Leaning trikes

jawnn

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I need info about leaning trikes. I prefer two wheels in the front.

I realy like the idea of whipping around corners.

pictures? kits? plans?
 
I've noticed a few two-front-wheel mopeds in the past year.

they do appear to be more stable.

Sorry I'm not really answering your question. It's just that I don't know of pics or plans.
But maybe somebody will
 
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=leaning+trikes

I haven't seen any motorized, leaning trikes... but I found 5 decent sites from the link above.

Hopefully, you're not trying to come up with anything like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNAipmCKj2M

A more practical idea, IMO, which is somebody else's project...
http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/Wood/delta_trike.htm

And some plans...
http://www.recumbents.com/WISIL/wianecki/leaning_trike.htm

This is what I want...
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/N...07/august/aug0707r8leaningtrike/?&R=EPI-93348

And I wonder how reliable this is (will have to look it over later)...
http://www.instructables.com/id/SDU4ZT0FAQEDEB4/
 
I need info about leaning trikes. I prefer two wheels in the front.

I realy like the idea of whipping around corners.

pictures? kits? plans?

You need a sophisticated suspension system front and rear, ESPECIALLY if having two front wheels.

Can you imagine the millions of dollars that went into engineering that Vespa/Piaggio with two front wheels?!
 
I've been wanting to design one for quite some time, but it's the cost and complexity of the suspension + the pedal chain twisting under flex that is the issue. To make one motored and pedal isn't easy if you want it to lean. I have found on a regular trike, or even a bike, if you lean your body off the bike while standing on the pedals, leaning in towards the curve you are taking, you won't tip over.
 
I find that I can corner pretty much as fast as a car, so tilting doesn't really interest me. Suspension does.
 
Excellent insight from the man on the trike.

What benefits (if any) does a 3-wheeler have opposed to a 4-wheeler? A bit more presumption that you're not on a typical "motor vehicle" or "motorcycle"?
 
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