Voyager Trike Kit

[coalgas]

I just bought a 97 Valk with a Voyager Trike kit , my wife said she will ride a trike
Anyone got any advice, first trike I have ridden, I had a VTX before.
It is a totally new experence.

Coalgas in Beautiful Northeast Tenn  ???

[Willow]

A Voyager kit is not a trike and will not handle like one.

I should say that for a non-agressive rider the Voyager will probably work fine.   

[solo1]

I agree with Willow. A Voyager kit is nothing like a trike.

A riding friend and I almost got in the way of a lady who lost control at Honda Homecoming when her Voyager equipped Valk dropped one wheel of the Voyager kit off the roadway.

I have experience riding on three wheels (sidecar rig) but no experience riding  with three wheels in back and one in front ( and don't desire to)

Be careful, don't get surprised especially with the wife on back!!!!

[tvalk52]

Be prepared to slow down on each any every curve in the road.  I had a voyager kit on my 99 IS for 2 yrs now.  Take it off  now and then to ride solo.  You should keep a eye  on tire pressures ( rear 36#) and rear shock setting # (2).   Rides great on smooth roads, but you now have two more tires on rough roads and  will have twice the bumps and shakes.   Check your preload on voyager.   Ride slower and safe.

[mtcvoyager]

Hello All,

I am a representative of Motorcycle Tour Conversions, Inc., maker of the Voyager.  I know this thread is a just over half a year old, but we just noticed our account on this forum was approved.

I'd like to point out a couple of things.  For example, the claim that you must slow down on every curve.  This is true, in the sense that you must also slow down on every curve with any trike.  A skilled two-wheel rider can take turns and curves at higher speeds than a skilled three-wheel rider.  The only way the Voyager would be less adept to these turns than a conventional trike is if the rider does not have the Voyager properly preloaded.  It's a simple adjustment and makes a world of difference.

You can check out this video on our website to get a better idea of the preload:

http://www.mtcvoyager.com/resources/preload/

Lastly, I would like to point out that any inexperienced rider or driver on any vehicle including a conventional trike or a car, that drops wheels off the road at high speeds and doesn't know how to properly regain control back onto the road, will look like they're losing control.  This is not a unique fault or incompetent feature of the Voyager, just of novice riders and drivers.

If you feel we are inaccurate, please call us at (815) 434-7900.  We're willing to delete or change anything that is posted and proved to be incorrect.

[R J]

My only real Voyager kit ride was in a parking lot.

Then I followed the owner on a Poker Run.

Any 45* corner we took, he raised the inside rear wheel off of the ground to make the curve.

When that happened the 1st time, I backed off about 5 more vehicle lengths from behind him.

This was not some corners, it was all corners of this magnitude, so I wrote it in my memory book, stay the hell off of one of them.

I know a nice young lady from Virginia who can out ride anyone, bar none on the curves on her Trike.

I know from watching this one Voyager, his unit couldn't stay with her for sure.  Say he was inexperienced or whatever, the Voyager kit can't stay with a 2 wheeler, but a good solid 3 wheeler and a good rider can stay with and or even blow the doors off of a 2 wheeler.

I've been riding MGM as a Trike now for about 19 months, and the more I ride it, I feel I'm getting to the point, I'll stick with most 2 wheel riders.    SmokinJoe, no way can I stay with him in the curves yet, but I'm working on it.

[Willow]

I know a nice young lady from Virginia who can out ride anyone, bar none on the curves on her Trike.

R J, I have ridden behind and in front of Tracy, sometimes on rather challenging roads.  I have great respect for her ability to handle that trike, but I can tell you from personal experience that your assessment is not correct.

As the the Voyager reps claim that the issue is not the unit, but skill of the rider, I tend to agree.  A mistake people with Voyager units make is trying to ride them as if they're two wheeled motorcycles rather than properly using the four wheeled configuration.

[Lyn-Del]

My most memorable "experience" with a Voyager kit was watching a guy get "high centered" -- ok, maybe not right word, but he ended up with both outrigger wheels outside a truck tire rut, and his bike (powered) wheel suspended over the rut.

Somehow, he didn't seem to think it as funny as I did ... shame on me!