Watch This Before You Buy a Trike Motorcycle: The Beginner’s Guide

[@sandmanrides4318]

Please do your research before buying a trike motorcycle. After so many years on twos, what challenges have you experienced with your first trike? Let us know, and thanks for watching.

[@SpyderChrisYT]

I recently went from decades of riding two wheel motorcycles to a trike (Can-Am Spyder) and I love it. Great video.

[@sandmanrides4318]

That is awesome!

[@fire3048]

Even thou most of the hardened bikers don’t class a trike as a motorcycle, I still class myself as a motorcyclist! Yes it’s a snowmobile with wheels, but it’s so much fun once you get used to how it handles. We have a 2022 Spyder RTL chrome model & enjoy it so much, having upgraded a few things to personalize it. We also have met so many people who have the same experience with different trike models. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what you ride your still getting out there with the wind in your face! Ride safe what ever you ride. Regards Stephen Alberta Canada

[@sandmanrides4318]

@fire3048 and that is what it's all about. Stay in the wind my friend.

[@cheifreal]

The can am spiders are engineered built to feel and act like a snowmobile. I don't care fer em but to each his own.

[@AliceEllis-wo4xe]

My trike is still a motorcycle! At 73 had a Frankenstein conversion kit put on my 883 Iron sportster, still a motorcycle, though it is different to ride, but got my knees in the breeze for a while longer👍😁!

[@KeanonGilliamSlang369]

I've always wanted a trike. My doctor told me to give up riding my Street Glide because I wouldn't be able to support the weight after my knee replacement surgery. After watching your videos, I purchased a used 2021 Ultra Tri Glide. I road from North Carolina to DC and back with no issues. I just got one of my knees replaced, the other later. I just can't wait to start riding my trike again. Also, stress to your viewers about spacial awareness when pulling a trike up to the gas pump. I almost forgot. Thanks for your videos!

[@MercierPRM]

Regarding steering, on a Goldwing trike a rake kit will make a big difference. Think of it like adding power steering. My trike is a 2019 GL1800 DCT Tour with CSC trike conversion.

[@chuckwilson2301]

Take a MSF class first. I did before I purchased a Can-Am Spyder. I grew up riding cycles. I hadn’t ridden since 1991 and needed a refresher course. Took the MSF in 2022. Have been riding the Spyder since then, and have been having lots of fun.

[@jumpingjacks5558]

This was a very good and educational video. Since I have a disability, I cannot hold up a motorcycle at a stoplight. I went with a trike. Unfortunately even the used one's are astronomical in pricing. I bought a new one from a different company and it has just about all the bells and whistles. Unfortunately I cannot ride it on the highway. The motor is under 250cc. I'm happy with it because I use it to get around the city and nearby towns. I'm glad some company was thinking about the moderately poor. lol

[@sandmanrides4318]

Stay in the wind any way you can.

[@grandpafischer8317]

They do take some getting used to, but I really enjoy mine. 2006 Yamaha Roadstar converted 1700 cc, lots of get up and go

[@kennycunningham8721]

When you crash your Harley and your stubborn long haired southern man that first Harley to the core 2nd lost left arm function and left side weakness but still live to ride then a trike is my way. I took a 99 ultra and did a motor trike kit with auto clutch kit and a degree fork and it has 156.532 miles on it but it's down for 3 rebuild this winter on the motor.

[@sandmanrides4318]

Incredible. That is a lot of miles. Stay in the wind my friend.

[@terryclay6668]

I have a Softail heritage, that at 47 thousand miles, had an R&R MOTOR TRIKE conversion, now it has 97 thousand miles. They are very different from two wheels. I still have another heritage Softail two wheels that I rode. Been riding bikes since I was 16 , I love them all, as long as they do not have a steering wheel.🤔

[@ScruffySantaRides-uv3lo]

Great points, I used them all back in June when I purchased my 24 RG3. Like you said, best riding decision I have made!

[@sandmanrides4318]

Good choice!

[@OL-Tom]

Been riding 50+ years. I'm getting old with increasing health issues. My next bike will have to be a trike. Might have a year or two. Maybe.

[@sandmanrides4318]

You will not regret it.

[@jimmywall7325]

Best move I made... Just a couple things different from 2 wheel riding... Nothing hard about the trike....

[@davidrochow9382]

You forgot the Ryker. In Australia they cost about the same, if not less, then a lot of bikes of the same CC.

[@patrickostrom2762]

Put a voyager trike kit on my 03- flh$ big mistake $$$ handle bars whip out of hands on turns ,going up ,down step incline ramps,your front end is rake for 2 wheels not 3! Took to factory to ck installation,done correct! Lots of crashes on Twisties,not slowing down! Definitely a different learning process to learn! I was fighting with the push and pull of handle bars at higher speeds above20 mph the higher speeds super strength to keep handle bar from whipping totally in ! The front end would go lock left or right angle and couldn't slow that turn twisting ! Oh your front end needs to be cut rake for $$$ more to be stable! Time to hang it up!

[@sandmanrides4318]

It's unfortunate it didn't work out for you. Factory trikes don't seem to have that problem. I heard trike kits can be a yes or no for most people. Thanks for watching.

[@n4zou]

I've had Trikes and even built them in the 1970's from wrecked VW Beetles. I had one that people could test ride before deciding to order one. Today I'm old as well as disabled. I simply can't ride on two wheels anymore. Instead of going with a standard Trike I got a Sidecar and attached it to my motorcycle. At first I thought it was doing its best to kill me. Especially the first time the sidecar wheel left the ground in a right turn. Left turns and right turns are two completely different things on a motorcycle with a Sidecar. After that initial steep learning curve driving a sidecar outfit is the most fun you can have with a motorcycle. If you are an attention whore your needs will be fully filled lol. You literally can't ride around with an empty Sidecar without a cover on it. I did that when I started riding and ended up with a crazy woman in it while sitting at a Red Light. I wish I had started driving Sidecar outfits before I became old and disabled. Don't expect a sidecar outfit to cost less than a standard Trike. You can and probably will spend a lot more on the sidecar that you have in the motorcycle plus the expense of getting it attached to the motorcycle especially if you can't fabricate your own brackets to accomplish that.

[@peteduch2151]

I used to have a friend who was handicapped his trike had a porche 911 engine he was fast no fear

[@roywalls5595]

Mostly I already purchased third bike because my two other bikes got stolen and third bike is Piaggio mp3 250ie no body will steal it and next bike will be Amigo tryker 300cc trike a clone of a Can-Am Canyon because of the injuries from my Horseshoe Casino bad fall!😅

[@frankfurther3828]

Servi-car owner here. Look it up if you are head scratching.

[@michaelbradley1636]

Good points. 3 wheelers in CA need only a class 3 (auto) license.........har.har.har........lol.

[@frankfurther3828]

I see a lot of low mileage HD trikes listed for sale. Buyer's remorse? Pro Tip: Rumble no longer exists on newer HD's.

[@kevinwright4088]

We must make the trikes two adults and a baby passenger capsule this would be advanced.

[@Texmotodad]

Can-Am for me.

[@leewarry8641]

The answer is a sidecar 1/2=the price can be taken off for 2 wheeler

[@sandmanrides4318]

That's an idea to consider. Thanks for watching.

[@merlin1346]

Rewaco or Boom trikes are a million miles better than a Harley trike, I own a Rewaco 1600 low rider (seat height 18") and is amazing.

[@davidbothwell6625]

You forgot the grand daddy boss hoss V-8 trike

[@sandmanrides4318]

That is a beast. Thanks for watching.

[@USARAY1947]

You don't ride a trike, you drive it. You have to steer it like you do a golf cart. I had a chopped (extended from end, 8.5" American mags, polished "differential) Harley Servicar that was good for laughs but no way was it a motorcycle.

[@sandmanrides4318]

@USARAY1947 if it has a saddle that you must straddle, handlebars to maneuver, foot controls, two but no more than three wheels is considered a motorcycle by DMV. If it has a chair like seat with seat belts and steering wheel, then it's not a motorcycle.

[@sandmanrides4318]

@USARAY1947 DMV says if it has a saddle that you straddle, handlebars for maneuvering, hand and foot controls, then it's a motorcycle. If it has a steering wheel and chair like seat with seat belts, then it's not a motorcycle. Thanks for watching.

[@USARAY1947]

@@sandmanrides4318 I'll keep it simple. You ride a motorcycle, you drive a trike.

[@USARAY1947]

@@sandmanrides4318 Not so in California. You don't need a motorcycle license to drive a trike so by definition in California a trike isn't a motorcycle. Aside from legalize, you ride a motorcycle and drive a trike. The experiences are totally different.

[@sandmanrides4318]

@USARAY1947 what about the vehicle registration? How is it listed on the registration?

[@eranmaron909]

it’s a Trike, not a big ass sprinter… 🤦 this isn’t rocket science

[@brianhoppenrath8379]

If you can’t ride two wheels, 3 wheels ain’t a option.

[@sandmanrides4318]

Thanks for watching.

[@terryclay6668]

@@brianhoppenrath8379 I ride a trike and it has handlebars, I'm my legs are over a 96 ci motor, I have six gears, a hand clutch, a front hand brake, a foot shifter, and a foot brake. I wonder if you have ever rode a bike with a motor.

[@joewildwest2241]

if you add an extra wheel to a motorcycle, You are no longer riding a motorcycle! stop pretending you are motorcyclist and just buy a convertible car

[@francoisarseneault3142]

If you have to ware a helmet , you are a cyclist !!