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Elio Motors Planning New 3 Wheeler in Former Louisiana GM Plant

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When someone announces a new motorcycle or car, coming soon with great specs and amazing price, you just have to be a bit cautious, so this new 3 wheeler from Elio Motors, may be a huge success, it may never be produced or it may fall somewhere in between. The quick story: 3 wheels tandem seats 84 mpg highway / 49 mpg city 8 gallon tank inline, 3 cylinder, 1 … [Read more...]

Toyota i-Road Leaning Electric Reverse Trike Concept

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We've seen a number of leaning 3 wheelers on The Kneeslider, the factory rides like the Piaggio MP3, the now defunct Carver and the never produced Harley Davidson Penster along with home engineered examples like Jim Harrell's Harley TRT. But if Toyota decides to jump into the leaning 3 wheeler market, we may see a whole fleet of these little pod like trikes cruising through … [Read more...]

Ural Three Wheel Drive Sidecar Rig

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Ural manufactures several 2 wheel drive sidecar models, and we've seen a few 2 wheel drive motorcycles, including this recent KTM conversion, but the sidecar rig you see here takes it to the next level and drives all three. Pretty it isn't, functional and capable it is, especially for the muddy off road Russian countryside where it lives. The Russians seem to be pretty … [Read more...]

Cold War Era Kremlin Escort Ural Sidecar Rig

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Scanning the motorcycle for sale listings, this Ural sidecar rig caught my eye because it has quite a unique look. According to the description, it was a Kremlin escort and one of only 17 ever made. The model year is 1969, deep in the middle of the cold war, the USSR still existed and you can almost imagine the uniformed soviet police rider looking appropriately serious as he … [Read more...]

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Development Back in Gear

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If you're a long time reader of The Kneeslider, you may remember the Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 we showed you several years ago. The V-Twin powered reverse trike was still in the very early stages of development at the time, but things were moving along nicely, right up until the economy went into a tailspin. Carl Myers, owner and sales manager, thought he'd better wait a bit and … [Read more...]