Wierd Motorcycle

I've seen an odd looking motorcycle in the area over the past few weeks.
It has three wheels, one in the back and two in the front.

I got a good look at it cornering the other day. It appears to have some
sort of front suspension linkage that keeps both front wheels on the
ground and parallel to the body of the bike as it leans. This is unlike
an automobile suspension, where the wheels (particularly the outside
wheel) is kept at right angles to the pavement as the body rolls.


What is it? And an even more interesting question: Why is it?

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Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
> I've seen an odd looking motorcycle in the area over the past few weeks.
> It has three wheels, one in the back and two in the front.
>
> I got a good look at it cornering the other day. It appears to have some
> sort of front suspension linkage that keeps both front wheels on the
> ground and parallel to the body of the bike as it leans. This is unlike
> an automobile suspension, where the wheels (particularly the outside
> wheel) is kept at right angles to the pavement as the body rolls.
>
>
> What is it? And an even more interesting question: Why is it?
>

Discovery did a show on some new concept vehicles being made that sure
sound like you describe.

They are made for pure fun and the cool factor.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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There is an article in my May 2007 Popular Mechanics magazine about a
new 3 wheeler,by Bombardier. www.popularmechanics.com/spyder
www.spyder.brp.com
Is that what you saw?
cuhulin

"Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote

> I've seen an odd looking motorcycle in the area over the past few weeks.
> It has three wheels, one in the back and two in the front.

Is this the one I saw on some TV report a while back?
Scooter-sized.
Piaggio MP3.
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/16december06_piaggio.htm
http://londonbikers.com/articles/462...c-cc8323f6c14d

I own a second hand two cylinder 12 horsepower Briggs & Stratton
engine,the engine is in very good running condition and it has an
electric starter.I have an old Cushman steering fork and Cushman front
wheel.I ought to buy a Comet torque converter and some angle steel at a
scrap iron yard and two boat trailer wheels and build something like an
old style Cushman 3 wheel Truckster.It would be just right for going to
the food store on those slow poke back roads I always drive on anyway.
cuhulin

> wrote

> I own a second hand two cylinder 12 horsepower Briggs & Stratton
> engine,the engine is in very good running condition and it has an
> electric starter.I have an old Cushman steering fork and Cushman front
> wheel.I ought to buy a Comet torque converter and some angle steel at a
> scrap iron yard and two boat trailer wheels and build something like an
> old style Cushman 3 wheel Truckster.It would be just right for going to
> the food store on those slow poke back roads I always drive on anyway.
> cuhulin

Build a fibreglass body on it, and you've got a Trimuter....

Main plans page http://www.rqriley.com/plans.html
Gas chassis (crappy pic) http://www.rqriley.com/imagespln/tmut4.jpg
Elec chassis (crappy pic) http://www.rqriley.com/imagespln/trimut_evchas.jpg

If I build it,all I would need on it as far as cargo capacity is
concerned is a plywood box big enough to haul my groceries back from the
food store,including two or three six packs.
cuhulin

wrote:
>
> There is an article in my May 2007 Popular Mechanics magazine about a
> new 3 wheeler,by Bombardier. www.popularmechanics.com/spyder
> www.spyder.brp.com
> Is that what you saw?
> cuhulin

No. The front wheels were much closer together.

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MasterBlaster wrote:
>
> "Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote
>
> > I've seen an odd looking motorcycle in the area over the past few weeks.
> > It has three wheels, one in the back and two in the front.
>
> Is this the one I saw on some TV report a while back?
> Scooter-sized.
> Piaggio MP3.
> http://www.motorcycledaily.com/16december06_piaggio.htm
> http://londonbikers.com/articles/462...c-cc8323f6c14d

That's close. The cowling and windscreen looked somewhat different. But
it could be a variation on this model (maybe a bit bigger).

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Paul Hovnanian
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If your only tool is a hammer then every problem looks like a thumb.

Somebody at alt.scooter newsgroup might know.
cuhulin