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« on: September 28, 2013, 12:59:22 PM » |
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I have a 97 tourer with 56,000 miles on it and have made two nice trips on it in the last few months . Each trip was almost 1,000 miles. The only problem I had with the Valk was that it just wanted to keep going. I made 70 yrs of age this year and may need to consider a trike in the near future. I am struggling with the thought of giving up my Valk so I was wandering if it makes any sense to trike mine. A couple of questions come to mind.....can a reverse be put on the Valk, and is there anyway to put a good comfortable seat on my tourer, like the Interstate or a goldwing for my passenger? I am not sure if triking my bike is even feasible but beginning to consider options. Just thinking out loud. Elliott
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« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2013, 01:34:06 PM » |
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I am a couple of years younger than you, have a 1999 Interstate I am going to make a trike.
Is going with a Roadsmith kit, long wheel base, 6.5 degree rake on front.
Will be posting pics when doing it.
No reverse available.
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TW
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« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2013, 02:00:08 PM » |
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I will be looking forward to seeing the pictures of your trike when done. I have to wander if Roadsmith has a better passenger seat available than what I have. My wife rides behind me sometimes and she is not fond of my passenger seat on a long ride.
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saab9k
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2013, 07:50:01 PM » |
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It is ordered, expecting kit to arrive last part of this month.
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Michvalk
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2013, 08:28:00 PM » |
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Reverse for the Valk has been discussed endlessly, and it seems that the cost to change out the motor to get reverse is too pricey. There are a lot of threads about it, might just do a search on the tech board and read up. There are several Valk Trikes for sale, maybe selling yours and buying one already triked would be more economical. I have thought about a trike for me, and have decided that one of the kits to add the extra two wheels would be the way I would go. They come back off easy, and the bike does not have any permanent changes.  |
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sandy
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2013, 08:48:53 PM » |
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If you want reverse and comfyness for the wife, buy an 1800 wing trike already built. Best value for the buck. The better kits are from Hannigan, Champion with independent rear suspension.
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Bone
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2013, 03:01:24 AM » |
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Back a few years I purchased a Harley Servi-Car 3 wheeled police bike. Just wanted to try a trike. They had a 45 CI flathead engine. Ran nice but not a Hwy. cruiser. So I was given a HD ridgid frame I cut in half at the seat post. Then mounted the rear half of the servi-car frame to the HD Pan-head frame.
Now I had 74 CI power and transmission (no reverse) that ran posted hwy. speeds and much more.
At first I thought the lack of reverse would be a problem but it wasn't. It's thinking before you stop the bike. Park where no one can park in front of you. I have many times parked on a grade and after starting the bike slowly roll backwards out of the parking spot. Park next to "No Parking" areas and drive through the areas when you leave. You will be surprised how you can get-by without reverse.
Having a reverse would be nice but not a necessity.
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MP
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1997 Std Valkyrie and 2001 red/blk I/S w/sidecar
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2013, 03:39:31 AM » |
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Back a few years I purchased a Harley Servi-Car 3 wheeled police bike. Just wanted to try a trike. They had a 45 CI flathead engine. Ran nice but not a Hwy. cruiser. So I was given a HD ridgid frame I cut in half at the seat post. Then mounted the rear half of the servi-car frame to the HD Pan-head frame.
Now I had 74 CI power and transmission (no reverse) that ran posted hwy. speeds and much more.
At first I thought the lack of reverse would be a problem but it wasn't. It's thinking before you stop the bike. Park where no one can park in front of you. I have many times parked on a grade and after starting the bike slowly roll backwards out of the parking spot. Park next to "No Parking" areas and drive through the areas when you leave. You will be surprised how you can get-by without reverse.
Having a reverse would be nice but not a necessity.
My 2001 IS has a hack. I do the same thing. No problem with parking! Just think ahead. The only place I have to push, is out of the garage, and that is level, so I just grab the forks, and steer it back out. MP |
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2013, 12:48:19 PM » |
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I've enjoyed the discussion about triking but the side-car option seems a whole lot simpler to execute, it looks a lot more like a motorcycle, and it can be designed so that it can be undone in a day. So my naive question, why do people trike their bikes instead of simply adding a side car? Thanks and apologies if you think that I am high-jacking the thread.
Watching the snow fall in Alberta,
Fiat Lux
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Bone
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2013, 12:57:37 PM » |
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Not sure why other people choose to trike but I rode in a hack once did not like it at all. Felt like I was always closer to every ditch than I wanted to be plus the secondary roads have very rough edges with crumbly pavement.
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Michvalk
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2013, 03:20:18 PM » |
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I've enjoyed the discussion about triking but the side-car option seems a whole lot simpler to execute, it looks a lot more like a motorcycle, and it can be designed so that it can be undone in a day. So my naive question, why do people trike their bikes instead of simply adding a side car? Thanks and apologies if you think that I am high-jacking the thread.
Watching the snow fall in Alberta,
Fiat Lux
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