The Kneeslider

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Ridley Automatic Trike

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There are a lot of trike conversions and kits available for almost every motorcycle out there but Ridley, the company that makes a line of automatic transmission motorcycles with slightly smaller dimensions, is now producing the Auto-Glide Trike as one of their 2008 models. Like their other motorcycles, the trike has a CVT transmission so you're pretty much twist and go. … [Read more...]

Rotohak – 325hp Twin Turbo Rotary Engine Sidecar

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What it looks like is a nicely done BMW sidecar rig, what it is, is a beautifully crafted, 325 horsepower twin turbo rotary engine powered sleeper, ready to embarrass the unwary. Of course the wheelie bar might give you a hint. Rotohak, the creation of builder Bob Pelikan, is subtle and deceptive, that valve cover jutting through the fairing is a fake. Rotohak began way … [Read more...]

Homebuilt Tilting Reverse Trike

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Here's another example of a tilting 3 wheeler. This one is for sale on eBay and is based on a Pagsta, which is a small Chinese based motorcycle. This bike was built as a proof of concept for a custom bike and, according to the builder, it works, so he's selling this and going the 3 wheel custom route. Over a year ago I asked if tilting 3 wheelers might be a new direction for … [Read more...]

Planet Engineering Cyclecar

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Looks like we have another Morgan inspired 3 wheeler coming out, this one is from Planet Engineering over in the U.K. Got a note from Dave Kennell about their new Cyclecar which is powered by an S&S 96 cubic inch engine connected to a Ford 5 speed gearbox via a lightweight flywheel and clutch assembly including special bell housing made in house. Drive is then transfered to a … [Read more...]

3 Wheeler Motorcycle License Proposed in Colorado

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More 3 wheel vehicles, considered motorcycles for registration and licensing, is leading another state, Colorado, to propose a separate 3 wheeler license. Although sidecars have been around since the earliest years of motorcycling, the newer reverse trikes, like the Can-Am Spyder, are getting enough exposure that some are suggesting another category is necessary or at least … [Read more...]

Flexible Tilting Sidecars

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Tilting 3 wheelers received a lot of attention last year, with the Piaggio MP3, the Brudeli 625, the Harley tilting trike patent, the tilting Vmax and several others I haven't mentioned. The one thing I had not seen was a sidecar with a tilting wheel and, as it turns out, the idea for tilting sidecars has been around for a long time. Back in the early 1920s, dirt track … [Read more...]