I always thought trikes were using old VW Bug rear ends.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:40 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terrifying is: making a right hand turn with one of those. > Terrifying is: finding out it takes MUCH longer to stop it. > Terrifying is: using so much force on the bars just to make it go straight. > No thanks, after everybody offered the whys, I maintain it was invented by > somebody who hated motorcycles. Around here are some trikes that are made > by using the whole front clip from a Nissan (backwards) and flipping the > ring and pinion over. HD front end and a 2 liter motor with automatic trans. > Not bad at all. > > --- On *Thu, 11/20/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 84 700S on eBay, With SIDECAR! > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 4:37 PM > > > TERRRRRRRIFYING! > Imagine being fully exposed, your butt literally inches from the ground, > looking UP at Civics and looking WAY UP at suburbans and looking UNDERNEATH > Hummers. As bad as all that sounds remember you're not in control! That jerk > to your left is still riding like it's a regular single width bike, and > putting your right shoulder practically into the wheels of every car you > pass! It's not any better on city streets at 30mph either, just as bad, > especially when the jerk to your left keeps clipping every curb with the > wheel at your right elbow. Some sidecars are sprung, but for most the > "suspension" is the 1/2" of foam padding in the sidecar seat, or perhaps a > spring under the seat. Look, I'm an adrenaline junky, and when I was a kid > the sidecar was a joyride on abandoned country roads with Grandpop at the > controls, now it's just not fun. I'll try skydiving before I'll try another > sidecar on the freeway. > > -Kyle > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:25 PM, NytWing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Even though I don't like sidecars, I sometimes wonder what it would be >> like to fly down the interstate at 75 mph riding in a sidecar.. >> >> On Nov 19, 11:42 am, "Kyle Munz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Why not get the dog his own bike? Or perhaps a trike if his balance >> isn't up >> > to it. >> > >> > -Kyle >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Tree Doc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > > Quite the contrary, >> > >> > > I'd guess the inventor loved his Dog! >> > >> > > It would be a kick in the ass to have one for my Jack, a 9 y/o Black >> > > Lab. He's with me nearly 24/7. He has his spot on the back of the >> > > Polaris ATV when we hunt and he gets the entire back half of the cab >> > > in my Ford SuperCrew. The problems start when I break out the >> > > Nighthawk or the SV to ride. He wants to go so badly that he's >> > > attempted to hop on on more than one occasion. That just doesn't work >> > > witha 92 pound LAPrador! A sidecar would be perfect!- Hide quoted text >> - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
