lean steering trike
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Looks fun for goofing around the neighborhood on, but do yourself a favor: don't ever try to go very fast on that thing.
Tilt-steer trikes are fun and can work perfectly fine at low (<15 MPH) speeds on level ground, but most designs you see online do not have positive stability. They are moderate-speed vehicles only. The triple-combination of high speeds, bumpy roads and hard turns should always be avoided.
People (building bicycles) want a simple all-mechanical design that works properly in every situation, and there really isn't one. There's only about two kinds that really work well at higher speed at all, and even they do odd things in some circumstances.
That's why no motorcycle company ever marketed a tilting tricycle until very recently, with the Piaggio MP3--which uses regular front-wheel steering (front wheels turn left/right, like cars' front wheels) and computer/hydraulic control to handle the tilting motion automatically.
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Tilt-steer trikes are fun and can work perfectly fine at low (<15 MPH) speeds on level ground, but most designs you see online do not have positive stability. They are moderate-speed vehicles only. The triple-combination of high speeds, bumpy roads and hard turns should always be avoided.
People (building bicycles) want a simple all-mechanical design that works properly in every situation, and there really isn't one. There's only about two kinds that really work well at higher speed at all, and even they do odd things in some circumstances.
That's why no motorcycle company ever marketed a tilting tricycle until very recently, with the Piaggio MP3--which uses regular front-wheel steering (front wheels turn left/right, like cars' front wheels) and computer/hydraulic control to handle the tilting motion automatically.
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This trike is fairly stable.Anything going fast and turning sharp has stablity problems I've had it as fast as I could pedal, don't know the speed. The motorized ones I've had going at top speed, I think about 30 to 35 mph and had no problems with stablity. even my gravity powered trikes that I use on ski slopes, stay on the ground good. Most of the trike are very low to the ground and start to drift in sharp turns. Most trikes I wouldn't want to try, this one puts most of the weight on the inside with the outside wheel acting like and outrigger. Check out youtube landsurfingtrike
That video was awesome! That looks like a whole lot of fun.
that video look like a blast! hahaha. 
. how well does the front tire wear on the pedal trike?
. how well does the front tire wear on the pedal trike?He ain't going that fast.cman said:
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It does look simple, and I agree that it looks fun--and yet, for some strange reason--no motorcycle company will build and sell these things, either for on-road or off-road use.
All of the simpler lean-steer trike designs have been tried and crashed many times before.
(shrugging)
Learn the hard way if you want.
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the front wheel wears evenly but the back wheels on the mountian trike wear down. These are more stable that 2 wheeled bikes. Here a move not many vehicle can do.View I seem to be having problems downloading the video. Can anybody help me?
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