At 08:45 PM 25/08/2008 -0400, Harvey Sachs wrote:
>However - and this is implicit in Ray's note - the classic British trike
>is an utterly stupid machine, akin to swimming with weights. The trike
>can be ridden, ridden fast. It can be fun, but it is just plain nuts as
>a replacement for the bike for sport.
Well, I would have thought people who ride trikes do it because of some disability, such as balance problems, although some may do it just to be "different". It would have also been a good area for setting records due to less competition. There are a lot of trike motorcycles (as opposed to sidecar outfits) but I expect that's because some of those custom models would need a crane to get them upright if they ever tipped over.
As for the drive, I'm surprised that nobody came up with a limited slip diff as found in better cars.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada