I just spent about 20 minutes looking for one of these to post. In the past couple of weeks I've seen 3 different touring bikes 2 older men (late 60's or older) and 1 in mid 40's, riding with at first glance looks similar to a trike but a longer gander u realize that the back wheel is still there and these 2 extra wheels a little bigger then the size of wheel barrel wheel on both sides of the fender. It mounts to the swing arm it appears. Have any of u seen this before?? What will they come up with next??
I wish I was went back and tried to find some pics on the harley website but no luck i'll keep lookin so u can see the proof. If not I'll have to chase one of those guys down and see about gettin a pick of their bike.
I live in the Black Hills, land of Harleys, I have seen these showing up in the last few years. Like trasining wheels for the ****s. That said, imagine a lifelong rider that cant actually ride a real bike due to health? He dont want a TRIKE? Due to cost. He can get this deal cheaper for his bagger than a gay Honda TRIKE. Playing both sides here. Yes they look weird/gay the first time you see em but dont judge the rider so quickley, he/she might have their reasons
i wasn't judgin the 2 older guys but the mid 40's guy seemed pretty healthy when he parked in front of the harley dealership and walked in side. Yeah i had to follow him to see what was up, i was pretty tempted to park and check it out but i didn't. i can understand an older rider with weak legs or something, but the other guy didn't seem to have any problems.
OK. guys ,this isn't new. They came out with these a few years ago.(Honda actually) Thier for the heavy dresser models, they also have an electric motor to run in reverse. Any of you try to pull up a dresser on a off-camber angle?? Iguess experiance does count! AL
I've seen "training wheels "on Harleys before, for a diffrent reason,Here in the East during light snow days funeral ******s use HD's for traffic control Seems real odd to see a bike cop in yellow slicker with training wheels going down the road. I guess it keeps them from landind on their ***......
I have seen these before at Americade I was following this overweight bike and when he stopped at the light the wheels came down, as he took off the wheels lifted, I guess if it was me I would go to a lighter bike.
You don't actually expect all the Weekend Yuppie Bikers to actually know how to RIDE the overpriced ****piles they just bought, do ya? I mean, they can't even drive their SUVs yet, for crying out loud! (It may also be too much for them to try and balance a bike while talking on a cell phone?!?) As for the weak legs angle, I ain't buying it. When I was a scrawny 17 year old kid, I got a job at a Honda dealer, and nearly panicked the first time I had to ride a Goldwing...I thought it was WAY too heavy for my skinny little legs to hold up. But, like Jesse James said "You don't bench-press the bike over your head, you BALANCE it on two wheels, stupid!". I was able to push the bike backwards with my tip toes (I was shorter then, too!) and ride it with ease. Was never intimidated by a 'heavy' bike after that! I see lots of stupid looking trikes here...Harley powered three wheel Hummers, for all practical purposes! The 'training wheel' bikes are also cruising Motown, but they still haven't caught on...just wait till enough limp wristed Yuppies see 'em...then we'll be treated to seeing "choppers" (any new Harley with a few custom parts bolted on is a "chopper" nowadays!) with these gay training wheels on cruise night. Just in the past week alone, I've seen wobbling, shakey Yuppies doing their best to stay upright on their mega-dollar loser machines...one clown needed the full width of a lane to start off from a stop...he'd swerve and wobble, bucking the bike with poor clutch and throttle control until he got up to maybe 20 miles per hour! It was comical! I actually followed him a ways to laugh at his antics. Maybe I'll suggest training wheels to him if I see him again! The roads are filled with enough ***hole Yuppies in CARS and SUVs...we don't need 'em out there trying to learn how to ride a motorcycle in heavy traffic over the ****tiest Roads In The World to boot! They should just stick to slapping Harley Davidson and WCC stickers on their $80,000 SUVs and wearing chopper t-shirts...you don't let jerk-offs who can't handle FOUR wheels try their hand on TWO!
The last bike shop I worked for (the only Harley shop) we had those damn things. Put them on a lot bikes for women. My $.02, learn or get the f#ck off the get a convertable....
What's four grand to some ****bag Yuppie who just paid five times that for a bike he doesn't know how to ride??? Bet they can't build those kits fast enough!!!
The only thing I put on my Harley is the little tool kit bag on the fork, and then only if I'm going on a long ride. It has an extra set of plugs and a small pair of pliers and my rotor lock, that's it.
My hubby sent me this article a while back, the reason I'm sharing it is for one sentence... "Many of these fatalities involved older riders -- those age 40 and above, many of whom did not previously hold motorcycle licenses. Today, the average age of a motorcycle rider is nearly 40 -- 38.5 -- while it was 26.9 in 1980" http://www.detnews.com/2002/editorial/0206/09/a13-509838.htm Maybe they need training wheels. Stacey
I'm glad someone found a pic so people didn't think I was outta my mind with a crazy thread. LOL On second hand how in the hell did u know where that website was...hmmm just wondering...how do they ride?? (looks side to side) do u think i can try yours?? j/k
I just spent 7 months in Daytona, I was there for Biketoberfest, and Daytona Bike Week. They are all over there. I've seen em on sportsters with women riding them, and on dressers with older "corporate" types on them. I saw them more on Goldwings than anything else. I don't get it....
A few months ago, I was sitting at a stop light behind a guy in his 70's on a loaded goldwing. The light turns green, he falls over & gets thrown to the side, face into the sidewalk. Dude was really shaken up. I jumped out of my truck to help & everyone else just sat in their cars with their thumbs up their ***. I tried to help him pick the bike up ... that ****er musta weighed 1000 pounds! Finally a couple more people got out to help & we got it on two wheels. This guy was waaaay to frail for a bike that large. He rode off & I hoped he would go home, park the bike, mend his cuts, & think about getting something lighter for his sake as well as others on the road. I understand this guy loves to ride, but you have to know your limits. Ride what you can handle. WWS
we went on the local toy run, and comin back into town this guys stops at the light and leans a little, then a little more, pauses and falls over on a brand new dresser decked out, him and his hefty p***enger layed on the ground stuck together. we stop help'em up, he says get on she gives him the bird. LOL later I heard he tried to ride a wheelie (dumb***) and laid it over. Perfect canidate for the training wheels 3000.
Someone needs to invent extra-absorbant DEPENDS seat covers and market to the crowd that's buying these training wheels. Maybe ALWAYS extra wide wing seat pads for the women on their Sportsters, too? Millions to be made here.
www.google.com handy dandy little site, used to search for other sites. pretty new fangled dangled thing, i tell ya.
Sometimes I let posts roll by..., and don't even bother responding to the Gossip fest..., but I think you guys should know some facts before opening your mouths.... I have a cousin that has riden motorcycles around the world since 1964 (during and After Vietnam) who recently became a Parapoligic due to a car accident and he bought a New Harley with retractable wheels (just like landing gear)!!! He loves bikes and hates trikes and this high dollar option allows him to ride like the "Good ol days" and now he's looking at converting his Cesnna airplane to 100 percent hand controls...!!! He's a strong willed intelligent man that has built his own houses, airplanes, cars and boats..., he has more skill in his left pinky than most of the clowns (including me ) that make comments on this board...! Sure there are a lot of inept Goldchainers buying all sorts of **** that is beyond their skill levels..., but don't make ***umptions before knowing the facts...!!! Sorry If the above comments seem rash but it Pisses me off when people make fun of some guys invention that fulfills other peoples dreams...!
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