. iirc the law states that a trike is a three wheeled motorcycle with the plan of the wheels to be 'even' or equidistant about the centre line. so.... what stops you putting a small (moped / model aircraft) wheel on the centre stand and callign that your second swingarm and third wheel. hey presto, no helmet required.
then - this is the dodgy bit (LOL) - you have all seen trucks driving about with a wheel jacked up - i asked about this (to the dvla) and they said that the vehicle is classed by the number of wheels that CAN be on the ground - so even though the truck is a 6 wheeler (or whatever) its classed as a 8 wheeler (or whatever) - so.... therefore can you jack up the centre stand (or just let that handy spring do it for you) and still be classed as a trike?
then the really dodgy bit comes in (oh god...)
if a truck has a puncture.... and the wheel is taken off, and that axle jacked up - its still a truck isnt it? would it be illegal to take a wheel off and drive down the road? i dont think so. so
neee nar nee nar....
cop - hello sonny, why you not wearing a lid?
me - well - its a trike officer
cop - no its not - it has two wheels
me - yes, but heres the V5 stating its a trike, and theres the mounting for the third wheel
cop - but it doesnt have a wheel..
me - yes it does, its just down at kwik-fit being mended at the moment....
Guy
idea 1)
trike a bus.. Why not? then the whole club can go to the rally in the dry, in style, masses of luggage spage, and only one person needs to be sober to drive back. I'm thinking more along the lines of a city hopper type bus rather than a double decker, as these often have the engine in the boot.
big JCB rams as forks (connect the in and out hydraulic lines together to get damping, and car coil springs around the outside to get springyness..
Can I do this (in theory) and ride it on a bike licence (assuming the bus is under 3050 kgs or summat.
Idea 2)
trike a bike - but in a different way. iirc the law states that a trike is a three wheeled motorcycle with the plan of the wheels to be 'even' or equidistant about the centre line. so.... what stops you putting a small (moped / model aircraft) wheel on the centre stand and callign that your second swingarm and third wheel. hey presto, no helmet required.
then - this is the dodgy bit (LOL) - you have all seen trucks driving about with a wheel jacked up - i asked about this (to the dvla) and they said that the vehicle is classed by the number of wheels that CAN be on the ground - so even though the truck is a 6 wheeler (or whatever) its classed as a 8 wheeler (or whatever) - so.... therefore can you jack up the centre stand (or just let that handy spring do it for you) and still be classed as a trike?
then the really dodgy bit comes in (oh god...)
if a truck has a puncture.... and the wheel is taken off, and that axle jacked up - its still a truck isnt it? would it be illegal to take a wheel off and drive down the road? i dont think so. so
neee nar nee nar....
cop - hello sonny, why you not wearing a lid?
me - well - its a trike officer
cop - no its not - it has two wheels
me - yes, but heres the V5 stating its a trike, and theres the mounting for the third wheel
cop - but it doesnt have a wheel..
me - yes it does, its just down at kwik-fit being mended at the moment....
Guy