scootz
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| posted on 5/6/10 at 04:11 PM |
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Reverse Trike Handling...
I've been interested in reading about the junction exit-speed instability of some reverse trikes (lifting the inside wheel), but how do they
compare in terms of lap-times with the likes of a similarly-engined Se7en when up to speed in a track-environment?
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smart51
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| posted on 5/6/10 at 04:38 PM |
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Robert Q Riley, an American trike engineer, says they turn in faster than 4 wheeled cars and has published a mathematical explanation of why that
I've never read more than the first few lines of. If you get the track wide, the wheel base long and the centre of gravity low and close to the
front wheels, the inside tyre won't lift even at full throttle. Doing that is easier said than done though.
In terms of lap times, if your trike is stable and you use the same engine as you would in a 4 wheel car, your lighter 3 wheeler should be faster.
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scootz
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| posted on 5/6/10 at 04:41 PM |
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Cheers! Even more interesting... !
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scootz
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| posted on 5/6/10 at 04:48 PM |
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... and as it's classed as a 'motorcycle' - will it pass MSVA with single centrally placed head, tail and brake lamps? Does it need
a fog?
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smart51
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| posted on 5/6/10 at 05:51 PM |
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Vehicles less than 1.3m wide can have a single headlight, otherwise they need two. No fog or reverse needed. I have a single stop / tail / number
plate light at the rear plus two indicators. No other rear lights needed.
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scootz
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| posted on 5/6/10 at 06:34 PM |
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Cheers!
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 5/6/10 at 08:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
Vehicles less than 1.3m wide can have a single headlight, otherwise they need two. No fog or reverse needed. I have a single stop / tail / number
plate light at the rear plus two indicators. No other rear lights needed.
so fit really short wishbones for the MSVA, and then go BIG afterwards 
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