I wanted to show you something that may help you consider your trike kit purchase?
ON july 15th I pulled up to a stop sign third in line behind two cars. The driver in front of me in a fit of road rage at the first driver threw her car into reverse hit the gas and side swiped me on the left side.
(you may want to enlarge the picture to see the damages)
She came around in a semi circle and nailed the fender. She would have hit me harder if I had not been trying to get out of her way?
She also hit the rear wheel, it appears to be scratched but it may just be rubber on the rim. Don't know for sure it isn't bent, but it doesn't appear to be?
I was in hopes that there wasn't any hidden damage to the axle,frame,swing arm etc. the belt was still tracking true on the pulleys.
I had worked out a deal with her ins. co. for me to remove the body and check for any underlying damage.
My buddy came over and was following me to his shop and out of nowhere a car side swiped me from behind on the opposite (right side)while I was making a right hand turn.
I got nailed hard. So hard that it slid the front end over nearly straight and rang my chimes.
Again the rear of the trike took a real nasty knock.
The point of this post?
( This champion trike body absorbed the shock of not just one, but two cars hitting it and I cant see any visible damage to the body ITS SELF, not even a crack!)
I still need to wait for the other drivers insurance company to get in the act so I can go in and see what hidden damage may be under there but I gotta hand it to champion.
THEY MAKE ONE DAMN TUFF TRIKE!
IT KEPT ME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND I STEPPED OFF THE BIKE UNHURT TWO TIMES AFTER TANGLING WITH A CAR AND AN SUV.
I will show you some of the rest of the damage from the second wreck, I'm afraid the forks were bent when the front end was knocked sideways and the crash bar took a hell of a hit.
ON july 15th I pulled up to a stop sign third in line behind two cars. The driver in front of me in a fit of road rage at the first driver threw her car into reverse hit the gas and side swiped me on the left side.
(you may want to enlarge the picture to see the damages)
She came around in a semi circle and nailed the fender. She would have hit me harder if I had not been trying to get out of her way?
She also hit the rear wheel, it appears to be scratched but it may just be rubber on the rim. Don't know for sure it isn't bent, but it doesn't appear to be?
I was in hopes that there wasn't any hidden damage to the axle,frame,swing arm etc. the belt was still tracking true on the pulleys.
I had worked out a deal with her ins. co. for me to remove the body and check for any underlying damage.
My buddy came over and was following me to his shop and out of nowhere a car side swiped me from behind on the opposite (right side)while I was making a right hand turn.
I got nailed hard. So hard that it slid the front end over nearly straight and rang my chimes.
Again the rear of the trike took a real nasty knock.
The point of this post?
( This champion trike body absorbed the shock of not just one, but two cars hitting it and I cant see any visible damage to the body ITS SELF, not even a crack!)
I still need to wait for the other drivers insurance company to get in the act so I can go in and see what hidden damage may be under there but I gotta hand it to champion.
THEY MAKE ONE DAMN TUFF TRIKE!
IT KEPT ME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND I STEPPED OFF THE BIKE UNHURT TWO TIMES AFTER TANGLING WITH A CAR AND AN SUV.
I will show you some of the rest of the damage from the second wreck, I'm afraid the forks were bent when the front end was knocked sideways and the crash bar took a hell of a hit.