Topic: The snobism of the parking lot

[strynboen]

this goldwing are tuff

on the road today i met some bmw bubbel cars..from the 50"    the door are the hole front  who open to side.vith sterring and all mowe with aut

[Xnavylfr]

That BMW was called an ISSETA. Stephen IRKLE drove one...



Xnavylfr(CHUCK)

[LesterPiglet]

I used to go to primary school in one. Good fun when you're a kid.

[Peterbylt]

I built this Trike out of an 85 GL1200 and a 97 Mustang rearend for the wife to ride. She wanted her own Goldwing and at 5’2” was just not big enough to hold it up by herself.
The first few times I rode it I hated it, a Trike is not a motorcycle, after riding it about 8 or 9 times and about 300 miles I got used to it enough to start enjoying it.
Two wheels is definitely my first choice but three is fun every now and then.
It certainly gets a lot of attention everywhere we go I get asked lots of questions about it and everyone wants to buy it from me.



Peter

[faux fiddy]

That BMW was called an ISSETA. Stephen IRKLE drove one...



Xnavylfr(CHUCK)

A friend of mine had an Isetta that he took apart, it was off the road system in Alaska. I finally saw one driving in San Diego in 2006. It looked like lots of fun, I think there was a 3 and four wheel version, or maybe they were all 4 wheel and some had back doors.

[faux fiddy]

I found a zhongu scooter cleaning up a friend's mothers' place and it looks like a bunch of plastic crap. Kick start articulates near the front of the swingarm and shows no resistance, motor can't be that forked I would think. It has 320 miles. On second thought it's china copy of the Honda so no telling.



Can't push the thing to start it or even know if the motor is turning either way/ any suggestions?  (other than sell it at a garage sale)?(?)!

Here you go Fiddster, there's an "appreciation society" for anything it seems, even unloved Chinese scooters. Now send me all those chopper parts, I need more "Garage Art"! http://chinesescoots.forumwise.com/

My friend said  for  chopper seat make sure not to hit the little torn part on the on the dumpster or it might make it worse, so I held off on that mod.

Cool china scooter site, might just fork with it, but without title and years out of tag it's hardly worth it.  In this state if it has been untagged for years you have to buy all previous years tags and penalties to put it back on the road, so it would only be worthwhile  in another state.

[Terry in Australia]

I love your trike Pete, I read your build thread and was impressed with how simple the conversion is, and what a great job you did. Did you ever sort out the swingarm issues? Also, did you build your bodywork for it yet? Cheers, Terry.

[Terry in Australia]

Can Am? I would think if I was forced into a 3 wheeler I would prefer a URS or at the other end a Morgan/jap.
Bill the demon.
ps don't feel like pissing around with pictures this morning so look them up Helmut Fath URS and Morgan 3 wheeler.

Bill's getting to be a picture snob, so I've come to give him some help, I love this Morgan! Cheers, Terry.


Morgan 3 Wheeler - Fifth Gear Web TV

[demon78]

Sorry Terry some mornings are not meant to #$%* a round with pictures, I love the Morgan 3 wheelers old or new I think they are one of the classier outfits. We'll see if this is a morning for pictures now this is another 3 wheeler that you need a certain amount panache to drive. So as far as I'm concerned Can-Am Spyders are cheap, modern knock off of the real thing.
Bill the demon.

[Retro Rocket]

I could ride {or drive} this one...