As part of getting older and some things being harder to do today then they were yesterday, I have given some thoughts to "Triking" my 2015 Goldwing Audio Comfort.
I did a little research and, since I spent some time at the Hannigan Shop in Murray, KY over the years, I thought a Hannigan Trike would be the best choice. Looked around to find some "shops" that I might interface with and lo and behold found UNB Customs in Denver, NC.
Since Denver is only about 150 miles from me, the wife and I rode up there on Monday and visited UNB Customs, spent the night in the area and returned today.
This video linked below from Rumble is just some videos I made as we returned home. Nothing really "outstanding" in the videos but it shows what rural NC and SC are like today.
https://rumble.com/v6zda6y-return-trip-from-denver-nc.htmlNow as for what I learned. As I said, I have spent some time at the Hannigan shop in Murray, KY. I was impressed with their work and their response to my requests. However, I have learned, while speaking to the owner of UNB Customs, that Hanningan has been sold and is now in the hands of "different" folks.
Also I have been told, that services request from Hannigan have been or are being delayed and are no longer timely.
So, in my communications with the owner of UNB Customs I learned a lot. We spent about an hour at his shop in Denver. He explained the process, the pros and cons of the Roadsmith and Hannigan trikes.
I was impressed by his knowledge and response to my questions. Oh, my wife was with me and she had the same opinion. His name is Uwe Wittkamp. The "Uwe" is because of his German heritage (I think he said his family came to the states when he was 5 years old).
UNB Customs was established in 1998 with. The name was taken from "Uwe and Brian" (father, Uwe and son Brian). His experience includes working with Bill Elliot racing, which turned into Evernham racing years later. UNB Customs moved to Denver, NC in July of 2013. It was "established" in 1998.
As I said, I was very impressed by Mr Wittkamp and his willingness to talk with us. As it turned out we were the only ones in the "workshop" on Monday. His other workers were somewhere else. But his shop was not empty.
Here is the website for UNB Customs
https://www.unbcustoms.com/meet-the-teamMr Wittkamp's wife was there at the front desk and prepared "documents" that provided us with he cost for a Hannigan and a Roadsmith conversion.
So.... now to decide.
Oh, in the first part of the video there is a "Steam" Plant on the right hand side of roadway. It is owned (I think) by Duke Energy. I was sort of "interested in why they were releasing "steam" into the atmosphere. Will have to do some research.
