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Reverse Reverse Trike
v8kid - 20/6/10 at 07:36 AM

I used a reverse reverse trike as my daily transport for a year with a 60 mile round trip each day and it was a real pain!

Whats a reverse reverse trike?

Single driven wheel but at the front of course!

Handling was evil to say the least. both front corners were bashed in as it used to lift a rear wheel at the slightest provocation.

This amply demonstrated how all the roll resistance in a trike is all at the end with 2 wheels. In my case since the bike engine was in front of the single driven front wheel and I was behind it there was little weight over the rear 2 wheels to counter the roll couple.

Great fun to drive. Bl00dy dangerous to drive. Must get another one!

nick205 - 20/6/10 at 08:22 AM

??? Sounds like a driving punishment to me

trikerneil - 20/6/10 at 09:21 AM

Sounds Like a Bond Minicar to me.

Fatgadget - 20/6/10 at 12:21 PM

This thread is meaningless without a PICTURE!

v8kid - 20/6/10 at 12:53 PM

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[Edited on 20-6-10 by v8kid]

nick205 - 21/6/10 at 12:11 PM

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Originally posted by nick205
??? Sounds like a driving punishment to me



...like I said, more punishment than driving pleaseure surely?

v8kid - 22/6/10 at 08:01 AM

I forgot to mention it was noisy I had to wear ear defenders.

In retrospect you are right it would have been a masochist's delight!

kipper - 22/6/10 at 09:13 AM

When I was a teenager ,many years ago, I had a three wheeler called a Frisky.Two wheels at front and one rear driven by a villiers 197 engine fitted with a dynastart electric starter which just started the engine in reverse giving me four speeds forward or reverse .
It had austin A35 brakes and would do great stoppy,s.
A bench seat meant three could sit in it.
It had suicide doors hinged at the rear.
I have never seen another one since, not even a picture.
Regards Denis.