Comments on: Hagane Tilting 3 Wheel Custom Yamaha Scooter

By: Dan the man

Dan the man — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:24:32 +0000

Well what can they build it for? the T-Rex sells for 45k+. I saw a much more affordable tilting trike online the other day heres the link http://www.theautomoto.com/ it flips the two wheels to the back and has 1 wheel upfront and it sells for only $3,800.00 now thats a cool vehicle most folks can afford.

By: OTTO MANN

OTTO MANN — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:22:01 +0000

THIS IIS THE ONLY SCOOTER . THAT I EVER LOVED OR LIKED . NOW BUILD IT.

By: todd

todd — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:02:36 +0000

Chris, as far as I understand, the tilting is done by the driver. I think most tilting trikes have some sort of speed sensing lock that keeps the kit from tilting until you’re over 5 or 10 mph, at which speed you should be able to balance it yourself. When you turn, you lean and the trike leans with you.
-todd

By: Chacoura

Chacoura — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:56:43 +0000

I went to see the guys of G-2 this morning at the auto-show here in Montreal, looking for 1 fake T-Rex, but I found 2, almost side by side. The first I saw was from them: http://www.silenceinc.ca/. They use a real T-Rex and put an electric motor in it, but they are a distinct entity from T-Rex.
The other one from G-2, as said, is a kit you can customize as you will. They got in trouble with T-Rex over allegation of use of parts from actual T-Rex, cast and documents from T-Rex. T-Rex won in court over the use of their brand, but lost over the idea of a kit who looks like theirs but don’t pitch as if.
At least, it’s what I understand of it. I made a crapy video of the G-2 you can see there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPY48abR9zI.
Sorry for the use of this space with my thing. Won’t happen again.

By: Alejandro Martinez

Alejandro Martinez — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:18:30 +0000

I am very suspicious of the steering mechanism, as it is a handlebar setup with two front tires. This means you don’t get enough rotation out of the handlebars for a proper setup of the two front tires. Either you have to have the two front wheels closer together, or you will either have the steering to slow at low speeds or too fast at high speeds, meaning that the vehicle is twitchy on the highway. I happen to know this from experience. All the reverse trikes with traditional handlebar setups with two front tires don’t work. You need to use a steering wheel, or go exotic with a variable rate rack and pinion.

Either way, looks like reverse trikes are taking off. I would like to see a company actually make one, rather than tease us, aka the GX3.